AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT TUBULOINTERSTITIAL KIDNEY DISEASE

Course overview

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT TUBULOINTERSTITIAL KIDNEY DISEASE (ADTKD) IS A GROUP OF INHERITED KIDNEY DISORDERS. IT IS USUALLY CHARACTERIZED BY PROGRESSIVE RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, TUBULOINTERSTITIAL NEPHROPATHY, AND BLAND URINARY SEDIMENT. THIS CONDITION IS INHERITED BY AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT MANNER. TO AVOID THE HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, IT MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ETIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT TUBULOINTERSTITIAL KIDNEY DISEASE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.