RENAL OSTEODYSTROPHY

Course overview

RENAL OSTEODYSTROPHY IS ONE OF THE MAIN COMPLICATIONS OF END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE THAT LEADS TO SKELETAL AND EXTRASKELETAL MANIFESTATIONS. ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE UNAVOIDABLE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS, APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY INTERVENTIONS CAN HELP ALLEVIATE THE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY THE PATIENTS AND ALSO REDUCE THE OSTEODYSTROPHY-RELATED COMORBIDITIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF RENAL OSTEODYSTROPHY AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.