British Medical Association: Chronic kidney disease

British Medical Association

► Chronic kidney disease (CKD): the percentage of patients on the CKD register in whom the last blood pressure reading, measured in the previous 15 months, is 140/85 or less. This updates a previously published measure summary.
http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=1&doc_id=14532


► Chronic kidney disease (CKD): the percentage of patients on the CKD register whose notes have a record of a urine albumin: creatinine ratio (or protein: creatinine ratio) test in the previous 15 months.
http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=1&doc_id=14534


► Chronic kidney disease (CKD): the percentage of patients on the CKD register whose notes have a record of blood pressure in the previous 15 months. This updates a previously published measure summary.
http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=1&doc_id=14531


► Chronic kidney disease (CKD): the percentage of patients on the CKD register with hypertension and proteinuria who are treated with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) (unless a contraindication or side effects are recorded). This updates a previously published measure summary.
http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=1&doc_id=14533


► Chronic kidney disease (CKD): the practice can produce a register of patients aged 18 years and over with CKD (US National Kidney Foundation: Stage 3 to 5 CKD). This updates a previously published measure summary.
http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=1&doc_id=14530