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• Persistent haematuria (after exclusion of other causes)<br />

• Structural abnormalities seen on X-ray (e.g. polycystic kidney disease)<br />

• Biopsy proven chronic glomerulonephritis<br />

Patients found to have an eGFR of 60-89 mls/min without one of the markers above should not be considered to have<br />

CKD and should not be subject to further investigation unless there are additional reasons to do so, e.g. belonging to a<br />

high risk group.<br />

References<br />

de Lusignan S, Chan T, Stevens P, O'Donoghue D, Hague N, Dzregah B, Van Vlymen J, Walker M and Hilton S.<br />

Identifying patients with chronic kidney disease from general practice computer records. Family Practice 2005; 22: 234–<br />

241 http://fampra.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/22/3/234<br />

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