Nephrology Made Easy · Volume VI
Chronic Kidney
Disease
Made Easy
Dr. Tariq Zayan
A complete clinical guide to chronic kidney disease — from definition, progression, and modern disease-modifying therapy to complications, special populations, kidney replacement planning, conservative care, and whole-person decisions. Eighteen chapters, six learning phases, up to twenty-two levels each.
●Phase AOrientation & Knowledge
◆Phase BVisualise & Map
■Phase CClinical Reasoning
▲Phase DSafety & Evidence
★Phase EPatient Decisions
✓Phase FApply & Test
Contents
01Defining & Staging CKDeGFR, Albuminuria & the Risk Heatmap●◆■▲★✓02Mechanisms of ProgressionHyperfiltration, Fibrosis & the Final Common Pathway●◆■▲✓03The CKD ClinicAssessment, Monitoring & the Referral Pathway●◆■▲★✓04Blood Pressure & RAASTargets, the Renin-Angiotensin System & Progression●◆■▲★✓05The Modern PillarsSGLT2 Inhibitors, Finerenone & Stacked Protection●◆■▲★✓06Proteinuria & LifestyleDiet, Protein, Sodium & Slowing Progression●◆■▲★✓07Anaemia of CKDIron, Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents & HIF Stabilizers●◆■▲★✓08Mineral & Bone DisorderCKD-MBD: Phosphate, PTH, FGF23 & Vascular Calcification●◆■▲★✓09Acidosis & ElectrolytesBicarbonate, Potassium & the CKD Internal Milieu●◆■▲★✓10Cardiovascular DiseaseThe Dominant Killer in CKD: Statins, SCD & Renalism●◆■▲★✓11Diabetic Kidney DiseaseThe Commonest Cause: Where the Four Pillars Converge●◆■▲★✓12The Elderly & FrailCKD, Competing Risk, Deprescribing & Less-Is-More●◆■▲★✓13CKD in PregnancyPre-Conception, Medication Safety & Progression Risk●◆■▲★✓14The Predialysis PathwayModality Education, Choice & Avoiding Crash Starts●◆■▲★✓15Access PlanningVascular & Peritoneal Access, Vein Preservation & Timing●◆■▲★✓16Timing the StartWhen to Begin Dialysis: Symptom-Guided, Not a Number●◆■▲★✓17Conservative ManagementActive Kidney Care Without Dialysis & Symptom Control●◆■▲★✓18The Whole JourneyShared Decisions, Transitions & the Whole Patient●◆■▲★✓