Prevention of kidney disease in children and young adults
A Celebration of World Kidney Day: Focus on Prevention of Kidney Disease in Children and Young Adults
Presented by
Children’s National Division of Nephrology
Sun-Young Ahn, MD, MS
Lisa Guay-Woodford, MD
Kirtida Mistry, MD
Asha Moudgil, MD, FASN
Larry Patterson, MD
Patricio Ray, MD
Shamir Tuchman, MD, MPH
Learning Objectives:
Attendees of this session will be able to:
- Recognize the significance of nephron endowment in kidney health and disease
- Describe the importance of preventing acute kidney injury and the long term sequelae of acute kidney injury in children
- Assess appropriate methods of measuring blood pressure and identify indications for antihypertensive drug therapy in children