TY - JOUR T1 - Managing chronic kidney disease JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 532 LP - 532 DO - 10.3399/bjgp10X514828 VL - 60 IS - 576 AU - James AH Cave Y1 - 2010/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/60/576/532.1.abstract N2 - The June editorial1 makes it clear what the authors feel the responsibilities of primary care are in the management of CKD.May I be allowed to list the responsibilities of secondary care and policy makers? CKD came out of nowhere for most GPs. We still have inadequate information about it. Why is it called a disease when really it is more like a sign of end organ damage? GPs treat retinopathy related to diabetes and hypertension. Is this not a nephropathy?Outcomes: I am not interested that the hazard ratio (HR) for death is 1.8 alone. The HR for bowel cancer if you eat pepper on your food is much the same. My … ER -