New guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease have been developed by the
Canadian Society of Nephrology (Appendix 1 contains the fulltext guidelines; available at
www. cmaj. ca/cgi/content/full/179/11/1154/DC1). These guidelines describe key aspects of
the management of chronic kidney disease to facilitate shared care for these patients by
general practitioners and specialists, including internists, endocrinologists, cardiologists and
nephrologists. Specifically, these guidelines are for the care of patients who are not …

Several lines of evidence point to kidney disease as an important complication of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Kidney function is abnormal in up to 30% of HIV-
infected patients, AIDS-related kidney disease has become a relatively common cause of
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis, and kidney disease may be associated
with progression to AIDS and death [1–4]. Because HIV caregivers commonly manage all
aspects of treatment for their patients, these clinicians are in the unique and important …