"Why don't doctors tell us before CKD stage 3—there's only 5!"
Real Kidney Talk with The People's Nephrologist Real Kidney Talk with The People's Nephrologist
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 Published On Jul 21, 2023

In response to a viewer comment, I talk about the 5 stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and why many doctors don't talk about it until stage 3.

0:00 Introduction
1:50 CKD Stage 1 defined
2:27 CKD Stage 2 defined
2:55 What does stage tell us?
3:13 CKD Stage 3 defined
3:40 CKD Stage 4 & 5 defined
3:50 What exactly does "chronic" mean?
4:21 When to see a nephrologist
6:04 My latest kidney test results

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