UpToDate information on treating PKD

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We are committed to providing resources for medical professionals to educate and empower their patients with PKD to manage and improve their health. To provide medical professionals with in-depth information about various aspects of PKD, we have teamed up with UpToDate, an evidence based, peer reviewed online information resource.

• Patient information: Polycystic Kidney Disease (Beyond the Basics)
• Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) in children
• Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) in children

ADPKD in adults

• Diagnosis of and screening for ADPKD
• Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis
• Pain syndromes in ADPKD
• Evaluation and management of urinary tract infection
• Evaluation and management of hypertension
• Renal manifestations of ADPKD
• Extrarenal manifestations
• Genetics of ADPKD and mechanisms of cyst growth
• Treatment for ADPKD