VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines
The Primary Care Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) (2025)
The guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DOD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient outcomes and local management of patients with chronic kidney disease.
Disclaimer:This Clinical Practice Guideline is intended for use only as a tool to assist a clinician/healthcare professional and should not be used to replace clinical judgment.
The Guideline is formatted as five clinical algorithms and 23 evidence-based recommendations:
Module A - Initial Assessment of Kidney Disease
Module B - Evaluation and Intervention for AKI/AKD or New Decline in Kidney Function
Module C - Evaluation and Management of CKD
Module D - Pharmacologic Management of CKD in Patients Not on Dialysis
Module E - Management of Patients with CKD Requiring Iodinated Contrast
Retired CPG's can be found on our archive page
