Diabetic Nephropathy.ppt

Diabetic Nephropathy Diabetic Nephropathy Five Stages of Kidney Disease Five Stages of Kidney Disease (con’t.) Screening for Diabetic Nephropathy Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy Hypertension Control - Goal: lower blood pressure to 130/80 mmHg Antihypertensive agents Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors captopril, enalapril, lisinopril, benazepril, fosinopril, ramipril, quinapril, perindopril, trandolapril, moexipril Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) therapy candesartan cilexetil, irbesartan, losartan potassium, telmisartan, valsartan, esprosartan Beta-blockers Treatment of Dia