Nomenclature for kidney function and disease: Executive summary and glossary from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus Conference

• Andrew S. Levey,
• Kai-Uwe Eckardt,
• Nijsje M. Dorman,
• Stacy L. Christiansen,
• Michael Cheung,
• Michel Jadoul,
• Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer

Affiliations

Andrew S. Levey

Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

Kai-Uwe Eckardt

Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Nijsje M. Dorman

Managing Editor, American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Stacy L. Christiansen

Managing Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association

Michael Cheung

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), Brussels, Belgium

Michel Jadoul

Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer

Selzman Institute for Kidney Health, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA