A PATIENT’S JOURNEY TO CARE

Diagnosis and Disease Management

Being uninsured or less educated can increase a patient’s risk of
receiving a late referral.1
How many patients with CKD start dialysis without having been examined by a nephrologist?

(Please select an answer below)

STEP 2
Awareness and
Education
Reference: 1. National Research Council 2022. Realizing the Promise of Equity in the Organ Transplantation System. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2022. Accessed April 6, 2023. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26364/realizing-the-promise-of-equity-in-the-organ-transplantation-system.