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Diagnosis criteria for ESRD patient selection.
| Clinical criteria | Laboratory criteria |
|---|---|
| Anorexia | Cr > 1.4 |
| Weight loss | BUN > 26 |
| Morning nausea | GFR < 15 |
| Refractory acidosis | Hyper kalmia |
| Neurologic symptoms such as asterixis | Decrease in kidney size in MRI imaging |
| Pruritus | FBS |
| Uremic pericarditis |
ESRD: end-stage renal disease; Cr: creatinine; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; FBS: fasting blood sugar.
