This guidance addresses the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome for nephrologists and kidney health professionals while emphasizing issues of special consideration for patients with kidney diseases.

This guidance provides evidence-based clinical guidance supporting best practices in three components of the conservative management care pathway: customized CKD care to align with a person's values and goals, symptom management, and navigation of care transitions.

This guidance provides practical strategies to help health care professionals understand risk differences of why potassium and phosphorus additives affect patients differently and how to determine individual risk, identify high-risk foods, make informed decisions, and target interventions effectively.

This guidance provides evidence-based strategies to identify improvements in kidney function early to optimize recovery and potential dialysis liberation, implement individualized care plans distinct from long-term dialysis protocols, and coordinate efforts between various health care personnel for best practices in AKI-D management.

This guidance provides kidney health professionals with knowledge on the existing tools for obesity management and guidance on implementation of these tools within clinical practice based on best available evidence and expert opinion.