No. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a long-term spectrum of kidney damage or reduced function lasting at least 3 months, while kidney failure is the most severe end of that spectrum (Stage G5/ESKD) when filtration falls below about 15 mL/min/1.73 m² or dialysis/transplant is needed—so kidney failure is a subset of CKD, not a separate … Continue reading Is Chronic Kidney Disease The Same As Kidney Failure