Amlodipine
1 SA brand Schedule 5 ℹBlood pressure treatment — dizziness on standing may affect duties.
Brands: Amlodipine
SA strengths: 5 mg tablet · 10 mg tablet
Typical SA dosing: Dose per treating clinician script and package insert.
Chronic kidney disease
Clinical description
Chronic kidney disease. ICD-10: N18.9. Kidney disease — fatigue, fluid restrictions, and dialysis schedules affect duties.
ICD-10 classification1
Work & claim impact
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Document how symptoms limit material duties — attendance, stamina, cognition, safety, and reliability.
Claim note: Insurers test occupational incapacity — document how it blocks material duties , not the diagnosis label↗ alone.
Examples
- For Chronic kidney disease: cannot perform [your core duty] because fatigue and reduced stamina.
- Use format: "Because of [symptom], I cannot [material duty]."
- Diagnosis (ICD-10) on a certificate does not replace proof that material duties are blocked.
- Duty link (cognitive): cannot perform client workshops because brain fog and poor concentration.
Category context
Kidney disease — fatigue, fluid restrictions, and dialysis schedules affect duties.
Common symptoms (story builder)
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Fatigue
Reduced stamina
Relevant specialists & assessors
Treating and assessing roles commonly involved with this condition on SA income-protection claims — click a role to see what they do.†
General Practitioner (GP)
Primary care doctor — first point for sick notes, referrals, and ongoing treatment.
What they do →
Nephrologist
Kidney disease and dialysis-related care.
What they do →
Independent Medical Examiner (IME)
Assessor
Insurer- or employer-appointed assessor — not treating doctor.
What they do →
Linked medications (SA)
Generic active ingredients, registered brand formulations, SA strengths, and typical dosing — cross-linked to medication pages.†
Cyanocobalamin
1 SA brand Schedule 5 ℹVitamins/minerals — document if prescribed for diagnosed deficiency.
Brands: Vitamin B12 injection
SA strengths: 1 mg/mL injection ampoule
Typical SA dosing: Dose per treating clinician script and package insert.
Iron
1 SA brand Schedule 0 ℹVitamins/minerals — document if prescribed for diagnosed deficiency.
Brands: Ferrous sulphate (iron)
SA strengths: 200 mg ferrous sulphate tablet
Typical SA dosing: Dose per treating clinician script and package insert.
Cholecalciferol
1 SA brand Schedule 0 ℹVitamins/minerals — document if prescribed for diagnosed deficiency.
Brands: Vitamin D
SA strengths: 1 000 IU capsule · 2 000 IU capsule · 50 000 IU capsule
Typical SA dosing: Dose per treating clinician script and package insert.
Magnesium
1 SA brand Schedule 0 ℹVitamins/minerals — document if prescribed for diagnosed deficiency.
Brands: Magnesium supplement
SA strengths: 250 mg tablet · 500 mg tablet
Typical SA dosing: Dose per treating clinician script and package insert.
Common causes or triggers
Typical precipitants seen in SA income-protection claims — hover labels for context; use ? for claim tips. †
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Progressive renal impairment
Renal progression
Claim tip
Document dialysis days against employer attendance records.
Dialysis scheduling and fluid restrictions affect shift work Shift work + monitoring Claim context
Source: ClaimBuddy curatedEmployer BP checks and insurer disability tests use different standards. Capture dates when monitoring requirements conflicted with attendance or safety duties.
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Multifactorial contributors
Multifactorial onset
Claim tip
Insurers still require proof that post-inception change meets the policy disability test.
Genetic, environmental, and work factors often combine — build a chronology rather than a single cause label.
Source: ClaimBuddy curated
Comorbidities or complicating factors
Conditions that often overlap and amplify functional limits — pair with specialist reports and your functional matrix. †
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Diabetes or hypertension
Renal comorbidity
Claim tip
Dialysis schedule is a material-duty anchor for shift and travel roles.
Renal disease rarely exists in isolation — cardiometabolic comorbidity drives management burden.
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Overlapping conditions
Comorbidity check
Claim tip
Clinical Atlas linked conditions and medication pages help map the full picture.
Check for mood, sleep, pain, or metabolic comorbidity that amplifies functional limits.
Source: ClaimBuddy curated
References for therapy
Guideline themes and evidence sources to pair with your treating plan — for claims context, not prescribing advice.†
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Independent medical examination (IME) context
Assessor is not your treating doctor — prepare material duties, chronology, and treating specialist reports separately.
References & footnotes
- ICD-10 code and condition label follow WHO ICD-10 classification. WHO ICD-10
- Work-impact notes describe functional themes insurers probe — pair with material-duty mapping in your claim file. ClaimBuddy curated
- Condition–medication links are therapeutic associations common in SA income-protection claims, not mandatory treatment pathways. MIMS / SA package inserts; ClaimBuddy curated
- Specialist and assessor roles are typical for this condition in SA income-protection claims — not an exhaustive list of who may treat you. ClaimBuddy curated
- Therapy references summarise guideline themes for claims context — not prescribing advice; pair with your treating clinician's plan. MIMS / SA package inserts; ClaimBuddy curated
- Causes, triggers, and comorbidity notes are claims-context summaries — not diagnostic criteria; pair with treating records and specialist opinion. WHO ICD-10; ClaimBuddy curated
Where this data comes from
ClaimBuddy collates SA-market brand names and strengths for intake — always verify against your script and clinician.
- WHO ICD-10 — Condition names and ICD-10-CM codes in the condition index.
- SAHPRA — South African medicine registration context; brand products must be SAHPRA-registered to be dispensed.
- MIMS / SA package inserts — Registered strengths, formulations, and typical dosing ranges for SA market products.
- SA Essential Medicines List (EML) — Public-sector formulary context for commonly available strengths.
- ClaimBuddy curated — SA brand name collation from intake presets, claim-frequency mapping, and work-impact notes — not a substitute for prescribing information.