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Box 25.2

Acute Kidney Injury – Alerts

Contact your renal unit urgently about patients with acute kidney injury, if:

  • The patient has a renal transplant or pre-existing chronic kidney disease stage 4 or 5; or
  • Renal function continues to deteriorate despite correction of hypovolaemia/hypotension and removal of nephrotoxins

    or

  • You suspect intrinsic renal disease (e.g. glomerulonephritis)