FP Essentials™
Kidney Disease
#509 Edition | October 2021
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Foreword
Acute Kidney Injury
Chronic Kidney Disease
End-Stage Renal Disease
Kidney Stones
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- Diagnose patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) using standard diagnostic criteria.
- Summarize appropriate intravenous fluid resuscitation for patients with AKI and hypovolemia.
- Describe the criteria for diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in asymptomatic patients.
- Prescribe first-line drugs for CKD management in patients with hypertension and diabetes.
- Counsel patients with advanced CKD about treatment options for end-stage renal disease so they can make informed decisions.
- Refer appropriate patients for evaluation for kidney transplantation at the recommended time.
- Prescribe medical expulsive therapy for patients with kidney stones if stones do not resolve with observation.
- Determine when to obtain urine metabolic analyses in patients with recurrent kidney stones.