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Kidney Disease

#509 Edition | October 2021

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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.

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