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Acute kidney injury
Acute kidney injury: prevention, detection and management
Clinical guideline [CG169]
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August 2013
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Do not routinely offer ultrasound of the urinary tract when the cause of the acute kidney injury has been identified.
Do not do
August 2013
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Do not routinely offer loop diuretics to treat acute kidney injury.
Do not do
August 2013
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Do not offer low-dose dopamine to treat acute kidney injury.
Do not do
August 2013
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Do not refer adults, children or young people to a nephrologist or paediatric nephrologist when there is a clear cause for acute kidney injury and the condition is responding promptly to medical management, unless they have a renal transplant.
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August 2013
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Do not delay imaging in an emergency solely to assess for risk of acute kidney injury.
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August 2013
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