Unit handbook

Welcome to the Edren Unit Handbook.  The Edren Transplant Handbook can be found here. Both show Edinburgh’s internal protocols, written for a professional audience; use edren.org/info for more general information. Contents are listed below:

• Acute coronary syndromes in CKD
• AKI-Generalist
• Coding (EDTA-ERA codes)
• COVID-19
  • COVID-19 – service arrangements
• AKI-Specialist
  • Acute kidney injury – ‘screen’ (tests)
  • Acute kidney injury – management
• Anaemia in Renal Disease
  • Education: Anaemia in Renal Disease
  • Key Clinical Trials in Renal Anaemia
• Anticoagulation
• Antimicrobial Prescribing
• Arteriography and angioplasty
• Blood pressure in renal disease
  • Blood pressures in children
• Diet in renal disease
• Fluid and electrolyte replacement in renal failure
• Fluid Therapy
• Foreign travel for dialysis patients
• GFR estimation
• Gout and hyperuricaemia
• Haemodialysis
• Haemodialysis Catheter (Tunneled Line) Infections
• Hypercalcaemia
• Hyperkalaemia
• Hyperlipidaemia
• Infection and Infection Control
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Not for RRT
• Osteodystrophy
• Osteoporosis prevention on steroids
• Peritoneal dialysis
• PKD
• Poisoning
• Pre-dialysis management of CRF
• Preparing for Renal Replacement Therapy
• Prescribing
  • Renal Drugs A-Z
• Proteinuria in renal disease
• Radiology
• Renal biopsy
• SLE
• Stone disease
• Surgery in ESRD
• Systemic vasculitis
• Trials
• UTI
• Vascular access
• VTE Prophylaxis