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:

• AKI
  • AKI (for nephrologists)
  • AKI (for the generalist)
• Blood pressure and cardiovascular disease
  • Blood pressure in kidney disease
  • Blood pressures in children
  • Hyperlipidaemia
• CKD (assessment and general management)
  • GFR estimation
  • Gout and hyperuricaemia
  • CKD summary overview
  • Haematuria – macroscopic
  • Haematuria – microscopic
  • Proteinuria
• CKD (advanced management)
  • Acute coronary syndromes in CKD
  • Anaemia in CKD
  • CKD-MBD (Mineral Bone Disease)
  • Coding (EDTA-ERA codes)
  • Pregnancy and Renal Disease
• Conservative care of advanced CKD
• COVID-19
• Fluids, electrolytes, diet
  • Diet in renal disease
  • Fluid and electrolyte replacement in renal failure
  • Fluid Therapy
  • Hypercalcaemia
  • Hyperkalaemia (inpatient)
  • Hyperkalaemia (outpatient)
• Individual kidney diseases
  • Diabetic Kidney Disease
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • PKD
  • SLE
  • Stone disease
  • UTI
  • Vasculitis (and anti-GBM disease)
• Infection and Infection Control
• Poisoning
• Prescribing
  • ACE Inhibitors: how to start
  • Contraception
  • Anticoagulation
  • Antimicrobials
  • Contraception and pregnancy
  • Osteoporosis prevention on steroids
  • Renal Drugs A-Z
  • SGLT2i: how to start
  • VTE Prophylaxis
• Procedures, radiology, surgery
  • Kidney biopsy
  • Radiology
  • Surgery in ESKD
• RRT
  • CRRT
  • Foreign travel for dialysis patients
  • Haemodialysis
  • Haemodialysis Catheter (Tunneled Line) Infections
  • Peritoneal dialysis
  • Preparing for Renal Replacement Therapy
  • Vascular access
• Renal Unit Contacts