Renal failure
Summary: Urological referral only indicated in chronic renal failure secondary to obstructive uropathy
Advice: Urological referral only indicated in chronic renal failure secondary to obstructive uropathy. All other patients should be referred to the nephrologists.
Refer To: Any adult urologist (by generic referral)
Contents:
Acute renal failure
Nephrological referral indicated
Chronic renal failure
Nephrological referral indicated unless the problem is secondary to chronic retention of urine. In chronic retention, catheterisation in primary care should not be performed because of the risk of bleeding and salt-losing nephropathy.