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
• Chronic renal failure

Acute renal failure

Nephrological referral indicated

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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.

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