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Bulletin 281: Implementing NICE guidance in CKD and AKI

Bulletin
Best practice
Medicines optimisation
Acute kidney injury
Renal medicine

Part 1 of this two part bulletin covers the assessment and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in line with NICE NG203 and drugs which are likely to cause kidney damage.

Part 2 covers the current advice prevention, detection and management of acute kidney injury (AKI) in line with NICE NG148.

Together they provide advice and support to assist a range of primary care health professionals including GPs, nurses and pharmacists to improve the care of people with AKI and CKD.

Implementation resources include a bulletin, briefing and guides on pharmacotherapy for blood pressure control and proteinuria in CKD, Proteinuria coding, CKD audit, and separate educational presentations for AKI and CKD.