Interventions for Renal Injury (acute renal failure)

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Age Cohort: < 5 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Educate children to avoid wild kicking, falling when playing * Educate, parents, teachers, community on measures to prevent kidney injuries and infections by avoiding excessive dehydration, misuse of drugs
  • Adequate hydration,
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Early treatment seeking for malaria and other infections
  • Keep drugs and harmful substances away from the reach of children
  • Safe environment for children to play
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms such as fever, flank pain, scanty/coloured urine and seek health care early
  • Early treatment of malaria and other infections * Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
Primary Care
  • Educate children to avoid wild kicking, falling when playing * Educate, parents, teachers, community on measures to prevent kidney injuries and infections by avoiding excessive dehydration, misuse of drugs
  • Adequate hydration,
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Safe environment for children to play
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms
  • Early treatment of acute febrile illnesses such as malaria * Advice on adequate hydration
Referral Facility: General
  • Educate children to avoid wild kicking, falling when playing * Educate, parents, teachers, community on measures to prevent kidney injuries and infections by avoiding excessive dehydration, misuse of drugs
  • Adequate hydration,
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms and seek health care early * Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Safe environment for children to play
  • Laboratory investigations such as urine, blood to diagnose the underlying diseases * Treat early treatable urinary tract infections and other febrile illnesses * Adequate hydration,
  • In case of kidney trauma, toxicity and overdose of medicines stabilize and refer to the next level
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Educate children to avoid wild kicking, falling when playing
  • Educate, parents, teachers, community on measures to prevent kidney injuries and infections by avoiding excessive dehydration, misuse of drugs
  • Implement measures such as adequate hydration,
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms such as fever, flank pain, scanty/coloured urine and seek health care early * Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Safe environment for children to play
  • Laboratory investigations such as urine analysis, renal function tests
  • Basic Imaging modalities (x-ray, contrast x-ray, ultrasound
  • Advance imaging modalities( CT scan, MRI)
  • Treat renal diseases according the diagnosis * Renal dialysis for acute and chronic renal failures * Surgical management for trauma to the kidneys
 
Age Cohort: 5 - 11 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Educate, parents, teachers, community on measures to prevent kidney injuries and infections by avoiding excessive dehydration, misuse of drugs and trauma
  • Adequate hydration
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Early treatment seeking for malaria and other infections
  • Keep drugs and harmful substances away from children
  • Safe environment for play
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms such as fever, flank pain, scanty/coloured urine and seek health care early
  • Early treatment of malaria and other infections
Primary Care
  • Educate, parents, teachers, community on measures to prevent kidney injuries and infections by avoiding excessive dehydration, misuse of drugs
  • Adequate hydration,
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Safe environment for play
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms
  • Early treatment of acute febrile illnesses such as malaria * Advice on adequate hydration
Referral Facility: General
  • Educate, parents, teachers, community on measures to prevent kidney injuries and infections by avoiding excessive dehydration, misuse of drugs
  • Adequate hydration,
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms and seek health care early * Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Safe environment for play
  • Laboratory investigations such as urine, blood to diagnose the underlying diseases * Treat early treatable urinary tract infections and other febrile illnesses * Adequate hydration,
  • In case of kidney trauma, toxicity and overdose of medicines stabilize and refer to the next level
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Educate, parents, teachers, community on measures to prevent kidney injuries and infections by avoiding excessive dehydration, misuse of drugs and trauma
  • Adequate hydration,
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms such as fever, flank pain, scanty/coloured urine and seek health care early * Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Safe environment for play
  • Laboratory investigations such as urine analysis, renal function tests,
  • Screen for congenital renal diseases
  • Basic Imaging modalities (x-ray, contrast x-ray, ultrasound,
  • Advance imaging modalities( CT scan, MRI)
  • Treat renal diseases according the diagnosis * Renal dialysis for acute and chronic renal failures * Surgical management for trauma to the kidneys
 
Age Cohort: 25 - 59 years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level

*Community engagement [community sensitization on kidney disease and risk factors, healthy diets, exercise, hydration, appropriate medication use especially NSAIDs]

  • Provision of IEC/BCC materials
  • Healthy, balanced diet and exercise to control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol
  • Adequate hydration
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Monitor blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol levels through community screening services
  • Provide dietary advice including avoidance of high sodium and excessive protein intake;
  • Advice on blood glucose and blood pressure control
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms of need for referral
Primary Care

*Community engagement [community sensitization on kidney disease and risk factors, healthy diets, exercise, hydration, appropriate medication use especially NSAIDs]

  • Provision of IEC/BCC materials
  • Healthy, balanced diet and exercise to control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol
  • Adequate hydration
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Monitor blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol levels through community screening services
  • Provide dietary advice including avoidance of high sodium and excessive protein intake
  • Advice on blood glucose and blood pressure control
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms of need for referral
Referral Facility: General

*Community engagement [community sensitization on kidney disease and risk factors, healthy diets, exercise, hydration, appropriate medication use especially NSAIDs]

  • Provision of IEC/BCC materials
  • Healthy, balanced diet and exercise to control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol
  • Adequate hydration
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Monitor blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol levels through community screening services
  • History and physical examination
  • Basic laboratory tests
  • Advance laboratory tests
  • Basic imaging: x-ray, ultrasound,
  • Advanced imaging: CT scan, MRI
  • Therapeutic lifestyle modifications
  • Appropriate management of infections and other febrile illnesses
  • Pharmaceutical management to prevent or decrease the rate of progression to end-stage renal disease
  • Optimal management of comorbidities such as diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases
  • Statin therapy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events
  • Avoid or reduce nephrotoxic medications
  • Monitor and manage CKD complications including: anaemia, electrolyte imbalance, and malnutrition
  • Early referral for peritoneal dialysis or haemodialysis
Referral Facility: Specialist

*Community engagement [community sensitization on kidney disease and risk factors, healthy diets, exercise, hydration, appropriate medication use especially NSAIDs]

  • Provision of IEC/BCC materials
  • Healthy, balanced diet and exercise to control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol
  • Adequate hydration
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Monitor blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol levels through community screening services
  • History and physical examination
  • Basic laboratory tests
  • Advance laboratory tests
  • Basic imaging: x-ray, ultrasound,
  • Advanced imaging: CT scan, MRI
  • Therapeutic lifestyle modifications
  • Appropriate management of infections and other febrile illnesses
  • Pharmaceutical management to prevent or decrease the rate of progression to end-stage renal disease
  • Optimal management of comorbidities such as diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases
  • Statin therapy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events
  • Avoid or reduce nephrotoxic medications
  • Monitor and manage CKD complications including: anaemia, electrolyte imbalance, and malnutrition
  • Early referral for peritoneal dialysis or haemodialysis
  • Renal replacement therapy
 
Age Cohort: 60+ years
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Diagnostic Curative Rehabilitative Palliative
Community Level
  • Community engagement [community sensitization on kidney disease and risk factors, healthy diets, exercise, hydration, appropriate medication use especially NSAIDs]
  • Provision of IEC/BCC materials
  • Healthy, balanced diet and exercise to control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol
  • Adequate hydration
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Monitor blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol levels through community screening services
  • Provide dietary advice including avoidance of high sodium and excessive protein intake;
  • Advice on blood glucose and blood pressure control
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms of need for referral
Primary Care
  • Community engagement [community sensitization on kidney disease and risk factors, healthy diets, exercise, hydration, appropriate medication use especially NSAIDs]
  • Provision of IEC/BCC materials
  • Healthy, balanced diet and exercise to control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol
  • Adequate hydration
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Monitor blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol levels through community screening services
  • Provide dietary advice including avoidance of high sodium and excessive protein intake
  • Advice on blood glucose and blood pressure control
  • Early recognition of kidney disease symptoms of need for referral
Referral Facility: General
  • Community engagement [community sensitization on kidney disease and risk factors, healthy diets, exercise, hydration, appropriate medication use especially NSAIDs]
  • Provision of IEC/BCC materials
  • Healthy, balanced diet and exercise to control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol
  • Adequate hydration
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Monitor blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol levels through community screening services
  • History and physical examination
  • Basic laboratory tests
  • Advance laboratory tests
  • Basic imaging: x-ray, ultrasound,
  • Advanced imaging: CT scan, MRI
  • Therapeutic lifestyle modifications
  • Appropriate management of infections and other febrile illnesses
  • Pharmaceutical management to prevent or decrease the rate of progression to end-stage renal disease
  • Optimal management of comorbidities such as diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases
  • Statin therapy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events
  • Avoid or reduce nephrotoxic medications
  • Monitor and manage CKD complications including: anaemia, electrolyte imbalance, and malnutrition
  • Early referral for peritoneal dialysis or haemodialysis
Referral Facility: Specialist
  • Community engagement [community sensitization on kidney disease and risk factors, healthy diets, exercise, hydration, appropriate medication use especially NSAIDs]
  • Provision of IEC/BCC materials
  • Healthy, balanced diet and exercise to control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol
  • Adequate hydration
  • Avoid nephrotoxic medicines and traditional herbs
  • Monitor blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol levels through community screening services
  • History and physical examination
  • Basic laboratory tests
  • Advance laboratory tests
  • Basic imaging: x-ray, ultrasound,
  • Advanced imaging: CT scan, MRI
  • Therapeutic lifestyle modifications
  • Appropriate management of infections and other febrile illnesses
  • Pharmaceutical management to prevent or decrease the rate of progression to end-stage renal disease
  • Optimal management of comorbidities such as diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases
  • Statin therapy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events
  • Avoid or reduce nephrotoxic medications
  • Monitor and manage CKD complications including: anaemia, electrolyte imbalance, and malnutrition
  • Early referral for peritoneal dialysis or haemodialysis
  • Renal replacement therapy