According to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), referrals…
According to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), referrals to the nephrologist should be done for which of the following reason(s): In addition to referral of all patients who have an eGFR less than 30ml/min per 1.73m2, patients with CKD who meet one or more of the following criteria be referred to a nephrologist. Which of the conditions below (#1 to #7) should he referred to nephrology? 1. Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) 300mg/g (34mg/mmol), including nephrotic syndrome 2. Hematuria not secondary to urologic conditions 3. Inability to identify a presumed cause of CKD 4. eGFR decline of more than 30% in fewer than four months without an obvious explanation 6. Patients under the age of 18 years 7. Resistant hypertension 8. Recurrent or extensive nephrolithiasis 7. Resistant hypertension