Archived Content Notice
You are currently accessing the Think Kidneys website. Please be aware that this site is an archive and contains content from the Think Kidneys project, which concluded in 2019. As a result, the information presented here is no longer being updated or maintained.
For the most current and relevant information, we encourage medical professionals to visit the UK Kidney Association for comprehensive resources and updates in the field. Patients and their families can find valuable, patient-centric information and support at Kidney Care UK.
We thank you for your understanding and invite you to explore these recommended resources for up-to-date insights and guidance in kidney care and health.
Publications and resources for clinical and support staff working in the community to help prevent, detect, treat and manage patients at risk of, or with, acute kidney injury.
- Communities at risk of developing acute kidney injury
- Practical guide to AKI – a pocket sized guide containing useful information for community workers
- Medicines Optimisation for AKI
- Sick Day Guidance Statement
- The use of oliguria to detect AKI position statement
- Think Kidneys Nutrition Guide
- Understanding what the public know about their kidneys
- Why measure? The importance of data
Ambulance Clinicians
A small working group of ambulance staff came together to produce some acute kidney injury guidance for paramedics and ambulance clinicians. They produced a short guide for this staff group, which can be found here, together with the pocket-sized guide which can be ordered by emailing thinkkidneys@renalregistry.nhs.uk
- Ambulance Clinicians AKI information – a short guide containing information about AKI for those working in the ambulance service
- Practical guide to AKI – a pocket sized guide containing useful information for ambulance workers
Patient Advice
- Info leaflet for patients at risk of AKI
- Info leaflet for patients at risk of AKI – for print
- Info leaflet for patients who have had AKI
- Info leaflet for patients who have had AKI – for print
- Info leaflet for parents and carers
- Info leaflet for parents and carers – print version
- Info leaflet for young people
- Info leaflet for young people – print version
- Acute Kidney Injury Easy Read leaflet – Easy read is an accessible format of providing information designed for people with a learning disability. The easy read format is easy to understand because it uses simple, jargon free language, shorter sentences and supporting images.
Think Kidneys App
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