The renal dietitian has an important role in the management of acute and long-term renal patients because diet is important if the body cannot manage to remove surplus intake or waste products as normal. It requires patient understanding and cooperation, and the diet pages on EdRen are the most sought-after on the whole website.
What do I need to know when I start to work on a renal unit?
- Start with the Core Pathway.
- Be familar with the diet pages on EdRen.
Further information for day 2 onwards!
Then you will need to learn more detail of many of the things linked from there, but in particular:
- Treatment options and their implications - begin at the core pathway
- Haemodialysis prescription, adequacy, sodium profiling, and vascular access - see under haemodialysis specialist
- Peritoneal dialysis adequacy, PET testing, ultrafiltration and more - see under peritoneal dialysis specialist
- The roles of renal social workers (link to follow) and OT/physios
- Anaemia management
- Renal osteodystrophy. See
- Conservative care of end stage renal disease
- Drug prescribing, particularly drugs affecting potassium levels
Susan Reed
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