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Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Acute decline in kidney function.
Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Abrupt and significant decline in kidney function that does not require referral to emergency but where specialist review is required, for example - Increase in serum creatinine by >26.5µmol/L known to have occurred in the last 48 hours OR creatinine increase 1.5-2-fold from baseline which has presumed to have occurred within the last 7 days
Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - No category 2 criteria
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - No category 3 criteria
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- Presence of comorbid conditions such as hypertension, diabetes or vascular disease - List of medications - BP records (if available) - Serial ELFTs including urea, creatinine and eGFR results - FBC - Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) or urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (PCR) (ideally early morning sample, but a random sample is acceptable) - Urine midstream M/C/S (including testing for red cell morphology and casts preferable) - Ultrasound (kidney, ureters & bladder) and any other available relevant imaging results
There are currently no out of scope conditions for this service.
Parent service: Nephrology
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