This site contains the South Australian Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) for most frequently referred Renal conditions.
Renal conditions
Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all conditions for outpatient services and does not exclude consideration for referral unless specifically stipulated in the renal exclusions section.
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)
- Cystic Kidney Disease
- Fever and Immunosuppression (Renal Patients Only)
- Haematuria
- Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
- Hypertension
- Hypertension
- Kidney Function Decline (Acute)
- Kidney Stones (Medical Management of Recurrent)
- Kidney Stones / Nephrolithiasis
- Microscopic Haematuria
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Painless Macrohaematuria
- Potassium and Other Electrolyte Abnormalities
- Proteinuria
- Proteinuria
- Renal Cysts
- Renal Failure (Acute and Chronic)
Out of scope
Not all medical conditions are covered by the CPC, as certain conditions may be considered out of scope or managed by other specialist services:
- Assessment of renal mass (tumours/cysts), see Renal Mass (Tumours/Cysts) Adult CPC
- Prostate and other urological issues, see Urology CPC
- Hydronephrosis, unless concern regarding concomitant congenital anomaly of urinary tract, refer to Urology Hydronephrosis — Paediatric CPC
- Urinary incontinence, refer to Urinary Incontinence/Enuresis - Paediatric Medicine CPC
- Urinary tract infections, refer to statewide referral guidelines Urinary Tract Infections in Children — SA Paediatric Clinical Guideline (PDF 385KB) and the Urology Urinary Tract Infections (UITs) (Recurrent) – Paediatric CPC
Renal exclusions for public specialist outpatient services
Not all renal conditions are appropriate for referral into the South Australian public health system. The following are not routinely provided in a public specialist outpatient service:
- nil
Emergency information
See the individual condition pages for more specific emergency information.
Feedback
We welcome requests for further information or feedback on the CPC and website, please refer to the relevant form below.
Please email the completed form to Health.CPC@sa.gov.au.
Review
The Renal (adult and paediatric) CPC is due for review within 5 years or as clinically indicated.
Evidence statement
For a copy of the evidence statement, please email Health.CPC@sa.gov.au.