Patient Teaching
*Take medications as prescribed
*Manage other health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease. These conditions increase your risk to develop acute renal failure.
*Talk to your healthcare provider before you take over the counter medicine such as NSAIDS, stomach medicine, or laxatives. These may increase your risk for acute kidney injury.
*Tell the healthcare providers you have had acute injury before you get contrast dye for an x-ray or CT scan. You're healthcare provider may give you medicine to prevent kidney problems caused by the dye.