Kidney Transplantation -Guidelines

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 IN WARD ON ADMISSION:

  • Admission in ward
  • History and Physical examination 
  • Send--CBC, RFT, ELECTROLYTES, LFT, CRP, PROCALCITONIN, COAGULATION, URINE CULTURE, BLOOD CULTURE, URINE ROUTINE, URINE PCR, CMR IgG, CXR, ECG, CROSS MATCH (4 UNITS PRBC)

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