Table 9: A comparison table of items 701, 703, 705 and 707 and the relevant clinical guidelines Red Book (Edition 8) recommendations ACR = Urinary albumin creatinine ratio eGFR = Estimated glomerular filtration rate Renal-related requirements stated Item/eligibility in Associated Notes CKD = Chronic kidney disease 701, 703, 705, 707: Aged 40–49 at high risk physical examinations and Blood pressure, ACR and eGFR every 1–2 “History… of type 2 diabetes (every clinical investigations in accordance years 3 years) with relevant guidelines” Aged 45–49 at risk of a Clinical judgement Blood pressure, ACR and eGFR every 1–2 chronic disease (once years only) Aged 75 and older Blood pressure measurement Blood pressure; (annually) ACR and eGFR if at increased risk of CKD Permanent resident of Clinical judgement Blood pressure; Residential Aged Care ACR and eGFR if at increased risk of CKD Facility (annually) Intellectual disability assess Not specified “Comprehensively … physical, (annually) psychological and social function” No specific mention of CKD or vascular screening Humanitarian entrants Clinical judgement Not specified (once only) Former serving members Blood pressure Not specified of ADF (once only) 715 Aboriginal and Torres Blood pressure (aged 15 yrs and Blood pressure, ACR and eGFR from 30 years Strait Islander Peoples older); of age Health Assessment for (NB. Dipstick urinalysis not recommended) “Urinalysis (by dipstick) (annually) (aged 15–54 yrs); proteinurea” no requirement for eGFR
Table 9: A comparison table of items 701, 703, 705 and 707 and the relevant clinical guidelines Item/eligibility Renal-related requirements stated in Associated Notes Red Book (Edition 8) recommendations ACR = Urinary albumin creatinine ratio eGFR = Estimated glomerular filtration rate CKD = Chronic kidney disease 701, 703, 705, 707: Aged 40–49 at high risk of type 2 diabetes (every 3 years) “History… physical examinations and clinical investigations in accordance with relevant guidelines” Blood pressure, ACR and eGFR every 1–2 years Aged 45–49 at risk of a chronic disease (once only) Clinical judgement Blood pressure, ACR and eGFR every 1–2 years Aged 75 and older (annually) Blood pressure measurement Blood pressure; ACR and eGFR if at increased risk of CKD Permanent resident of Residential Aged Care Facility (annually) Clinical judgement Blood pressure; ACR and eGFR if at increased risk of CKD Intellectual disability (annually) “Comprehensively assess … physical, psychological and social function” No specific mention of CKD or vascular screening Not specified Humanitarian entrants (once only) Clinical judgement Not specified Former serving members of ADF (once only) Blood pressure Not specified 715 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Health Assessment (annually) Blood pressure (aged 15 yrs and older); “Urinalysis (by dipstick) for proteinurea” (aged 15–54 yrs); no requirement for eGFR Blood pressure, ACR and eGFR from 30 years of age (NB. Dipstick urinalysis not recommended)