Editing Kidney failure (section)

=== Slowing progression ===
People who receive earlier referrals to a nephrology specialist, meaning a longer time before they must start dialysis, have a shorter initial hospitalization and reduced risk of death after the start of dialysis.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Smart NA, Dieberg G, Ladhani M, Titus T | title = Early referral to specialist nephrology services for preventing the progression to end-stage kidney disease | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | issue = 6 | pages = CD007333 | date = June 2014 | pmid = 24938824 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD007333.pub2 }}</ref> Other methods of reducing disease progression include minimizing exposure to [[Nephrotoxicity|nephrotoxins]] such as [[Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug|NSAIDs]] and [[Radiocontrast agent|intravenous contrast]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145435499|title=Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2018| vauthors = Dirkx TC, Woodell T, Watnick S |date=2017|publisher=McGraw-Hill Education| veditors = Papadakis MA, McPhee SJ, Rabow MW |location=New York, NY}}</ref>