Renal System II

Catalog description

The Renal System II course will contain a brief review of renal medical physiology, followed by pathophysiology and pathologic entities of the renal system. Clinically focused topics will be discussed during throughout the course. Pharmacology topics as they relate to the renal system will be presented throughout the course when appropriate. Broad topics to be emphasized include the wide spectrum of physiologic functions of the human kidney, pathologic renal entities (e.g., glomerulopathy, glomerulonephritis, tubulointerstitial disorders, infections, toxic and ischemic insults, vascular disease and neoplasms), drugs used in the treatment of hypertension, and clinical aspects of the abovementioned disorders. Key aspects of clinical laboratory test ordering and data utilization are covered for the diagnosis and monitoring of kidney and urinary tract disease.