RENAL DISEASE–UPDATE AND OVERVIEW
This
one-day seminar begins with the embryologic
development of the kidney and the clinical
implications for clinical practice. The
discussion reviews the anatomy and physiology
of the kidney correlated with structural and
functional conditions. Disease processes
discussed are as follows:
glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, the
nephrotic syndrome, polycystic kidney disease,
the diabetic kidney, the kidney in shock,
acute tubular necrosis, acute and chronic
renal failure, kidney stones and autoimmune
disease and the kidney. In addition, the
effects of aging and the effects of drugs on
the kidneys will be emphasize. Lab tests to be
discussed include the BUN, Serum creatinine,
creatinine clearance and urinalysis.