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Health professions degree in
Nursing
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

HEMODIALYSIS AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
cod. PC1006875

Academic year 2023/24
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
- Umberto MAGGIORE
Academic discipline
Nefrologia (MED/14)
Field
Interdisciplinari e cliniche
Type of training activity
Characterising
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PIACENZA
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable
exam calls

Integrated course unit module: CLINICAL EMERGENCIES

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Learning objectives


Learning about kidney diseases by acquiring in particular applied skills concerning renal replacement treatments, including transplantation, and intepreting clinical-laboratory manifestations of kidney failure.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content


The kidneys: outline of Anatomy and physiology, kidney failure, prevention, treatment of kidney disease, dialysis, transplantation.
Extracorporeal dialysis: dialysis membranes, solute transport, standard dialysis, hemodialysis techniques, dialysis fluid, water treatment, dialysis prescription
Vascular accesses for hemodialysis, venous catheters and A-V Fistula. From preparation to management, prevention of complications
Peritoneal Dialysis: generalities, catheter types and mode of insertion, peritoneal membrane, technical aspects of exchanges, types of DP CAPD and APD, infectious and non-infectious complications. Role of the structured pre-Dialysis outpatient clinic.
Clinical aspects of patients with terminal kidney failure: anemia, bone mineral disease, dyslipidemia, hypertension. Treatment of kidney failure: Transplantation

Full programme

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Bibliography


Slides in pdf provided by the lecturer

Teaching methods


Face-to-face lectures

Assessment methods and criteria


Ora exam, results scored in number/30, without intermediate assessments.

Other information

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