Nursing | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Nefrologia (MED/14)
Field: Interdisciplinari e cliniche
Type of training activity: Characterising

10 hours
of face-to-face activities

1 credits

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course unit
in ITALIAN

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Integrated course unit module: CLINICAL EMERGENCIES

Learning objectives

The Course is aimed at giving the student the main concepts about renal failure (acute and chronic), with special regard to renal replacement therapy by hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

Prerequisites

renal anatomy and physiology

Course unit content

The basic issues about renal function will be illustrated, along with the main concepts on calculated, measured and estimated glomerular fintration rate. Then, the following topics will be covered: diagnosis, pathogenesis and classification of chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, hyperkalemia, central venous catheters for dialysis, arterovenous fistula, general principles of dialysis, hemddialysis, peritoneal dialysis, emergency dialysis, indications to dialysis start in patients with end-stage renal disease

Full programme

Evaluation of renal function
glomerula filtration rate (measured, calculated, estimated)
Chronic kidney disease
Acute kidney injury
Central venous catheters for dialysis
Arterovenous fistula
General principles of dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis
Hemodialysis
Indication to dialysis start in CKD.
Emergency dialysis indications

Bibliography

Garibotto G, Pontremoli R. Manuale di Nefrologia, II edizione, 2017

The slides of the lectures will be be available onine

Teaching methods

lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

oral exhamination

Other information

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HEMODIALYSIS AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS cod. AZ1006875