Learning objectives
The student, at the end of the course, by integrating the his/her background of anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology, should be able to demonstrate full knowledge of kidney diseases
Prerequisites
Kidney, heart, lung, liver anatomy and physiology. Heart Failure. Diabetes mellitus.
Course unit content
The Nephrology course is part of the integrated course on kidney and urology. The course gives the student the basic elements in order to understand etiology, pathogenesis, clinical aspects, diagnosis and therapy of the main kidney diseases, including the different modalities of kidney replacement therapies (hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation)
Full programme
- Diagnostic approach to the main nephrological syndromes (proteinuria, hematuria, edema, nephrotic and nephritic syndrome)
- Serum creatinine, BUN, clearance, GFR measured, calculated and estimated
- Hypo- and hypernatremia
- Hypo- and hyperkalemia
- Acid-base alterations
- Diuretics: pharmacolgy and use in acute and chronic kidney disease, heart failure, liver failure
- Nephroprotection
- Nutrition in chronic kideny disease
- Glomerulonephritides: primary and secondary
The Kidney in systemic diseases (diabetes mellitus, herat failure, SLE, vasculitides, trombothic microangiopathies, multiple myloma, amyloidosis
- Acute and chronic tubulointerstitial diseases
- Cystic diseases
- Congenital kidney diseases
- Acute kidney injury
- Chronic kidney disease
- Essential and secondary hypertension
- Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
- Kidney transplantation
Bibliography
Gilbert SJ, Weiner DE. National Kidney Foundation's Primer on Kidney Diseases. Eight Edition. 2022 Elsevier
UptoDate, accessible from pc workstations of Parma University, and at the Faculty of Medicine Library, Medscape
Teaching methods
The course will be held through lectures to Students either in the classroom (“in presenza”).
Lectures will be supported by slide presentations, which will be available to students on the Elly platform (https://elly2020.medicina.unipr.it/).
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination.
In case of the persistence of the health emergency, the exams will be conducted remotely, as follows:
remote oral questions, through the Teams platform (guide http://selma.unipr.it/).
Students with SLD / BSE must first contact Le Eli-che: support for students with disabilities, D.S.A., B.E.S. (https://sea.unipr.it/it/servizi/le-eli-che-supporto-studenti-con-disabilita-dsa-bes)
Other information
The slides of the lectures and seminars will be made available online.
