| Objectives |
- Assessment of
acute changes in renal function – acute renal failure and acute changes
in chronic renal failure; differentiation of pre-renal, renal and post
renal deterioration by history, physician examination and laboratory;
and when to use consultant.
- Emergency
management of acute renal failure that may include dialysis but to
include emergency management of life threatening problems to include
hyperkalemia, calcium abnormalities, etc.
- Continuing
management of chronic renal failure patients pre and post dialysis and
transplantation
- Indications for
renal biopsy
- Assessment of
renovascular disease
- Indications and
use of special tests, such as renal scan, IVP, captopril test,
creatinine clearance, urologic studies (cystogram, retrograde studies),
etc.
- Hypertension –
measurement, diagnosis, treatment, select groups, compliance
- Upper and lower
urinary tract infections, abscesses, UTI associated sepsis, urethritis
- Renal tubular
acidoses, tubulo-interstitial disease, drug related renal failure
- Nephrolithiasis
- Immune disease
of kidney – lupus, scleroderma, HUS, etc.
- Diabetes
mellitus and the kidney
- Fluid
management, electrolyte management
- Expertise in
urinalysis
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