Graduate Entry 2011-12
Course leader
Dr Liz Lightstone
Support systems

Renal
 

Study guide [Word]

PowerPoint presentations, unless otherwise indicated:

Thurs 5 Jan

Structure and development of the kidney - Dr Anisha Tanna
Renal anatomy and histology: the renal biopsy - Dr Candice Roufosse
Assessing renal function - Dr Peter Hill
Water and dehydration + learning objectives [Word] - Dr Jeremy Levy
Water and dehydration clinical scenarios [Word] - Dr Jeremy Levy
Tues 10 Jan Sodium and potassium handling - Dr Elaine Clutterbuck
Wed 11 Jan Drinking yourself to death - Dr Stephen McAdoo
Renal blood flow and regulation - Dr Anisha Tanna
Renal physiology + clinical scenarios [Word] - Dr Jeremy Levy
Tues 17 Jan Lessons from nature: How genetic defects illustrate the physiology of salt and water balance - Dr Tom Oates
Discussion of clinical scenarios - Dr Damien Ashby
Thurs 2 Feb Acid-base balance - Dr Doris Doberenz
Clinical cases: acid-base balance + solutions - Dr Doris Doberenz
Chawla, oxfordjournals.org Cohen, oxfordjournals.org Sirker, Anaesthesia
Fri 3 Feb Blood pressure and the renin-angiotensin system - Dr Nishkantha Arulkumaran
The NICE guidelines for high blood pressure:
Stage 1 hypertension: Clinic blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg or higher and subsequent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) daytime average or home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) average blood pressure is 135/85 mmHg or higher.
Stage 2 hypertension: Clinic blood pressure is 160/100 mmHg or higher and subsequent ABPM daytime average or HBPM average blood pressure is 150/95 mmHg or higher.

Severe hypertension: Clinic systolic blood pressure is 180 mmHg or higher or clinic diastolic blood pressure is 110 mmHg or higher.
Renal causes of hypertension - Dr Peter Hill
Erythropoietin - Dr Peter Hill

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