Primer on Kidney Diseases

Section I. Structure and Function of the Kidney and Their Clinical Assessment 1.Functional Anatomy of the Kidney 2.Clinical Evaluation of Kidney Function 3.Urinalysis 4.Hematuria and Proteinuria 5.Kidney Imaging Techniques Section II. Acid-Base, Fluid, and Electrolyte Disorders 6.Hyponatremia and Hypoosmolar Disorders 7.Hypernatremia 8.Metabolic Acidosis 9.Metabolic Alkalosis 10.Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis 11.Approach to Acid-Base Disorders 12.Disorders of Potassium Metabolism 13.Disorders of Calcium and Phosphorus Homeostasis 14.Edema and the Clinical Use of Diuretics Section III. Glomerular Diseases 15.Glomerular Clinicopathologic Syndromes 16.Minimal Change Nephropathy 17.Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis and Cryoglobulinemia 18.Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis 19.Membranous Nephropathy 20.IgA Nephropathy and Related Disorders 21.Goodpasture's Syndrome and other anti-GBM Disease Section IV. The Kidney in Systemic Disease 22.Kidney Function in Congestive Heart Failure 23.Kidney Function in Liver Disease 24.Acute Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis 25.Systemic Vasculitis 26.Renal Manifestations of SLE and Rheumatoid Arthritis 27.Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Nephropathy 28.Management of Diabetic Nephropathy 29.Dysproteinemias and Amyloidosis 30.Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 31.Kidney Disease Associated with HIV Infection Section V. Acute Kidney Failure 32.Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Failure 33.Clinical Approach to Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Failure 34.Kidney Failure due to Therapeutic Agents 35.Acute Kidney Failure due to Urate Nephropathy 36.Cholesterol Atheroembolic Kidney Disease 37.Myoglobinuric and Hemoglobinuric Acute Kidney Failure 38.Management of Acute Kidney Failure Section VI. Drugs and the Kidney 39.Analgesics and the Kidney 40.Principles of Drug Therapy in Kidney Failure Section VII. Hereditary Kidney Disorders 41.Genetic Basis of Glomerular and Structural Kidney Disorders 42.Genetic Basis of Renal Transport Disorders 43.Sickle Cell Nephropathy 44.Polycystic and Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease 45.Alport's Syndrome and Related Disorders 46.Medullary Cystic Disease and Juvenile Nephronophthisis Section VIII. Tubulointerstitial Nephropathies and Disorders of the Urinary Tract 47.Acute and Chronic Tubulointerstitial Disease 48.Lithium-Induced Kidney Disease 49.Renal Papillary Necrosis 50.Obstructive Uropathy 51.Vesicoureteral Reflux and Reflux Nephropathy 52.Nephrolithiasis 53.Urinary Tract Infection Section IX. The Kidney in Special Circumstances 54.The Kidney in Infants and Children 55.The Kidney in Pregnancy 56.The Kidney in Aging Section X. Chronic Kidney Disease and its Therapy 57.Pathophysiology of Chronic Kidney Disease 58.Staging and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease 59.Hemodialysis and Homofiltration 60.Peritoneal Dialysis 61.Outcome of End Stage Renal Disease Therapies 62.Nutrition and Kidney Disease 63.Renal Osteodystrophy and Related Disorders 64.Cardiac Function in Chronic Kidney Disease 65.Hematologic Manifestations of Chronic Kidney Disease 66.Endocrine and Neurologic Manifestations of Kidney Disease 67.Selection of Prospective Kidney Transplant Recipients 68.Kidney Transplantation: Management and Outcome Section XI. Hypertension 69.Pathogenesis of Hypertension 70.Evaluation and Management of Hypertension Secondary Forms of Hypertension