Nephrology/Urology 2

In this course, we will go into more detail about how to appropriately read a Urinalysis, Urine Microscopy, and how to be comfortable making a differential diagnosis from its abnormalities.  We will divide the UA into all its subcomponents, discuss each and how it can reflect different disorders. We will then go into more detail about the difference between Nephrotic and Nephritic syndromes, how to differentiate between both and the diseases that come under each.  This will all be done through discussing real life cases that you will face in the hospital, how the patients present, how you are able to diagnose them, and how to treat according to the latest guidelines.

Videos: 5, Total Video time: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Topics covered in this course:

How to correctly obtain a Urinalysis

Which type of patients will not be able to give you a sample

Urine color

Urine clarity

Urine Glucose

Urine Bile

Urine Ketones

Urine Specific gravity

Urine Hemoglobin

Urine RBC

Urine PH

Urine Albumin

Urine Protein

Urine Nitrite

Urine Leukocyte Esterase

Urine WBC

Urine Bacteria

UTI symptoms and common bacteria

The casts that could be present in the UA

Fanconi Syndrome

Proximal tubular dysfunction

Renal Tubular acidosis- Proximal, distal, and Type 4

Aldosterone Deficiency and acidosis

Rhabdomyolysis

Causes of Edema, and how to rate

Definition of Nephrotic syndrome and clinical values

How to differentiate between nephrotic and nephritic syndromes

Decision about Kidney biopsy

Electron Microscopy, Biopsy and Immunofluorescence

Diabetes nephropathy

Amyloidosis, AA vs AL

Multiple myeloma

Protein Electrophoresis

Membranous nephropathy

Minimal change disease

FSGS- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Hypercoagulability in Nephrotic syndromes

General treatment for nephrotic syndromes

Nephritic syndromes differential

IgA nephropathy

Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Angioedema with blood transfusion

Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

Endocarditis Glomerulonephritis

Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis

Lupus

Wegner’s

Good pasture syndrome

RPGN- Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis