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  • • Kidney functions PART I: RENAL FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURE

  • • Anatomy of the kidney

    • • Biochemical investigations PART II: INVESTIGATIONS FOR KIDNEY DISEASES

    • • Microbiological examination of urine

    • • Immunological tests

    • • Radiologic examinations

    • • Pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis..................................... PART III: GLOMERULAR DISEASES

    • • Classification of glomerulonephritis.....................................

    • • Nephrotic syndrome ....................................................

    • • Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis ..........................

    • • Secondary glomerulonephritis...........................................

    • • Lupus nephritis ............................................................

    • • Renal involvement in vasculitis .........................................

    • • Henoch-Schönlein purpura ..............................................

    • • Essential mixed cryoglobulinaemia .....................................

    • • Diabetic nephropathy .....................................................

    • • Alport syndrome ..........................................................

    • • Fabry's disease ...........................................................

    • • Nail-patella syndrome ...................................................

    • • Malarial nephropathy ....................................................

    • • Schistosomal nephropathy ..............................................

    • • Glomerulopathy secondary to virus infections .......................



  • PART IV: ACUTE RENAL FAILURE

    • • Definitions ................................................................. PART V: CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE:

    • • Etiology .....................................................................

    • • Clinical features ............................................................

    • • Investigations ..............................................................

    • • Management

    • • Dialysis

    • • Transplantation ...........................................................

    • • Renal glycosuria ......................................................... PART VI: RENAL TUBULAR AND TUBULOINTERSTITIAL DISEASES

    • • Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) ..........................................

    • • Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus .......................................

    • • Water retention ..........................................................

    • • Interstitial nephritis......................................................

    • • Analgesic nephropathy.................................................

    • • Reflux nephropathy....................................................

    • • Pyelonephritis.........................................................

    • • Urinary tuberculosis ..................................................

    • • Classification of renal cystic diseases ...............................

    • • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseases ..................



  • PART VIII: RENAL STONE DISEASES ...........................

    • • Hyponatramia ......................................................... PART IX: WATER AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS

    • • Hypernatraemia ........................................................

    • • Hyperkalaemia .........................................................

    • • Hypokalaemia .........................................................

    • • Hypercalcaemia ........................................................

    • • Hypocalcaemia

    • • Metabolic acidosis ..................................................... PART X: DISORDERS OF ACID-BASE BALANCE

    • • Respiratory acidosis ....................................................

    • • Metabolic alkalosis

    • • Respiratory alkalosis

      • • Hypertension and the Kidney ........................................ PART XI: MISCELLANEOUS

      • • Renal diseases in hepatic patients ....................................

      • • Proteinuria................................................................

      • • Haematuria ..............................................................

      • • Value of urine in medical diagnosis ..................................

      • • Polyuria and oliguria ...................................................

      • • Environmentally-induced kidney diseases





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