KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PATHOLOGIES
cod. 1002394

Academic year 2015/16
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
ALLEGRI Landino
integrated course unit
7 credits
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Learning objectives

Introduction to clinical aspects of nephrology

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Training in clinical nephrology

Full programme

The student should be able to: 1) Perform a nephrological anamnesis; 2) perform a nephrological physical examination;
3) find the clinical problems in a nephropathic patient; 4) identify the medical tests to perform in a nephropathic patient; 5) identify in a dialysis-treate
d patient the parameters indicating the dialysis depurative efficiency; 6) evaluate in a dialysis-treated patient the most important laboratory tests; 7) evaluate the eligibility of a donor and a recipient for kidney transplantation; identify the most important side effects of the anti-rejection therapies in the transplanted patient

Bibliography

Schena Selvaggi et al: Malattie del Rene e delle Vie Urinarie. McGraw Hill. Ed.

Teaching methods

Presentation and discussion of clinical cases

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral

Other information

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