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Nephrology
Shayna Bejaimal, Vlad Dragan, and Alisa Loo, chapter editors
Amanda Huynh, Jessica Huynh, and Vahagn Karapetyan, associate editors
Tina Hu, EBM Editor
Dr. Ramesh Prasad and Dr. Alireza Zahirieh, staff editors
Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Basic Anatomy Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Anatomy of the Kidney
Renal Structure and Function
Renal Hemodynamics
Assessment of Renal Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Measurement of Renal Function
Urinalysis
Urine Microscopy
Urine Biochemistry
Electrolyte Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Sodium Homeostasis
Hyponatremia
Hypernatremia
Potassium Homeostasis
Hypokalemia
Hyperkalemia

Chronic Kidney Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
End Stage Renal Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Presentation of End Stage Renal Disease
Renal Replacement Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dialysis
Renal Transplantation
Common Medications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Landmark Nephrology Trials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Acid-Base Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Metabolic Acidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis
Parenchymal Kidney Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vascular Diseases of the Kidney
Glomerular Disease
Glomerular Syndromes
Tubulointerstitial Disease
Analgesic Nephropathies
Systemic Disease with Renal
Manifestation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Diabetes
Scleroderma
Multiple Myeloma
Malignancy
Hypertenstion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis
Renovascular Hypertension
Renal Parenchymal Hypertension
Cystic Diseases of the Kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
Medullary Sponge Kidney
Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
Acute Kidney Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Approach to Acute Kidney Injury

NP1 Nephrology

Essential Med Notes 2015