General
A learning route through Renal
Quick guide to a route to learn Renal Medicine. Pick the level you want to get to. Give us a bit longer to populate this page as content becomes more comprehensive.
Transplantation
Transplantation: intro and immunosuppression
Kidney transplantation, a modern miracle. Intro, immunology, immunosuppression. 60 mins. Mainly principles, not details of surgery or of pre- or post-op care. Pairs with a tutorial – see below. Neil Turner, Professor of Nephrology. This page pairs with a tutorial: Read more…
Systemic diseases
Rare diseases affecting the kidney
Postgraduate nephrology level. How to recognise and diagnose. Principles plus more detail on a couple of important examples. 60 mins. Neil Turner, Professor of Nephrology. Prepared for the UK Renal Association’s Advanced Nephrology Course. This page includes extra content beyond Read more…
General
Diet in Renal Disease
A short tutorial on the kidney and diet. 20 mins. Read in conjunction with the comprehensive EdRen patient information pages on diet – they need to be full if it’s your diet for years. They also have more photos and Read more…
Systemic diseases
Myeloma kidney, MGRS, and B cell disorders
B cell disorders and the kidney: Myeloma kidney and more. 20 mins. Neil Turner, Professor of Nephrology. Part of Renal Medicine in the Edinburgh MBChB. Myeloma kidney usually means the characteristic cast nephropathy that can occur when light chains are Read more…
CKD
Genetic kidney diseases
An outline of genetic and congenital conditions. 30 mins. Paul Phelan and Neil Turner. Part of renal teaching in the Edinburgh MBChB. We’ve separated this into 4 sections: Tubular/Tubulointerstitial Cystic is a major subheading of this Glomerular Congenital abnormalities (CAKUT) Read more…
CKD
The progression of glomerular diseases
When glomerulonephritis quietens down, it’s not all over. 5 mins. Neil Turner, Professor of Nephrology. Part of Renal teaching in the Edinburgh MBChB. Read/watch the Spectrum of Glomerulonephritis to understand where this is coming from. The presentation is just 4 Read more…
Glomerular disease
Proteinuric diseases and Nephrotic syndrome
The cluster of diseases that cause proteinuria, at the left hand end of the spectrum. 25 mins. Neil Turner, Professor of Nephrology. Part of Renal teaching in the Edinburgh MBChB. Read/watch the Spectrum of Glomerulonephritis to understand where this is Read more…
Clinical Physiology
Calcium disorders
With a renal slant, high and low calcium [Ca] 15 mins. Rob Hunter, Consultant Nephrologist. Part of Renal/Urology in the Edinburgh MBChB. Hypercalcaemia Acute severe hypercalcaemia is a medical emergency because it can cause cardiac dysrhythmia and coma. Hypercalcaemia may Read more…
Clinical Physiology
Sodium disorders
Low and high [Na] 25 mins. Rob Hunter, Consultant Nephrologist. Part of Renal/Urology in the Edinburgh MBChB. Hyponatraemia Hyponatraemia is a problem of low plasma tonicity. Or you can consider it as a problem of excess body water. Severe acute Read more…
Clinical Physiology
Potassium disorders
High and low potassium [K]. 20 mins. Rob Hunter, Consultant Nephrologist. Part of Renal in the Edinburgh MBChB. Hyperkalaemia Severe hyperkalaemia is a medical emergency because it can cause life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmia. The commonest causes are acute or chronic kidney Read more…