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: a session at which you get some more information, and Read more
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 this 50 min lecture. Rare kidney diseases, an approach. 50 Read more
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 circulating (and filtered at the glomerulus) at high level. Cast Read more
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) Except for this last category, most are single gene disorders. Read more
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 coming from, and what causes proteinuria. We’re looking now at Read more
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 be due to excessive PTH secretion (in primary or tertiary Read more
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 hyponatraemia is a medical emergency because it can cause life-threatening Read more
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 failure and drugs inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system. Hyperkalaemia gif by Read more
A short introduction to important electrolyte disorders from a renal perspective. 6 mins. Rob Hunter, Consultant Nephrologist. Part of Renal in the Edinburgh MBChB. Electrolyte disorders differ from many other medical conditions in two respects. Electrolyte disorders are by definition diagnosed by laboratory tests – these are the presenting information. Read more
AKI – causes, prevention, and what to do. 40 mins. Neil Turner, Professor of Nephrology. Part of Renal Medicine in the Edinburgh MBChB. ARF, the old name, stood for Acute Renal Failure. Jump to Postgrad level supplement. Undergraduate content coming very soon … Postgrad supplement 35 min on AKI for Read more