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BCPS - Nephrology

Course Instructor: Pharm Prep
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Course Overview

Schedule of Classes

Course Curriculum

1 Subject

BCPS - Nephrology

29 Learning Materials

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Abbreviations

Acute Kidney Injury / Acute Renal Failure (ARF)

Acute Kidney Injury: Definitions, Criteria and Staging

Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Factors and Classification

Distinguishing the Classifications of AKI

Prevention, Treatment and RRT Indications in AKI

Drug-Induced Kidney Damage

Introduction, risk factors, epidemiology and pseudo-nephrotoxicity

Acute tubular necrosis: Aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity.

Acute tubular necrosis: contrast media nephrotoxicity and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.

Acute tubular necrosis: Cisplatin and Amphotericin B.

Functional (hemodynamically mediated) AKI: ACEIs and ARBs, NSAIDs, Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus.

Tubulointerstitial disease: acute allergic and chronic interstitial nephritis.

Postrenal (obstructive) nephropathy and glomerular disease.

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

KDOQI stages, KDIGO GFR categories, Risk factors

Albuminuria and assessment of kidney function.

Diabetic kidney disease: pathogenesis, diagnosis, monitoring and BP management.

Diabetic Kidney Disease: Glycemic Control, SGLT2i, GLP-1 RAs, Protein Restriction & ns-MRA Therapy

Nondiabetic nephropathy and lipid management in CKD.

Renal Replacement Therapy

Renal Replacement Therapy: Indications, Hemodialysis, Membranes & Adequacy

Complications of hemodialysis: intradialytic and vascular access.

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy - Critically ill patients with AKI.

Peritoneal dialysis: modalities, peritonitis and other complications.

Managing - Complications of CKD

Anemia of CKD: Causes, Prevalence, Workup, Monitoring & Management

Anemia of CKD: ESAs & Oral Alternatives

Anemia of CKD: Iron Therapy & Parenteral Iron Products

CKD–MBD: Pathophysiology, Monitoring, Goals & Phosphate Binders

CKD–MBD: Vitamin D, Calcimimetics & Osteoporosis

Dosage Adjustments - Kidney Disease

Principles & Pharmacokinetic Alterations

Drug Dosing in CKD

Drug Dosing in Hemodialysis

Self-Assessment

Course Instructor

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Pharm Prep

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