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CHAPTER15 Acute Kidney Injury Mark A. Perazella and Mandana Rastegar Recommended Time to Complete: 2 Days Guiding Questions 1. What is acute kidney injury (AKI)? 2. What tests are currently…

CHAPTER6 Disorders of Potassium Homeostasis Mark A. Perazella and Mandana Rastegar Recommended Time to Complete: 1 Day Guiding Questions 1. What role does potassium (K+) play in cellular function? 2….

CHAPTER20 Essential Hypertension Aldo J. Peixoto and Sergio F.F. Santos Recommended Time to Complete: 2 Days Guiding Questions 1. How common is essential hypertension (HTN) and what factors predict its…

CHAPTER17 Glomerular Diseases Robert F. Reilly Jr. and Mark A. Perazella Recommended Time to Complete: 2 Days Guiding Questions 1. What are the clinical presentations of glomerular disease? 2. Which…

CHAPTER13 Nephrolithiasis Robert F. Reilly Jr. Recommended Time to Complete: 2 Days Guiding Questions 1. Why do stones form in the urinary tract? 2. How does one evaluate the patient…

CHAPTER21 Secondary Causes of Hypertension Sergio F.F. Santos and Aldo J. Peixoto Recommended Time to Complete: 1 Day Guiding Questions 1. What is the prevalence of secondary hypertension? 2. What…

CHAPTER3 Disorders of Water Balance—Hypo and Hypernatremia Robert F. Reilly Jr. Recommended Time to Complete: 2 Days Guiding Questions 1. What is the difference between tonicity and osmolality? 2. How…

CHAPTER4 Diuretics Mar/c A. Perazella and Mandana Rastegar Recommended Time to Complete: 1 Day Guiding Questions 1. What is the difference between diuresis and natriuresis? 2. How do diuretics reach…

CHAPTER11 Disorders of Phosphate Homeostasis—Hypo and Hyperphosphatemia Nishank Jain and Robert F. Reilly Jr. Recommended Time to Complete: 1 Day Guiding Questions 1. Of the regulators of serum phosphorus concentration,…

CHAPTER2 Disorders of Sodium Balance Robert F. Reilly Jr. Recommended Time to Complete: 2 Days Guiding Questions 1. How does the kidney regulate extracellular fluid (ECF) volume differently from sodium…