6. Nephrology
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NEPHROLOGY
Glomerular and Vascular Disorders
Glomerular and Vascular Disorders Sharon G. Adler Cynthia C. Nast Tiane Dai Phuong-Thu T. Pham Phuong-Chi T. Pham GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GLOMERULAR DISEASES Kidney Biopsy Kidney biopsy…
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Ashita J. Tolwani Phuong-Chi T. Pham BACKGROUND Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is beneficial for hemodynamically unstable patients and generally provides better volume control than intermittent…
Kidney Transplantation
Kidney Transplantation Phuong-Thu T. Pham Phuong-Chi T. Pham Michelle J. Hickey Jonathan E. Zuckerman EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CANDIDATE Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for suitable…
Acute Kidney Injury/Intensive Care Unit Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury/Intensive Care Unit Nephrology Phuong-Chi T. Pham Son V. Pham Cynthia C. Nast Phuong-Anh T. Pham Phuong-Thu T. Pham ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY Clinical Impact of Acute Kidney Injury…
Tubular, Interstitial, and Cystic Disorders
Tubular, Interstitial, and Cystic Disorders Phuong-Chi T. Pham Monica Deshmuk Cynthia C. Nast Phuong-Truc T. Pham Phuong-Thu T. Pham RENAL TUBULAR DISORDERS AND FANCONI SYNDROME Fanconi Syndrome Proximal tubular dysfunction…
Pharmacology
Pharmacology Phuong-Thu T. Pham Phuong-Mai T. Pham Erik Lawrence Lum Theodore M. Sievers PHARMACOKINETICS Key Concepts Bioavailability, volume of distribution, plasma clearance, half-life Bioavailability Bioavailability is the percentage or portion…
Transplant Immunobiology
Transplant Immunobiology Michelle J. Hickey Phuong-Chi T. Pham Phuong-Thu T. Pham BACKGROUND ABO blood group is the most important tissue barrier to successful kidney transplantation, followed by major histocompatibility complex…
Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Stones
Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Stones Phuong-Chi T. Pham Phuong-Truc T. Pham Monica Deshmuk Phuong-Thu T. Pham DISORDERS OF CALCIUM METABOLISM Calcium Background Calcium is mostly bound and associated with bones (˜99%…
Hypertension
Hypertension Phuong-Mai T. Pham Phuong-Anh T. Pham Son V. Pham Cynthia C. Nast Hai V. Pham DEFINITIONS/GENERAL CONCEPTS Epidemiology Worldwide trends in blood pressure (BP) from 1975 to 2015 based…