71052 - From Chronic Failure to Dialysis

Course contents

Knowledge and ability to understand the problems of patients with chronic renal failure and the possibilities of replacing renal function (artificial or natural); long-term follow-up and management of comorbidities

Readings/Bibliography

Garibotto-Pontremoli, Manual of Nephrology, and Minerva Medica Updated teaching material provided during the course or available via username and password at AMS campus - Alma DL - University of Bologna

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercises at the patient's bedside and in the classroom

Assessment methods

The end-of-course exam aims to evaluate the achievement of the following educational objectives:

- Know in detail the pathogenesis and clinical presentation of the main pathologies with primary or secondary renal involvement.

- Know the main notions of instrumental diagnostics for the recognition of pathologies involving the kidney.

- Know the main notions of renal histology and histopathology related to the illustrated clinical pictures.

- Know the essential elements of therapy of the treated kidney-involving pathologies.

The exam is carried out in oral form with questions that focus on the educational objectives listed above, with a final grade out of thirty. The final grade of the integrated course is defined based on the average of the grades obtained in the Nephrology and Urology questions.

To take the exam, you must register via the electronic bulletin board, respecting the established deadlines. Those who are unable to register by the scheduled date are required to promptly communicate the problem during the appeal. The teacher will have the right to admit them to the test. The verbalization of the evaluation achieved takes place at the same time as the test itself

Teaching tools

lectures and slides

Office hours

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