Course Description
Nephrology review for ABIM certification covering acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, electrolyte disorders, acid-base disturbances, and renal replacement therapy.
Learning Objectives
- Diagnose and manage acute kidney injury
- Apply CKD staging and slow progression strategies
- Correct electrolyte and acid-base abnormalities
- Evaluate glomerular diseases
- Manage dialysis and transplant complications
Topics
- AKI: Prerenal, intrinsic, postrenal; contrast nephropathy
- CKD: Staging, progression, complications management
- Glomerular Disease: Nephrotic vs nephritic, specific diseases
- Electrolytes: Sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium
- Acid-Base: Interpretation, anion gap, mixed disorders
- Hypertension: Renovascular, resistant, renal parenchymal
- Dialysis: HD vs PD, vascular access, adequacy
- Transplant: Immunosuppression, rejection, infection
Materials
- 10 hours of video lectures
- 200+ nephrology questions
- Acid-base problem sets
- Urinalysis interpretation guides