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, Tablel Ofl Contents:
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studyl anatomy,l physiologyl andl pathologyl notesl ofl thel Genitourinaryl Systemlpresentedl inl succinct,l intuitivel andl ri
chlyl illustratedl downloadablel PDFl documents.l Oncel downloaded,l youl maylchoosel tol eitherl printl andl bindl them,l o
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Anatomyl &l Physiologyl Notes:
- FUNCTIONALl ANATOMYl OFl THEl URINARYl SYSTEM
- RENALl PHYSIOLOGY
o STEPl 1l –l GLOMERULARl FILTRATION
o STEPl 2l –l TUBULARl REABSORPTION
o STEPl 3l –l TUBULARl SECRETION
- MICTURITIONl REFLEXl (URINATION)
- ROLEl OFl THEl KIDNEYSl INl FLUIDl &l ELECTROLYTEl BALANCE
- FLUIDl BALANCE
- ELECTROLYTEl BALANCE
Pathologyl Notes:
- GENERALl OVERVIEWl OFl RENALl PATHOLOGY
- CONGENITALl KIDNEYl ABNORMALITIES
o CYSTICl DISEASESl OFl THEl KIDNEYl (Eg:l POLYCYSTICl KIDNEYl DISEASE)
- URINARYl INCONTINENCE
- ACUTEl RENALl FAILURES
- PRE-RENALl FAILURES
o RENALl ARTERYl STENOSIS
o RENALl CORTICALl NECROSIS
- INTRA-RENALl FAILURES
o GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
- NEPHROTICl SYNDROMES
o MCDl –l MINIMALl CHANGEl DISEASEl (“FOOTl PROCESSl DISEASE”/l “NILl DISEASE”)
o MGNl –l MEMBRANOUSl GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
o FSGSl –l FOCALl SEGMENTALl GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS
o NEPHROSCLEROSIS
o DIABETICl NEPHROPATHY
o SLEl –l LUPUSl NEPHRITIS
- NEPHRITICl SYNDROMES
o PSGNl –l POST-STREPl GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
o IGAl NEPHROPATHYl (“BERGER’Sl DISEASE”)
o HEMOLYTIC-UREMICl SYNDROMEl (HUS)
o RPGNl –l RAPIDLYl PROGRESSIVEl GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
- TUBULO-INTERSTITIALl DISEASES
o ACUTEl TUBULARl NECROSIS
o TUBULOINTERSTITIALl NEPHRITIS
- POST-RENALl FAILURES
o NEPHROLITHIASISl &l UROLITHIASIS
- RENALl SYSTEMl CANCERS
o (Adults)l RENALl CELLl CARCINOMA:l “Clear-Celll Carcinoma”
o WILM’Sl TUMOURl /l “NEPHROBLASTOMA”
o TRANSITIONALl CELLl CARCINOMAS
- URINARYl &l KIDNEYl INFECTIONS
o PYELONEPHRITIS:
o URINARYl TRACTl INFECTIONSl /l (“CYSTITIS”)
o RENALl ANDl PERINEPHRICl ABSCESS