ILOs:
- Apply your understanding of the physiology and anatomy of the kidney to explain Dr Ashmore's symptoms.
- Describe the major functional changes in chronic kidney disease.
- Identify abnormal laboratory results seen in this condition and explain how they arise.
- Reflect on the impact this disease has on Dr Ashmore's life.
- The patient confidentiality checklist
- Dr Ashmore's medical history
- Factors that might have caused Dr Ashmore's symptoms
- What changes would you expect to see in the urine from a patient with chronic kidney disease?
- Diagram showing how water and sodium are handled in a healthy kidney
- Factors associated with osmotic diuresis and water diuresis
- In severe chronic renal failure, why does the urine osmolarity become similar to that of the plasma? (isosthenuria)
- Interpreting Dr Ashmore's serum electrolytes and blood gases
- Categorising chronic kidney disease by type
- Is kidney failure normal in Dr Ashmore's family?
- An ultrasound scan of Dr Ashmore's kidneys
- An overview of polycystic kidney disease
- Treating patients with this condition...
- Graph showing Dr Ashmore's renal function