KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
kidney disease’s pathophysiology
Principles of Renal Replacement Therapy: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Vascular accesses for the management of hemodialysis; Peritoneal catheter for management of peritoneal dialysis.
Knows the characteristics of the renal transplant user;
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Distinguishes the different replacement treatments; Identifies the strategies for the management of the renal patient in replacement treatment; identifies vascular accesses for hemodialysis; Locate Tenckhoff's peritoneal catheter for peritoneal dialysis treatment;
AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
Establishes the care pathways of the dialyzed user; Identify the different vascular accesses for hemodialysis treatments; Recognizes a Tenckhoff catheter for peritoneal dialysis;
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Thighs and uses correct professional technical terminology to describe priority health problems being treated;
LEARNING ABILITY
To formulate a care pathway distinguishing the different nephropathic users: hemodialysis, assisted in peritoneal dialysis and transplanted

Knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the kidney and urinary system.

The clinical assistance approach to the nephropathic user, diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases, CKD from conservative approach to replacement treatment.

The Kidney: Principles of Physiology and Pathology
Clinical Presentations of Kidney Diseases
Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease.
Renal failure from pathophysiology to replacement treatment.
Complication of Chronic kidney Diseases in different stages
Renal Transplantation
Definition and management of Late-referral with end stage kidney disease; Guiding the patient with end-stage renal disease in the choice of replacement therapy.
Hemodialysis: vascular accesses for hemodialysis; hemodialysis in Critical care


Peritoneal dialysis: general principles and assisted peritoneal dialysis

The role of diet in chronic kidney disease.

Quality of life in Nephrology, multidimensional approach; the end of life in chronic kidney disease.
The nephrological hospitalization: clinical aspects of the nephropathic user, management of the continuity of assistance in support of the patients and their families.

S. Steddon, N. Ashman, A. Chesser, J. Cunningham, Oxford Handbook of Nephrology and Hypertensio, Oxford medical Pubblications, 2010.
A. Albertazzi, M. Porena, Malattie del rene, delle vie urinarie e dell’apparato genitale. Ed. Piccin 2003;
S. Gozzini, M. Bernardi, D. Lotti, Emodialisi e dialisi peritoneale, Ed. McGraw-Hill Italia, 2001.

G. Garibotto, R. Pontremoli, Manuale di nefrologia, Ed. Minerva Medica, 2017.

Principles of renal anatomy and physiology Glomerulonephritis: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment. Renovascular Diseases: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment.
Tubulo-Interstitial Nephritis: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment.
Acute and Chronic kidney disease pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment.
Renal Replacement Therapy: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
Kidney Transplant
Conservative renal care and the endo of life
Genetic in Kidney Disease (principles)

Interactive frontal lessons

Short-answer assessment test with questions that will ascertain the learning of the topics covered and the main problems and situations that future professionals may face.

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)