Category Archives: Renal

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http://www.edrep.org/pages/textbook/glomerulonephritis.php

A simple introduction to glomerulonephritis with links to further resources, from the Edren textbook. Declaration of interest:킠 an Edinburgh resource

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http://www.edrep.org/pages/resources/acid-base-teaching.php

Starts with How To Approach, then gives you 6 cases to work through.   Declaration of interest:킠 It’s Edinburgh’s again.

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http://www.learnphysiology.org/sim2/

Two very nicely produced cases from Mitch Halperin and Razeen Davids

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http://www.cks.nhs.uk/urinary_tract_infection_lower_men

Another excellent account from NHS evidence.킠 The landing page lists another series of related topics including prostatitis, pyelonephritis etc.

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http://www.edrep.org/pages/resources/urinary-tract-infections.php

A page of more advanced info about UTIs, dwelling on particular circumstances pregnancy asymptomatic bacturia relationship to reflux Declaration of interest: an Edinburgh resource

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http://www.edrep.org/pages/textbook/uti.php

Very simple introduction with links to further sources and detail. Declaration of interest:킠 an Edinburgh resource.

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http://www.edrep.org/pages/textbook/inheritedcongenital.php

A very simple introduction with links to more info

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http://www.rarerenal.org

www.rarerenal.org is developing invaluable information on a whole list of uncommon renal disorders, mostly genetic. It is also the entry point to UK Rare Renal Disease Registers.킠 Its pages collate info and links to external info sources of which some key C/C+ ones (in case your disease isn’t there yet) are: GeneReviews (NCBI) OMIM (NCBI) […]

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http://www.renal.org/whatwedo/InformationResources/CKDeGUIDE.aspx

This is an excellent point of reference for CKD-related issues.킠 It is succint and to-the-point and the reader is directed to other appropriate resources for further information.킠 It does not, however, provide suffient detail for learning about CKD principles킠for the inexperienced reader.

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http://www.ckdonline.org/home/

This website has been set up as a resource for primary care physicians caring for patients with CKD.킠 It is nicely presented.킠 The sections on management, referral criteria and prescribing are probably most useful.킠 The general CKD overviews are probably less useful. Downsides:킠킠 disconcerting that on the home page under the section “Why use this […]