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Nephrology

Inpatient Management of Hyperkalemia

Learn how to evaluate and manage acute hyperkalemia in the hospital. Review ECG changes, temporizing measures, and medications to eliminate potassium.

Hypertensive Emergency

Differentiate hypertensive emergency and hypertensive urgency. Learn the general principles of management and the mechanism of action of most common antihypertnesives used in treatment.

Management of Chronic Hypertension

Identify the most appropriate first-line agent for patients with chronic hypertension and determine when to consider a secondary cause. (45 min)

Acid Base Disorders

Develop an approach to identifying acid-base disorders and practice the interpretation of ABGs through a series of cases (45 minutes).

AKI in Cirrhosis

Differentiate hepatorenal syndrome from other causes of AKI, identify initial treatments and apply the framework through a series of brief cases. (40-50min

Acute Kidney Injury

Develop a framework for differentiating the cause (pre/intra/post-renal) of acute kidney injury (AKI)

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