Tulane University School of Medicine Mechanisms of Disease Pathology - Pathophysiology Course

Welcome to the Kidney- Urinary Pathology/Pathophysiology Block

This electronic learning module was designed to increase the understanding of diseases of the kidney and urinary tract. It integrates clinical and basic sciences, gross and microscopic imaging, and case studies with questions. Although designed primarily for medical students, it should also be useful for residents and fellows.

Objectives

After studying the material presented, the learner will be able to:

• Diagnose the most important and the most frequent diseases of the kidney and of the urinary tract.
• Discuss clinical data and basic science relevant to each disease.
• Answer clinically-based board-type questions.

Instructions:

• Click on the item to the left that you would like to study. Use the links in the left hand column rather than the "back" button on your browser to navigate throughout the site.
• In each chapter you should review the disease and test yourself with the clinical case studies and questions.
• You can move the borders of the frames to suit your computer screen.
• Links to images will open a separate browser window to allow comparison. Each image has a description at the bottom. You may resize the windows to fit your computer's screen. You may close the image frames after viewing to return to the learnng module.
• The final chapter contains all of the "Cases and Questions" in random order for review.

This learning module was created at Tulane University, School of Medicine by:

• Suzanne Meleg-Smith, MD, Department of Pathology, Project Director, ssmith1@tulane.edu
• Vecihi Batuman, MD, Section of Nephrology and Hypertension
• Byron Crawford, MD, Department of Pathology
• Ross Klingsberg, MD, Class of 2003, Computer Integration
• N. Kevin Krane, MD, Section of Nephrology and Hypertension
• Erich Lang, MD, Department of Radiology
• Eric Simon, MD, Section of Nephrology and Hypertension

Continuously supported by Tulane University, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology.

Created in 2001 with a Tulane Teaching and Learning Innovations in Medical Education Mini-grant.

Last update on 7-20-05 with the technical assistance of Donald Olivares.

Copyright - This learning module is copyright material owned by S Meleg-Smith, et al, at Tulane University, School of Medicine. It may be reproduced for teaching/learning purposes with proper attribution.