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AKI – The Sick Gentleman
AKI Case – Aches and pains
AKI Case – Low Urine Output
How to Complete a Fluid Assessment
AKI Case – Man with a Broken Heart
AKI Case – Swollen Ankles
AKI Case – The Oliguric Patient
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Acid Base Interpretation
Renal Involvement In Acid/Base balance
Acid base teaching – Case 1
Acid base teaching – Case 2
Acid base teaching – Case 3
Acid base teaching – Case 4
Acid base teaching – Case 5
Acid base teaching – Case 6
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Hypertension – Management
Hypertension tutorial
Hypertension case 2 – A dizzy lady
Hypertension Case 1
Kidney disease in 3 minutes
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Fluid case 3
Fluid case 4
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Blood pressures in children
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CKD management of patients with reduced GFR
CKD summary overview
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GFR estimation
Haematuria – macroscopic
Haematuria – microscopic
Pre-dialysis management of CRF
Proteinuria
Proteinuria in renal disease
Conservative care of advanced CKD
Contraception and pregnancy
Contraception
Pregnancy and Renal Disease
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Anaemia Management in CKD
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Fluid Therapy
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Infection and Infection Control
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Renal Drugs A-Z
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Hepatitis B Immunisation
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Monofer
Phosphate Binder Ladder
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Warfarin (Western General Hospital)
SGLT2i: how to start
VTE Prophylaxis
ACE Inhibitors: how to start
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Haemodialysis
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Renal Transplant Handbook
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Treatment of Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection
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Alport Syndrome
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Alport briefly
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Blood tests in kidney disease
Chronic renal failure and its progression (CKD)
Coronavirus COVID-19
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Diet in renal disease
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Goodpasture’s disease (more info)
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High blood pressure (hypertension)
HUS and TTP
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Loin pain haematuria syndrome
Malignant hypertension
Membranous nephropathy
Minimal change disease
Nephrotic syndrome
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Got PKD?
PKD – short info
Tolvaptan during the COVID-19 epidemic
Pregnancy and contraception in renal disease
Proteinuria
Reflux nephropathy
Renal artery stenosis
Renal biopsy
Scleroderma and the kidney
SLE (Lupus)
SLE (Lupus) affecting the kidneys
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Witholding and withdrawal from dialysis (more info)
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