Diagnostic Methods in Nephro-Urology

Diagnostic Methods in Nephro-Urology | Internal Medicine

How it begins

Guía experta y exhaustiva sobre el estudio del riñón y las vías urinarias. Integra la evaluación clínica, los marcadores de función renal, el análisis del sedimento urinario, las técnicas de imagen avanzadas, la biopsia renal y los algoritmos diagnósticos de los principales síndromes nefrológicos, con correlación clínica continua y referencias a guías KDIGO actualizadas.

What it covers

1. Nephrourological Clinical History
2. Physical Examination in Nephrourology
3. Serum Creatinine and Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation
4. Cystatin C and Biomarkers of Kidney Damage
5. Clearance of Creatinine, Serum Urea and BUN/Creatinine Ratio
6. Serum, Urinary Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance of Renal Origin
7. Complete Urinalysis and Reactive Strip
8. Urinary Sediment: The "Kidney in the Microscope"
9. Proteinuria: Quantification, Characterization and Interpretation
10. Urinary Microbiology: Urine Culture, Antibiogram and Interpretation
11. Acute Kidney Injury: Diagnosis and Staging
12. Chronic Kidney Disease: Diagnosis and Metabolic Complications
13. Percutaneous Renal Biopsy
14. Renal, Bladder and Doppler Ultrasound
15. Computed Tomography of the Urinary System
16. Intravenous Urography, Cystoscopy, MRI and Nuclear Medicine
17. Nephritic Syndrome and Nephrotic Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis
18. Diagnostic Evaluation of Renal Lithiasis
19. Renovascular HTN and Diagnosis of Diabetic Nephropathy
20. Integrated Diagnostic Algorithms in Nephrourology