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Nephrology Self-Assessment Program (NephSAP)

nephSAP: Volume 2


46 0.3MB A typical American diet generates about 1 mEq/kg of endogenous acids each day (primarily sulfuric and phosphoric acid). These acids titrate an equivalent amount of extracellular bicarbonate yielding carbon dioxide that is excreted in the lungs.
NephSAP

Volume 2, Number 1, January 2003

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disturbances

Richard H. Sterns, MD
6.0 category 1 credits

A typical American diet generates about 1 mEq/kg of endogenous acids each day (primarily sulfuric and phosphoric acid). These acids titrate an equivalent amount of extracellular bicarbonate yielding carbon dioxide that is excreted in the lungs....




49 0.3MB Acute renal failure (ARF) comprises a family of syndromes that are characterized by an abrupt (over hours to days) decrease in the GFR.
NephSAP

Volume 2, Number 2, March 2003

Acute Renal Failure

Paul M. Palevsky, MD
5.0 category 1 credits

Acute renal failure (ARF) comprises a family of syndromes that are characterized by an abrupt (over hours to days) decrease in the GFR....




42 0.3MB This issue of NephSAP will focus on chronic kidney disease (CKD), with a particular emphasis on mechanisms and treatment of progression.
NephSAP

Volume 2, Number 3, May 2003

Chronic Kidney Disease: Progression

Mark E. Rosenberg, MD
5.0 category 1 credits

This issue of NephSAP will focus on chronic kidney disease (CKD), with a particular emphasis on mechanisms and treatment of progression....




85 0.6MB NephSAP celebrates its first anniversary with the publication of this issue. Judging by your responses and those from European and Asian publishers anxious to translate our bimonthly into five different languages, we must conclude that the journal has bec
NephSAP

Volume 2, Number 4, July 2003

Transplantation

Barbara Murphy, MB, FRCPI
8.0 category 1 credits

NephSAP celebrates its first anniversary with the publication of this issue. Judging by your responses and those from European and Asian publishers anxious to translate our bimonthly into five different languages, we must conclude that the journal has bec...




43 0.4MB Blood Pressure (BP) is a continuous variable, and a level of greater than 140/90 mmHg is defined as hypertension. This definition of hypertension was derived from over four decades of data that relate the level of BP to the increase in cardiovascular deat
NephSAP

Volume 2, Number 5, September 2003

Hypertension

George L. Bakris, MD
6.0 category 1 credits

Blood Pressure (BP) is a continuous variable, and a level of greater than 140/90 mmHg is defined as hypertension. This definition of hypertension was derived from over four decades of data that relate the level of BP to the increase in cardiovascular deat...




54 0.4MB The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) (1) and Ramipril Efficacy in Nephropathy (REIN) (2) trials found that patients with a greater degree of proteinuria had a more rapid decline in GFR and a faster progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
NephSAP

Volume 2, Number 6, November 2003

Glomerular, Vascular, and Tubulointerstital Diseases

Richard J. Glassock, MD, MACP and Gerald B. Appel, MD, FACP
6.0 category 1 credits

The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) (1) and Ramipril Efficacy in Nephropathy (REIN) (2) trials found that patients with a greater degree of proteinuria had a more rapid decline in GFR and a faster progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD)...