• Kidneys in health
• Cases
• How does kidney failure affect salt and water balance?
• What does hyponatremia mean and what does it not mean?
• Describe how acidosis happens in renal failure
• What effects does reduced EPO and reduced 1-25 Vit D levels have?
• What is the major predictor of end stage renal failure?
• Management
• What different methods are there for assessing kidney function?
• What do we use to classify CKD? (3)