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Renal Central 2009:
Pathology 201 & MLC II Renal Disease Material
Renal 2009 will be an integrated 5-week experience occurring throughout Unit V between the Pathology 201 renal section and the MLC II course. Assigned tasks will range from reading case reports to completing online module cases to reviewing relevant chapters within the Lange Pathophysiology of Disease text.
It is critical to keep up with the assignments and readings (supplemental handouts, Robbins’ text, Harrison’s text, etc.) and not wait until the last minute in order to be successful in this unit which is generally regarded as intense and rapid-moving by students. Class sessions will assume your familiarity with provided background material.
Schedule:
Refer to the MLC II Unit V schedule for a comprehensive list of session dates, times and assignments for both courses. Please be aware that quizzes may occur during the 10 a.m. renal pathology hour immediately preceding MLC II sessions on Fridays during the unit. Announcements will be made in class and also posted on Blackboard when this will happen.
Supplemental Handouts:
Handouts will be posted online continuously throughout the unit. Initial handouts will be posted the week of December 15. It is strongly recommended that you read them over Winter Break along with reviewing the basic structure and function of the kidney and endocrine systems in anticipation of the opening sessions. These will be your “syllabi” material for the renal pathology section along with the Robbins' and Lange texts. Click here to be taken to the supplemental material and study aid section.
Case Modules:
A series of 13 renal case studies covering various aspects of renal disease are available online (http://www.upstate.edu/courseware/casestudy/intra/ms2/casemodule/). Six of these mini-cases will be assigned during the unit, with associated quiz questions to be completed within Blackboard by the posted date on the MLC II schedule. Click here for a printable .pdf.
Examination:
The culminating session on Wednesday, February 4 @ 10 am will feature a closed book mock examination followed by discussion.
Note: The intent of the unit is to facilitate your being able to integrate clinical and laboratory findings with a written renal pathology report that you as a clinician might receive rather than becoming a renal pathologist and having to make a histopathologic diagnosis. The purpose of the images that will be shown in class and in the text is only to help you understand the biopsy results.
Videotaping:
Most Pathology 201 sessions will NOT be videotaped other than initial overview sessions detailing Dr. Shanley's approach to kidney disease. MLC II sessions will not be taped as usual.
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