Renal Central 2012:
Pathology 201 & MLC II Renal Disease Material

Renal 2012 will be an integrated 5-week experience occurring throughout Unit V between the Pathology 201 renal section and the MLC II course. Continuity of content will be such that it will oftentimes not be possible to distinguish between the two courses. Assigned tasks will range from reading case reports and online module cases to reviewing relevant chapters within textbooks such as Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine and Lange Pathophysiology of Disease,

It is critical to keep up with the assignments and readings (including supplemental handouts, 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 MLC II quizzes may occur during the 10 a.m. renal pathology hour immediately preceding MLC II sessions during this unit.

Supplemental Handouts:

Handouts will be posted online continuously throughout the unit. Initial handouts will be posted the week of December 19. It is strongly recommended that you read them over 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', Harrison's and Lange texts. Click here to be taken to the supplemental material and study aid section.

Case Modules:

A series of renal case studies covering various aspects of renal disease are posted online. Click here to access them.

Assessment:

In addition to the MLC II quizzes, this unit will feature two major "progress checks": a mid-unit quiz on the assigned reading in Robbins' (Wednesday, January 25 @ 11 am) and an end-of-unit mock examination (Wednesday, February 8 @ 10 am). Both "progress checks" will be "closed book" assessments.

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.

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