Renal-Electrolyte

Director:   Gregory L. Braden, M. D.

Duration:   4 weeks
Students per month:   1

This clerkship offers the student an opportunity to participate in an active nephrology program involving acute and chronic renal disease, fluid and electrolyte disturbances, acid-based abnormalities, peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis and renal transplantation.  Basic physiologic mechanisms are stressed, particularly as they relate to clinical nephrology.  The students will see nephrology consultations and work up new patients admitted to the clinical services.  The student presents new cases to the attending nephrologist, and observes peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis, renal transplantation and renal biopsies.  Review of renal pathology is also included.  Three weekly renal conferences permit active student participation and extensive reprint files are available as educational aids.  The student is taught to perform and interpret urinalyses and clearance measurements.

No nights or weekends during this rotation.