Second-Year Medicine
Block 6: Renal System
The main objective of the renal bock teaching for students understand how
the pathology of kidney function effects the control of body fluid homeostasis.
The effect and treatment of inflammatory, infection, immunologic and congenital
abnormalities on kidney function is emphasized. Infectious, inflammatory and
congenital abnormalities on kidney function is emphasized. Infection, inflammatory
and obstructive disease of the lower urinary tract are discussed. The block
includes the role of the kidney as a cause and the multiple pharmacologic
modalities used to treat hypertension.
