Renal Pharmacology — Medical Pharmacology

Pharmacology · Clinical Bases

How it begins

Diuretics, RAAS modulators, pharmacological management of CKD, nephroprotective and nephrotoxic drugs, dose adjustment in renal failure, hyperuricemia and gout. Expert level with pathophysiological and clinical correlation.

What it covers

1. Kidney Physiology applied to Pharmacology
2. · Tubular Transport by Segment
3. · Renal Drug Management
4. · CKD staging (KDIGO 2012)
5. Diuretics Overview and Classification
6. Loop Diuretics Furosemide, Bumetanide, Torasemide
7. Thiazides and Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
8. RAAS ACE Inhibitor System, ARB, Aliskiren and Axis Inhibition
9. SGLT2 Inhibitors The Cardiorenal Revolution
10. CKD — Complications and Specific Pharmacological Treatment
11. · Anemia in CKD — Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs)
12. · Intravenous Iron in CKD
13. · Alterations of Mineral Metabolism in CKD
14. Hyperuricemia and Gout Uricosuric and Uricostatic Pharmacology
15. · Treatment of Acute Gout Attack
16. · Chronic Hypouricemic Treatment
17. Nephrotoxicity and Drugs to Avoid or Adjust in CKD
18. · Nephrotoxic Drugs — Mechanisms and Clinical Presentation
19. Dose Adjustment in Renal Failure
20. Acute Kidney Injury (AKI / AKI) Pharmacological Prevention and Management
21. Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Pharmacological Aspects
22. · Drug Elimination by Dialysis
23. · Anticoagulation in Hemodialysis
24. · Immunosuppression in Kidney Transplant