Practicals · NEPH

Nephrology

65 practical items from the NBEMS DrNB curriculum, grouped by the curriculum's own sections.

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65 items

Assessment of renal disease

Investigative work-up

Renal ultrasonography

Procedure

Interventional procedures

Native renal biopsy

Procedureminimum 50 native renal biopsies

Renal allograft biopsy

Procedureminimum 25 graft biopsies

Femoral dialysis catheter insertion

Procedureat least 50 femoral catheters

Laboratory

Immunofluorescence interpretation on renal biopsy

Interpretation

Electron microscopy interpretation on renal biopsy

Interpretation

Electrolyte and acid-base analysis

Interpretation

Renal function tests

Interpretation

Autoanalyzer functioning

Instrument

Dialysis

Haemodialysis

Procedureminimum 300 haemodialysis

Haemofiltration

Procedure

Haemodiafiltration

Procedure

Intermittent peritoneal dialysis

Procedure50 peritoneal dialysis - rather 5-10 intermittent peritoneal dialysis

CAPD programme

Procedure

Assessment of dialysis adequacy

Interpretation

Acute kidney injury

Haemoperfusion in acute poisoning

Procedure

Renal transplantation

Renal transplant donor evaluation

Clinical examination

Renal transplantation posting

Teaching and training activities

Clinical audit

Communication / adminonce a month

Renal function testing

Measurement of GFR and renal plasma flow

Lab technique

Urine concentrating and diluting capacity tests

Lab technique

Microalbuminuria testing

Lab technique

Proteinuria measurement

Lab technique

Urinary acidification test

Lab technique

Radiological

Digital subtraction angiography

Interpretation

Selective renal angiography

Interpretation

Renal artery angioplasty and stenting

Procedure

Selective renal venography

Interpretation

Renal Doppler studies

Interpretation

Antegrade pyelography

Interpretation

Retrograde pyelography

Interpretation

CT imaging of kidney

Interpretation

MRI of kidney

Interpretation

Urologic aspects of paediatric nephrology

VUR grading on imaging

Interpretation

Nuclear medicine

Urodynamic studies

Interpretation

Microbiology

Viral, bacterial and fungal cultures

Lab technique

Serological techniques

Lab technique

PCR techniques

Lab technique

Immunological tests

ANCA testing

Lab technique

ANA testing

Lab technique

Anti-dsDNA testing

Lab technique

Anti-GBM antibody testing

Lab technique

Cryoglobulin testing

Lab technique

Immunoelectrophoresis

Lab technique

Tissue typing

Cross match for transplantation

Lab technique

Serological HLA typing

Lab technique

Molecular HLA typing

Lab technique

Panel reactive antibody (PRA)

Lab technique