Nephropathology in the Elderly
1
2018-2019
02466874
Nephro-urological, Gynecological and Oncological Diseases
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
1.0
Compulsory
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in anatomy and renal physiology; capacity for analysis and interpretation of the main basic clinical and analytical changes in renal disease; basic knowledge in English.
Teaching Methods
Lecture.
Learning Outcomes
Must know the anatomical and functional characteristics of normal kidney; should know and understand the main morphological and functional changes of the kidney in the elderly; should know and understand the pathophysiological changes of the kidney in the elderly; must know to diagnose the functional changes of the kidney in the elderly; should know how to establish a plan for preventing the progression of kidney disease in the elderly with attention to diet and medication.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Renal morphology and adaptation in the aging kidney;
Modifications of renal physiology with aging, structural and functional changes, clinical manifestations resulting from the aging process;
Study of renal function: The glomerular filtration rate and how to evaluate: creatinine / GFR correlation;
Theories of aging and biological mechanisms in the kidney; inhibitor mechanisms of progression of renal aging - drugs;
Major renal pathologies observed with advancing age;
The adjustment of the dosage of drugs to renal function.
Head Lecturer(s)
Rui Manuel Baptista Alves
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
Livro:
The aging kidney in health and disease
Machas-Núñez JF, J. Stewart Cameron and Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos
ed. Springer US, 2008
Capítulo de Livro
Patologia Nefrológica e envelhecimento.
Rui Alves
In: “Geriatria Fundamental – Saber e praticar”
ed. Lidel, 2014; cap. 21: 225-232.