MPAS 612 Nephrology, Urology & Men's Health
This course covers the anatomy and physiology of the genitourinary system and the epidemiology, etiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, complications, and differential diagnoses of commonly encountered renal diseases and disorders through symptoms-based and systems-based approaches. This course also covers the anatomy, physiology, physical examination, medical history, medical documentation, and diseases and disorders specific to the male patient. Emphasis is placed on interviewing and eliciting a medical history, performing a focused physical examination, and ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies to evaluate these diseases and disorders. Management of patients with these diseases and disorders across the life span from initial presentation through follow-up for acute, chronic, and emergent cases will be covered, as will referral when necessary, preventive medicine, and patient education. Associated medical documentation and clinical skills, as appropriate, will be taught. Topics include the approach to a patient with urinary complaint or a man with a genital complaint, renal failure, chronic kidney disease, glomerulopathies, non-glomerular disease, genitourinary infections and neoplasia, urinary obstruction and dialysis/renal replacement. This course also provides an in-depth instruction in fluid, acid-base, and electrolyte disorders. Students will learn through an integrated curriculum to include computer-based, lecture-based, and collaborative instructional modalities that will include classroom, laboratory, simulation, group, community, and clinical experiences. Lectures will be held asynchronously, synchronously via WebEx, or in person. All physical exam and clinical skills labs will be held in the AH 007 lab classroom in-person with instructors.