Description
Medical renal pathology is a subspecialty pathology that makes diagnoses of non-neoplastic diseases that affect renal function. At the end of the session, participants will be able to assess a renal biopsy for adequacy and plan the division of the renal biopsy for ancillary tests (ie. light microscopy, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy). Participants will be able to recognize critical value pathology that needs to be reported to the clinician as soon as possible. Participants will also be able to distinguish and diagnose common medical kidney diseases based on renal biopsy findings.
Objectives
1. Assess basic renal histology, Distinguish features of common medical kidney diseases
2. Plan kidney biopsy tissue division for ancillary testing, Diagnose critical values in medical renal pathology
Target Audience
Residents
CanMEDS Roles
Medical Expert (the integrating role)
Scholar