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Renal anatomy -- Renal physiology -- Assessment of renal function -- Urinalysis -- Imaging -- Renal biopsy -- Disorders of extracellular volume -- Disorders of water metabolism -- Disorders of potassium metabolism -- Disorders of calcium, phosphate, and magnesium metabolism -- Normal acid-base balance -- Metabolic acidosis -- Metabolic alkalosis -- Respiratory acidosis, respiratory alkalosis, and mixed disorders -- Introduction to glomerular disease : clinical presentations -- Introduction to glomerular disease : histologic classification and pathogenesis.

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