The Biomedical &Life Sciences Collection

The Kidneys: Diseases,Disorders & Treatments
This learning journey is designed to provide an introduction toa selection of diseases and disorders that inhibit regular renalfunction. Both well established and novel treatment methods
for these conditions are also discussed in this journey.

Introduction to the Kidney
An Introduction to Kidney Function and Disease
Extract from:’Molecular basis of genetic renal diseases’
Dr. Paul Jennings – Medical University of
Innsbruck, Austria
3 minsThe Biology of the Kidney
Extract from:’Pancreas, kidneys, and ureters’Prof. Emeritus Kapil S. Satyapal –University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
8 minsRenal Structure, Function and Transport Mechanisms
Extract from:’Toxicology of the kidney’
Prof. Lawrence Lash – Wayne State
University School of Medicine, USA
19 mins

Kidney Diseases and Disorders
Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome and the Glomerulus
Extract from:’Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis’
Prof. Moin Saleem – University of Bristol, UK
6 minsHematuria and Proteinuria
Extract from:’Isolated microhematuria and proteinuri
in adults’
Dr. Eva Seiringer – Klinikum WelsGrieskirchen, Austria
8 minsAnaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
Extract from:’Anaemia in chronic kidney disease’
Prof. Iain Macdougall – Kings CollegeHospital, UK
9 minsDiabetic Nephropathy and Pregnancy
Extract from:’Kidney disease and pregnancy: a newera?’
Dr. Kate Bramham – King’s College London,UK
3 minsThe Significance of the Kidneys in Sickle Cell Disease
Extract from:’Renal complications of sickle cell disease’
Dr. Claire Sharpe – King’s College London,UK
12 mins

IgA Nephropathy
Extract from:’What’s new for IgA nephropathy part 1:
epidemiology and pathogenesis’Prof. Maurizio Salvadori – University ofFlorence, Italy
5 minsThe Genetics of Inherited Kidney Cancers
Extract from:’The genetic basis of kidney cancer’
Dr. W. Marston Linehan – National
Institutes of Health, USA
5 minsRenal Cell Carcinomas and Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Extract from:’The genetics and genomics of familial
renal carcinoma’Prof. Eamonn Maher – University ofCambridge, UK
11 mins

Treatment Methods and Therapeutics
Checkpoint Inhibitors for the Treatmentof Renal Cancers
Extract from:’Immune checkpoint blockade in renal
cell carcinoma’
Dr. David McDermott – Harvard Medical
School, USA
15 mins

Challenges and Approaches to the Treatment ofChronic Kidney Disease
Extract from:’Pharmacometric approaches to optimize
use of drugs and dialysis treatments inpatients with chronic kidney disease’
Dr. Marc Pfister – Quantitative Solutions,USA
10 mins

The Treatment of Anaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
Extract from:’Anaemia in chronic kidney disease’
Prof. Iain Macdougall – Kings College
Hospital, UK
9 minsContinuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Extract from:’Continuous renal replacement therapy(CRRT) in children’
Prof. Timothy E. Bunchman – VCU Schoolof Medicine, USA
6 minsTreating End-Stage Renal Disease
Extract from:’Allo-hemodialysis: a novel approach toaddress the global shortfall in dialysis’Prof. Peter Kotanko – Renal ResearchInstitute, USA
9 minsAdditional Material
Wearable Devices for Chronic Kidney Disease Patient
Extract from:’Pervasive sensing in chronic kidneydisease’Ms. Maggie Han & Ms. Schantel Williams –Renal Research Institute, USA
14 mins

Kidney Xenotransplantation: An Interview
with Dr. Douglas Anderson
Whole interview:’Kidney xenotransplantation’Dr. Douglas J. Anderson – University ofAlabama at Birmingham, USA
13 mins