Diagnosis and management of children and adolescents with renal, fluid, electrolyte, and hypertensive disorders. Students in the Mon.-Wed. Pediatric Renal Clinic. The student will be introduced to dialysis and transplantation. Students will attend clinics and conferences, make ward rounds with attendings, and read ECGs.
Students have the option to be called in for emergencies and assist in cardiac catheterization.
Students will also receive teaching in cardiac pathology and cardiovascular hemodynamics. Each student is expected to devote full time to the elective. Training in clinical immunology, pediatric rheumatology, and allergy evaluation and management of patients with immunodeficiency, childhood rheumatic disease, and allergic diseases, including developing a working knowledge of common immunologic tests. Lecture series and laboratory instruction by members of the division. Research opportunity, if desired.