Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MED 407 — Nephrology

MED department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• demonstrate knowledge and exhibit sound clinical skills in nephrology
• recognise and manage common renal diseases especially in our environment
• investigate patients with utmost prioritisation; and
• manage and prevent the disease as may be applicable

Course contents

Electrolyte imbalance. Clinical features. Common causes. Investigations, and management. Valuation of glomerular diseases. Glomerulonephritis. Nephrotic syndrome. Urinary tract infection. Pyelonephritis. Immune-complex-mediated kidney disease (quartan malarial nephropathy). 227

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MED 407.

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