• appreciate the different time scales and long-term sequelae of human diseases
• understand the anatomy and function of the kidney and their relationship to each other
• understand how kidney function is assessed. Identify some major diseases of the kidney
• understand how kidney failure is managed
• appreciate how damage to small blood vessels due to diabetes results in impaired kidney function
• identify some areas for further research in renal physiology

• Work through the renal physiology module of the SUMMIT physiology self-tutorials (available without password on the Stanford network)

• Lange Physiology Ch. 38 Renal Function and Micturition

• The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group. 1993. The effect of intensive treatment of diabetes on the development and progression of long-term complications in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. N. Engl. J. Med. 329:977-986. On-line at http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/329/14/977
• Lasker RD. 1993. The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial --Implications for Policy and Practice. N. Engl J. Med. 329:1035-1036. On-line at http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/329/14/1035

• Pathology: Introduction to renal disease
• Pathology: Nephrotic syndrome

• Utah WebPath: Diabetic kidneys, gross anatomy. Click back and forth for other gross anatomical views of kidney disorders.
• Utah WebPath diabetes tutorial . Includes histology slides of organs affected by complications

Topic 2: Obstetrical Complications

Lecture slides can be found here.