A small specialty track of nephrology content for Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students. Used in Andy's lectures for the Clarke University DPT Program and cross-referenced in selected UDPA PA lectures. Every module is written for the clinical context DPT students actually work in — what to watch for, what to teach, and when to escalate — rather than the medical-student diagnostic workup. For the broader PA and medical-student nephrology curriculum, see the main Lecture Series.
Three formats, one curriculum. Full lectures are 45–60 minute case-driven HTML walkthroughs with learning objectives, check-your-understanding questions, and PubMed-cited evidence — use them for coursework and self-study. Printable handouts are 20–30 minute quick-references for clinical rotation, organized for scanning and teach-backs. Case studies are interactive clinical vignettes with progressive disclosure — use them to practice the reasoning in patient-facing scenarios.
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Case-driven lectures with learning objectives, check-your-understanding questions, and PubMed-cited evidence — built for DPT coursework and self-study. Each lecture runs 45–60 minutes with four case vignettes and ten MCQs.
When more water helps. When more water harms. The two-axis framework (tonicity vs volume), seven high-risk populations, exercise-associated hyponatremia, and five patient-teaching scripts.
Why sports drinks fail the ICU test. Tonicity vs osmolality, the free-water ceiling, the master replacement table, and the six less-salt override populations.
PROT-AGE targets, the per-meal rule (Moore 2015), the CKD→ESRD reversal, and the sarcopenia toolkit — protein plus resistance training plus creatine.
Why creatine raises serum creatinine without hurting the kidney — the Gualano 51Cr-EDTA proof, the Chilibeck 1.37-kg sarcopenia benefit, and AIN recognition.
The triple whammy (Lapi 2013), three renal harms, eight high-risk populations, and the Voltaren-gel + lidocaine-patch + percussion-massage bundle.
Full lecture pending. The printable handout for Module 6 is already live — see the Handouts section below.
Quick-reference handouts built for clinical rotation — tables, red flags, patient-teaching scripts, and escalation criteria in a scannable format. Print or load on a phone.
Two-axis framework, population guidance table, EAH red flags, and five patient-teaching scripts.
Sodium-content reference, tonicity-decoupling framework, and when to pair salt with plain water instead of reaching for a sports drink.
Protein targets by population, sarcopenia-plus-CKD guidance, and when the rehab protein push crosses into harm.
The creatinine-vs-kidney-function distinction, cystatin C, and what to tell patients whose PCP wants to stop creatine after a lab draw.
High-risk populations, the triple-whammy pattern, topical and non-NSAID alternatives, and sick-day rules.
Mechanism, cardiorenal evidence (FLOW), muscle-mass considerations during rapid weight loss, and the clinical teaching frame.
Interactive 45–60 minute case studies — patient vignette, progressive disclosure, clinical reasoning, and cross-links to pharmacology and cardiorenal content. Use these to practice the judgments the handouts and lectures teach.
HR isn't the target. RPE is. And never tell them to stop. Four-agent quartet reasoning for carvedilol, metoprolol, bisoprolol, and atenolol.
Peri-op holds, euglycemic DKA, and why you don't just tell the patient to stop.
Volume, electrolytes, orthostasis — every visit, every patient.
Hyperkalemia, cough, angioedema, peri-op holds — and why exercise hemodynamics shift.
The summer cardiac-rehab stack: lisinopril + furosemide + sweat loss. Recognize, intervene, teach.
DPT-scoped cases page with subtitles, tags, and cross-links back to lectures and handouts.
The filtration, transport, and regulation primer that underlies this DPT track (and the main nephrology curriculum).
Hyponatremia, hypernatremia, SIADH — the PA-program-depth reference behind Module 1.
Circulation-cycle pathophysiology and diuretic strategy for CHF/CKD patients seen in cardiac rehab.