Paediatric Nephrology Resident Handbook

Cover of the Paediatric Nephrology Resident Handbook, first edition

The Paediatric Nephrology Resident Handbook is a free, practical reference for trainees, written and reviewed by paediatric nephrologists and trainees across Canada and supported by CAPN. First edition, 2021.

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  1. History and physical exam
  2. Diagnostic tests
  3. Kidney development
  4. Fluids and electrolytes
  5. Acute kidney injury
  6. Approach to proteinuria
  7. Hypertension in children
  8. Approach to haematuria and glomerulonephritis
  9. Chronic kidney disease
  10. Renal replacement therapy
  11. Basics of kidney transplantation
  12. Thrombotic microangiopathy
  13. CAKUT and cystic kidney disease
  14. Urolithiasis
  15. Tubular disorders
  16. Urinary tract infections and vesicoureteral reflux

Who wrote it

Authors: Fahd AlShammri, Sarah AlTamimi, Abdulaziz Bamhraz, Rahul Chanchlani, Susannah Jenkins, Amrit Kirpalani, Charushree Prasad, Magdalena Riedl, Cal Robinson and Subhrata Verma, from McMaster, Western and the University of Toronto.

Reviewers included paediatric nephrologists from across the country, at the University of Alberta, McMaster, the University of Toronto, the University of Manitoba and the University of British Columbia.