To Pee or Not to Pee--RENAL UPDATE AND OVERVIEW 
This one-day seminar begins with the embryologic development of the kidney and the clinical implications for clinical practice. The discussion reviews the anatomy and physiology of the kidney correlated with struc­tural and functional conditions. Disease processes discussed are as follows:
glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, the nephrotic syndrome, polycystic kidney disease, the diabetic kidney, the kidney in shock, acute tubular necrosis, acute and chronic renal failure, kidney stones and autoimmune disease and the kidney. In addition, the effects of aging and the effects of drugs on the kidneys will be emphasize. Lab tests to be discussed include the BUN, Serum creatinine, creatinine clearance and urinalysis.