Edema

Clerkship

Lecture materials and small group cases are posted here for University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine students. Access to these materials are password protected.

Objectives

By the end of the Paediatric Clerkship, a medical student will be able to:

1. Describe the fluid composition of the body, the body water compartments and the normal movement of fluids and electrolytes between compartments.
2. Interpret the results of a urinalysis.
3. Distinguish between pre-renal, renal and post-renal failure.
4. Recognize the clinical features of nephritic and nephrotic syndromes.

Half Day Cases

• A 6 year old girl presents to your clinic with a 4 day history of swelling around the eyes. Parents have tried antihistamines at home with no improvement
• An 8 year old boy has come to the emergency department with a headache, and a 1 day history of brown urine