Renal and Urological Pathology

Details

Title

Renal and Urological Pathology

Type

Stage One

Module code

HLS388

Requirement

Compulsory

Module objective

By the end of the training period trainees will, in respect to background and principles, be able to:

• Analyse, synthesise, evaluate and apply knowledge
• Perform a range of technical and clinical skills and procedures
• Demonstrate the attitudes and behaviours necessary for professional practice as a consultant clinical scientist dealing with the complexities, uncertainties and tensions of professional practice at this level.

Knowledge and understanding

• Demonstrates understanding of specimens obtained for example via:
  • Renal biopsies
  • Bladder biopsies
  • Nephrectomy specimens
  • Cystectomy specimens
• Demonstrates understanding of commonly encountered neoplastic and non-neoplastic disease processes, for example:
  • Bladder carcinoma
  • Renal cell carcinoma
  • Pyelonephritis
• Understands the value of immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy in the diagnosis of glomerulonephritis

Technical and clinical skills

• Assesses deviation from normal histology
• Recognises the presence of dysplasia and cancer in bladder biopsies
• Recognises glomerular changes that might indicate glomerulonephritis, e.g., hypercellularity, crescent formation
• Describes, dissects, and reports nephrectomy and bladder resection specimens