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Topics in Allergy, Immunology, and Nephrology 2018 is a Western Mediterranean Cruise Conference.

Topics in Allergy, Immunology, and Nephrology 2018 covers topics such as:

Urticaria
- Identifying the many different causes of urticaria can be challenging
Atopic Dermatitis
- Diagnose this common skin disorder and understand the important allergic and nonallergic aspects
Food Allergy
- Appreciating the new revelations in the immunologic mechanisms has led to the concepts of prevention and desensitization
Angioedema
- Managing patients with angioedema requires the identification of benign or life-threatening types
Indoor Allergies
- Appreciating that indoor allergen sources can create problems for respiratory and cutaneous allergy sufferers
Drug Allergy
- Gaining knowledge of the complex nature of drug allergies is essential to providing the patient with information about their reaction
Diagnosis, Prevention and Management of Acute Kidney Injury
- Review the strategies used to prevent AKI in specific clinical situations : IV contrast, general surgery, gadolinium exposure
- Explain the new definition of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), and describe the short and long term complications of patients that experience AKI
- Discuss individual agents and the risk and unique types of AKI associated with NSAIDs, antibiotics and chemotherapeutic drugs
Rhinosinusitis
- Describing rhinosinusitis as acute and chronic is important in diagnosing and treating this common disorde.r
Hypertension update 2018
- Discuss the specific guidelines for the treatment of hypertension in patients with renal disease
- Describe the new ACC/AHA guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of HTN
- Review the clinical criteria for the recognition of secondary hypertension and the new treatments of resistant hypertension
Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
- Describe the complications of CKD and the treatment guidelines for the management of Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Anemia, Acidosis and Hyperparathyroidism
- Discuss the new definition of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with specific emphasis on the measurement and important role of microalbuminuria
Kidney Transplantation for the Primary Care physician
- Define the basic immunosuppression used and the side effects of individual agents. Discuss the common medical complications in transplant recipients seen in the primary care setting
- Describe the current status of the renal transplant program in the U.S. from the standpoint of patient outcomes, governmental regulation, organ donation policy and economic coverage
Evaluation and Prevention of Kidney Stones
- Describe the different types of kidney stones and the pathophysiologic causes of each type of stone
- Define the epidemiology and clinical impact of kidney stone disease in the U.S
- Review the surgical and medical treatment options available for each type of stone disease and the strategies to prevent future stone recurrence
Herbal Supplements and the Kidney
- Discuss the potential risks of heavy metal toxicity, nephrotoxicity and electrolyte abnormalities associated with individual types of herbal therapy
- Review the governmental policies regulating the distribution and labeling of herbal therapy in the U.S
- Outline the potential interaction of herbal therapy with prescription medication and how to avoid these potential complications
Current Concepts and Treatment of Hyponatremia
- Review the different causes of hyponatremia and the workup required to establish a correct diagnosis
- Establish the definition and physiologic consequences of hyponatremia
- Describe the entity called osmotic demyelinating syndrome and its relationship to the treatment of hyponatremia
- Define the role of hypertonic saline and the use of vaptans in the treatment of acute and chronic hyponatremia
Gement of Acute Kidney Injury Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Hypertension update 2018