Residency Essentials: Renovascular Disease (renal artery stenosis, nutcracker, renal aneurysms)

Renovascular disease

The renovascular disease course will introduce the pathophysiology, diagnostic considerations and the potential treatment considerations for the most important renal vascular disorders including renal artery stenosis related to atherosclerosis and fibromuscular dysplasia, renal artery aneurysms and renal venous hypertension.

Expected completion time: 4 hours 

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the pathophysiology, clinical significance and diagnosis of renovascular hypertension.
  • Compare and contrast atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis and renal fibromuscular dysplasia with regards to patient population, symptoms, clinical significance and treatments.
  • Discuss the diagnostic criteria and clinical management of renal artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms.
  • Describe anatomic factors contributing to nutcracker syndrome/renal venous hypertension and related surgical and endovascular therapies.
Course summary
Course opens: 
07/01/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2030
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Residency Essentials Clinical Topic: GU

Course Developers: 

  • Luke Wilkins, MD- UVA Health
  • John Matson, MD- UVA Health

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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