Title of article :
Educational Case: Dysproteinemic Nephropathies: Renal Amyloidosis as an Example
Author/Authors :
Jebakumar, Deborah Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX, USA , Jones, Kathleen A. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, TX, USA
Abstract :
The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040
Keywords :
pathology competencies , organ system pathology , kidney , renal syndromes , dysproteinemic nephropathies , pathogenic mechanisms , amyloid , electron microscopy
Journal title :
Academic Pathology
