Carla Moschella – Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease: Assessment, Management & Treatment Strategies
Many healthcare professionals are intimidated by the complexity of chronic kidney disease and confused by the management strategies that come along with it…and with a high rate of non-compliance from patients and their families, it can often feel like an uphill battle.
But it doesn’t have to be this way!
In this online course, you will gain a deeper understanding of all aspects of kidney function and disease treatments that you can apply to your clinical practice immediately, with special attention to:
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Hypertension
- The Kidneys and Diabetes
- Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
- Kidney Disease & Nutrition
- End-Stage Renal disease
With the latest information on causes, complications, medications and dietary recommendations for kidney complications, you will be leading your patients to the best possible outcomes.
Here’s what this intensive online course covers:
Module 1: Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease
- Assessing kidney function
- Urinalysis
- Proteinuria, Glucosuria & Hematuria
- Urine Sediment
- Hypertension
- ACE Inhibitors
Module 2: Chronic Kidney Disease
- Kidney Imaging Studies
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Hypertension Nephrosclerosis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- ADPKD
- Tubulointerstitial Diseases
Module 3: Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
- Stages 1 – 5
- Anemia
- Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Case Studies
Module 4: Acute Kidney Injury
- Pre & Post-renal Acute Kidney Injury
- Intrinsic Kidney Injury
- Acute Tubular Necrosis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Lupus Nephritis
Module 5: Renal Replacement Therapy
- Dialysis
- Hemodialysis
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Transplant
Nurses like you rave about the teaching style of our experts:
Carla Moschella, MS, PA-C, RD, is a physician assistant and registered dietitian with over 25 years of clinical experience in nutrition, nephrology, gastroenterology, and internal medicine. She received her Master of Science degree in Medical Dietetics from Framingham State College in Massachusetts and her Physician Associate Certificate from Yale University School of Medicine. She was employed for several years as a physician assistant in nephrology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. In that capacity she managed patients with all stages of chronic kidney disease, including those who were undergoing evaluation for a kidney transplant and those who already had received a one.
She has lectured at many national and state conferences on kidney disease, including at the National Kidney Foundation’s annual meetings, at the physician assistant’s national conference in New Orleans, and at several physician assistant state associations, including Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont. She is the author of the chapter on nephrology in Lange Q&A Physician Assistant Examination, published by McGraw-Hill, the PA text for preparation for the national certifying and recertifying exams. She authored an article on the National Kidney Foundation’s practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, and she co-authored an article entitled, “Interaction between cyclosporin A and Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort) following organ transplantation” in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. She also has served as a reviewer for many journals and textbooks. Miss Moschella is a member of Pi Alpha, the national honor society for physician assistants, and Alpha Eta, the national honor society for allied health professionals.
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