Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology -- 1. Endothelin and endothelium-derived relaxing factor in the control of glomerular filtration and renal blood flow -- 2. Role of glomerular growth promoters in progression of renal disease -- 3. Reactive oxygen species and renal injury -- Glomerulonephritis -- 4. Changing views on the treatment of glomerulonephritis -- 5. Plasma exchange for renal disease -- 6. Albumin metabolism in the nephrotic syndrome. Implications for patient management -- Hypertension -- 7. Current recommendation for first line therapy of uncomplicated hypertension -- The Kidney and Diabetes -- 8. Risk factors for progression of renal insufficiency in diabetic nephropathy: therapeutic implications -- Chronic Renal Failure -- 9. Causes, consequences, and treatment of hyperlipidemia in patients with renal disease -- Dialysis -- 10. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and dialysis -- 11. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in diabetic end stage renal disease -- 12. Evaluation of central nervous system function in dialysis patients. A practical approach with implications for selection and modification of treatment modalities -- Renal Transplantation -- 13. Renal and pancreas transplantation in diabetic chronic uremic patients -- Diagnostic Methods in Nephrology -- 14. Accurate measurement of glomerular filtration rate