Resident Levels of Care

Nephrology
Resident Levels: PGY IV and V


Clinical Diagnosis
Management


Clinical Non-Invasive Management

Clinical Invasive
(Operative Management)
  • Perform and document history and physical exam
  • Develop a differential diagnosis
  • Develop and document a diagnostic strategy
  • Develop and document a treatment plan
  • Order diagnostic tests
  • Order medications
  • Order appropriate consults

 

  • Perform complete and focused physical exams
  • Order and interpret blood and urine tests
  • Order and interpret imaging studies
  • Interpret common dialysis problems
  • Interpret kidney biopsies
  • Perform blood collection
  • Perform urinalysis collection
  • Perform microscopic urinalysis
  • Perform acute dialysis
  • Perform chronic dialysis
  • Perform peritoneal dialysis
  • Perform continuous renal replacement therapy
  • Perform percutaneous biopsy of autologous kidney*
  • Perform Percutaneous biopsy of transplanted kidney*
  • Perform temporary vascular access for hemodialysis*
  • Perform placement of catheter for peritoneal dialysis*
  • Perform thrombolysis*
  • Perform venogram*
  • Perform permacatheter placement and removal*
* Requires supervision by a Teaching (Faculty) Physician or Upper Level Resident
determined by the individual Resident level of performance.

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