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The Nephrology task force of WikiProject Medicine aims to better organize information in articles related to Nephrology. Nephrology is the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the kidney. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there.

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Contents 1 Scope 1.1 Related Wikiportals 2 Participants 3 Articles 3.1 Articles needing creation or improvement 3.2 Articles needing images/better images 4 Special articles 4.1 Did you know articles 4.2 Featured articles 4.3 Good articles 5 Wikipedia articles and categories on Nephrology 6 Lists 7 Templates 7.1 Nephrology templates 7.2 Project notice 8 Userbox

[edit] Scope

Nephrology is the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the kidney.

This task force aims to:

• increase the quality of the current articles on nephrology topics by increasing their medical content while keeping them accessible to individuals with no medical knowledge
• facilitate the creation of new articles on topics in nephrology, so that Wikipedia is a more-or-less comprehensive nephrology resource for the public
• ensure that articles created on nephrology topics are thoroughly referenced and include up-to-date links to the most recent literature
• explain the use of evidence-based medicine in nephrology and how it is applied to the care of patients with renal disease
• maintain consistency with the medical manual of style in the nephrology articles
• increase the number of images attached to articles
• produce nephrology-themed featured articles based on the above
• include both traditional and complementary and alternative medicine therapies for illnesses nephrologists typically see and treat
• improve the kidney bluebox {{Kidney}} and create a nephrology template that lists the most common renal diseases.

[edit] Related Wikiportals

• Portal:Medicine

[edit] Participants

All wikipedians are welcome to join! You need no medical expertise or specific nephrology expertise in order to contribute to this WikiProject.

User/Signature	Special Interests (if any)
Nephron  T|C 04:25, 14 June 2006 (UTC)	dialysis adequacy, home hemodialysis
InvictaHOG 10:57, 16 June 2006 (UTC)	pediatric renal issues
Danieliralevy T@lk	electrolyte disorders
Samir धर्म	general nephrology, dialysis allocation, transplantation
JFW | T@lk	nephrology in systemic disease
Felix-felix	Renal physiology RRT General Neph
Gaff	General nephrology
BillpSea	Dialysis; information of particular interest to those on dialysis
muskdial	Dialysis; Urea Kinetic Modeling; Medical Calculations and Software
David Ruben	General Practitioner, but enjoyed my time as a Renal SHO
Limjason (talk) 02:28, 10 October 2008 (UTC)	An enthusiast about Automated wearable artificial kidney
Maen. K. A. (talk)	Interested in lupus nephritis

[edit] Articles

[edit] Articles needing creation or improvement

• Cholesterol embolism - further expansion JFW | T@lk 16:01, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
• Cystatin C - I've heard that it is a good novel marker of kidney function but I'm not a specialist. Made a stub, would be greateful for improvements.
• Acute renal failure
• Dialysis adequacy - measurement of renal dialysis
• DMSA scan - can't myself recall the purpose of these David Ruben ^Talk 02:00, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
• Hemodialysis
• MAG3 scan - needs expert to look at description of its modern role in nephrology David Ruben ^Talk 02:00, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
• Minimal change disease
• Nephroblastoma
• Renal dialysis
• Renal function - recently GFR & Creatinine clearance merged with this. Is language as clear as it might be ? David Ruben ^Talk 02:00, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
• Peritoneal dialysis
• Pseudohypoaldosteronism
• Renal transplant
• Willem Johan Kolff - Invented dialysis machine, still alive, article needs a photo.—Gaff ^ταλκ 19:38, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Articles needing images/better images

• Hemodialysis
• Peritoneal dialysis
• Lupus nephritis
• Minimal change disease
• Glycosuria

[edit] Special articles

[edit] Did you know articles

?

[edit] Featured articles

None as of yet

[edit] Good articles

• Hepatorenal syndrome
• Renal tubular acidosis

I'm hoping to nominate home hemodialysis sometime in the near future... when I get a nice picture for it.

[edit] Wikipedia articles and categories on Nephrology

• Nephrology
• Category:Nephrology

[edit] Lists

No lists as of yet

[edit] Templates

[edit] Nephrology templates

v • d • e Anatomy: urinary system (TA A08, GA 11.1215) Abdomen Kidneys Layers Renal fascia • Renal capsule • Renal cortex  (Renal column) • Renal medulla (Renal sinus, Renal pyramids, medullary interstitium) • Renal lobe • Cortical lobule • Medullary ray • Nephron Afferent circulation Renal artery → Segmental arteries → Interlobar arteries → Arcuate arteries → Interlobular arteries → Afferent arterioles → Renal corpuscle (Glomerulus, Bowman's capsule) Renal tubule Proximal tubule → Loop of Henle (Descending, Thin ascending, Thick ascending) → Distal convoluted tubule → Connecting tubule → Collecting ducts aka Duct of Belini → Renal papilla → Minor calyx → Major calyx → Renal pelvis Efferent circulation Glomerulus → Efferent arterioles → Peritubular capillaries / Vasa recta → Arcuate vein → Interlobar veins → Renal vein Juxtaglomerular apparatus Macula densa • Juxtaglomerular cells • Mesangium/Extraglomerular mesangial cell Filtration Glomerular basement membrane • Podocyte • Filtration slits • Mesangium/Intraglomerular mesangial cell • Tubular fluid Ureters Orifice of ureter Pelvis Bladder Uvula • Trigone • Detrusor • Apex • Neck Urethra Urethral sphincters (External sphincter muscle of male urethra, External sphincter muscle of female urethra, Internal sphincter muscle of urethra) urinary system navs: anat/physio/dev, noncongen/acid+base/congen/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc

v • d • e Urinary system · Pathology · Urologic disease / Uropathy (N00–N39, 580–599) Abdominal Nephropathy/ (nephritis+ nephrosis) Glomerulopathy/ glomerulitis/ (glomerulonephritis+ glomerulonephrosis) Primarily nephrotic Non-proliferative .0 Minimal change · .1 Focal segmental · .2 Membranous Proliferative .3 Mesangial proliferative · .4 Endocapillary proliferative .5/.6 Membranoproliferative/mesangiocapillary By condition Diabetic · Amyloidosis Primarily nephritic, .7 RPG Type I RPG/Type II hypersensitivity Goodpasture's syndrome Type II RPG/Type III hypersensitivity Post-streptococcal · Lupus (DPN) · IgA/Berger's Type III RPG/Pauci-immune Wegener's granulomatosis · Microscopic polyangiitis Tubulopathy/ tubulitis Proximal RTA (RTA 2) Thick ascending Bartter syndrome Distal convoluted Gitelman syndrome Collecting duct Liddle's syndrome · RTA (RTA 1) · Diabetes insipidus (Nephrogenic) Renal papilla Renal papillary necrosis Major calyx/pelvis Hydronephrosis · Pyonephrosis · Reflux nephropathy Any/all Acute tubular necrosis Interstitium Interstitial nephritis (Pyelonephritis, Danubian endemic familial nephropathy) Any/all General syndromes Renal failure (Acute renal failure, Chronic renal failure) · Uremic pericarditis · Uremia Vascular Renal artery stenosis · Hypertensive nephropathy · Renovascular hypertension Other Analgesic nephropathy · Renal osteodystrophy · Nephroptosis · Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndrome Ureter Ureteritis · Ureterocele · Megaureter Pelvic Bladder Cystitis (Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, Hunner's ulcer, Trigonitis, Hemorrhagic cystitis) · Neurogenic bladder · Vesicointestinal fistula · Vesicoureteral reflux Urethra Urethritis (Non-gonococcal urethritis) · Urethral syndrome · Urethral stricture/Meatal stenosis Any/all Obstructive uropathy · Urinary tract infection · Retroperitoneal fibrosis · Urolithiasis (Kidney stone, Renal colic) · Malacoplakia urinary system navs: anat/physio/dev, noncongen/acid+base/congen/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc

[edit] Project notice

The template for marking an article as part of the Nephrology task force is part of the WikiProject Medicine banner, {{WPMED}}. It can be inserted into an article's talkpage with:

{{WPMED |class= |importance= |nephrology=yes |nephrology-imp= }}

The first "importance" parameter is the subject's importance to the overall field of medicine, according to the guidelines here. The importance of a subject to the field of nephrology should be listed with the "nephrology-imp" parameter.

[edit] Userbox

The nephrology userbox template is available to post on your userpage by inserting the following:

{{User WikiProject Nephrology}}

Its appearance:

A direct link to the template is here.