The Kidney: An Integrated Story

Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and diabetic kidney disease, told the simple way, for First MBBS

• Free PDF
• Integrated learning
• 38 pages
• 6.0 MB
• 1st (2026) edition

Anu, a first-year MBBS student, notices that her uncle’s legs are swollen and takes him to her professor. Through their conversations she learns how the kidney is built and how it works, and how years of uncontrolled sugar damage its filters. Nineteen short chapters: where the kidneys live, inside the kidney and its blood supply, the drainage pipes and micturition, the nephron and GFR, water, salts, acid–base and waste, the kidney’s hormones and RAAS, how diabetes damages the kidney, why the legs swell, KDIGO staging, the tests and the first-year biochemistry practicals behind them, targets and prevention, lifestyle, the four pillars of kidney-protecting drugs, insulin and tablets by eGFR (with usual adult doses), BP, fluid and cholesterol, and a full prescription with a follow-up calendar. Integration corners link Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and the clinic, with tables, flowcharts, 40 viva questions with short answers and tap-to-open images, animations and calculators. For first-year MBBS students and teachers of integrated teaching.

Author: Dr. Gireesh Kumar K. P. · For: MBBS / UG students