IRIS Educational Topics

IRIS was created to advance the scientific understanding of kidney diseases in small animals. A primary mission of IRIS is to help veterinary practitioners better diagnose, understand and treat kidney diseases in cats and dogs. To facilitate the achievement of its educational mission, the IRIS Board has provided the following discussions of important topics in veterinary nephrology.

These documents are reviewed annually and -if necessary- revised by the IRIS Board. When available new topics are added.

Fundamentals of Veterinary Nephrology

Risk Factors for CKD

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Urine Collection

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Urine Specific Gravity

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GFR

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Proteinuria

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Renal Biomarkers

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Creatinine (Dog)

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GFR in Practice: assessment of
glomerular filtration rate in dogs

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Diagnosis and Staging

IRIS Staging System

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Early Diagnosis of CKD

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Reassessment of "normal" values
in dogs and cats with chronic kidney disease

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Differentiation between Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease

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Utility of Creatinine, UPC, and
SDMA in the Early Diagnosis
of CKD

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Treatment

What pet owners should know about
CKD in dogs and cats

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Treatment of Vomiting, Nausea
and Inappetence in cats with chronic kidney disease

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Diets for cats with
Chronic Kidney Disease

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Hypertension

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Recent advances in Mineral and Bone Disorders in CKD

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Feline ureteral obstruction: A practitioners guide

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Hypercalcemia in chronic
kidney disease

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New therapeutic approaches to management of anemia and iron metabolism in CKD

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Specific Diseases

Preventing aminoglycosides-induced AKI

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Pyelonephritis

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Key Pathways of CKD

Inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in cats and dogs: The emerging role of angiotensin II receptor blockers

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A review of the role of fibroblast growth factor 23

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