Introduction With this issue, CJASN begins a new series of review articles designed to reconnect clinical nephrologists and trainees with the fundamentals of renal physiology and pathophysiology. For many of us, our initial interest in nephrology was the result of fascination with clinical fluid and electrolyte disturbances and fascination with the intricate underlying pathophysiologic mechanis...

The primary purpose of conducting an interprofessional education (IPE) experience during the renal physiology block of a graduate-level course was to provide basic science, physical therapy, and physician assistant graduate students with an opportunity to work as a team in the diagnosis, treatment, and collaborative care of a patient with acute kidney injury. The secondary purpose was to enhanc...

Medical physiology is one of the defining courses of the first year of medical school. One might argue that is the most "important" course in the first-year curriculum, for obvious reasons. It is also one of the most challenging. Finding a textbook is often difficult, as many professors prefer to use their own lecture notes, suggesting a textbook as an additional reference and giving little gui...