The UK has led the way in many aspects of kidney science and kidney care over the years.

Very many individuals – clinicians and scientists –  have produced important ideas, written key  papers, and contributed to improvements in clinical care. It would be hard to make a complete list of them all.

Here we have selected  topics in which the UK has made a sustained and major contribution  – changing our understanding of the biology of the kidney, or developing and testing new treatments,  or improving care.

We will soon post the UK story behind each of these topics.

If you think there is another topic which should be included, please make a post.

Topics

• AKI & crush syndrome
• Aluminium toxicity
• Amyloidosis
• Anti-GBM disease
• Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome
• Complement  in nephritis
• Renal anaemia & erythropoeitin
• Oxygen sensing
• Home haemodialysis
• Haemodialysis and myocardial perfusion
• Icodextrin in peritoneal dialysis
• Immunosuppressive drugs for transplantation
• Measurement of GFR by Cr51-EDTA clearance
•  Noradrenaline & renin angiotensin system
•  Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Reflux nephropathy in children
• Renal bone disease
• Renal tubular acidosis & Dent Disease
•  Vasculitis

Last Updated on March 20, 2024 by John Feehally