On-line course over Renal Toxicology

TOX-OER (Learning Toxicology through Open Educational Resources) is a project, which aims to design and develop an international Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Toxicology (See website).

For this reason, one the aims of this project are to design and customize an international MOOC on the Toxicology subject.

The objective of this course is to understand the adverse effects or disease states caused by toxic substances in the kidney. The main mechanisms involved in renal toxicity, the main toxicants responsible for the damage, as well as the current means used in diagnosis and treatment will be explained.

Watch this introductory video over the module: Target Organ Toxicity and Biomarkers – Renal (Spanish Language).

Watch this first video lesson that contains basic concepts about the anatomy of the kidney (Spanish Language).

Watch this other video lesson that contains basic information about the functions of the kidney (Spanish Language).


What is interstitial renal fibrosis? How is it related with chronic kidney disease (CKD)?

Did you know that fibrosis occurs in a similar manner in many damaged organs and that it has been estimated that 50% of all deaths in the industrialized world are associated with fibrotic disease?

Read this interesting summary by Rafael Kramann published in Nephrology and Dyalisis Transplantation (NDT)-Educational web page.


What is acute coronary syndrome?

Listen to this revealing interview conducted during the European Society of Cardiology annual meeting 2013 1 linked to the The fist medical webradio page.


An introduction to cardiovascular disorders

Do you understand what oedema, ischemia, infarctions and dysfunction of the circulatory system cause in our body?

By watching this video tutorial, you can have a clear picture of what happens when things go wrong with the cardiovascular system


Understanding what Arterial Pressure Measurement means

How are Peripheral Resistance and Blood flow related? Why is there more resistance in some blood vessels than others? How does the body use the concepts of vasodilation and vasoconstriction to regulate blood flow?

By watching this video tutorial you can understand the real significance of complex parameters regulating blood flow and the importance of the maintenance or right values of arterial pressure.



European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA), the association of European kidney specialist.


Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (NDT) is the leading nephrology journal in Europe and renowned worldwide, devoted to original clinical and laboratory research in nephrology, dialysis and transplantation. NDT is an official journal of the ERA-EDTA (European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association). Published monthly, the journal provides an essential resource for researchers and clinicians throughout the world. All research articles in this journal have undergone peer review.

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