Best of Five MCQs for the European Specialty Examination in Nephrology (Oxford Higher Specialty Training)

The Best of Five MCQs for the European Specialty Certificate Examination in Nephrology (ESENeph) is a dedicated revision guide designed to provide specialist trainees, and exam candidates with the knowledge, skills, and comprehension required for the ESENeph exam.

Written according to the latest Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board specialty curriculum, Best of Five MCQs for the ESENeph reflects the format of the exam. It contains over 240 best of five multiple choice questions, with clear answers and explanatory notes based on the latest scientific evidence. It features detailed histology images, accessible tables, further reading to aid self-assessment, as well as useful 'take home messages' for each section.

Written by key opinion leaders in their field, and edited by a Consultant Transplant Nephrologist, this revision book is a must have resource for anyone preparing for the ESENeph examination.

• Question and answer revision guide designed to assist candidates preparing for the European Specialty Certificate Examination in Nephrology
• Contains over 240 best of five practice questions with explanatory answers, formatted to accurately reflect the layout of the exam
• Answers include comments by the author, as well as recommended further reading and 'Take Home Messages' for each chapter

1: Glomerulonephritis, tubulointerstitial nephritis, and vasculitis
2: Acute kidney injury and acute renal replacement therapy
3: Disorders of fluid, electrolytes, and acid base
4: Chronic kidney disease, haematuria, and proteinuria
5: Renal bone disease and renal anemia
6: Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease/ Diabetic Kidney Disease
7: Management of Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease
8: Renal stone disease, urinary tract infection, and obstruction
9: Inherited and rarer diseases
10: Peritoneal dialysis
11: Haemodialysis
12: Renal transplantation
13: Renal disorders in pregnancy
14: Nutrition, safe prescribing, and conservative management

Edited by Shafi Malik, Consultant Transplant Nephrologist, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK

Dr Malik is a transplant nephrologist and past medical lead for transplantation at University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. He completed his nephrology training in the UK and did a renal transplant fellowship at University of Toronto. He has completed clinical research and clinical epidemiology training programmes from Harvard Medical School. He is a clinician, teacher, and is involved in organising courses, as well as question writing for the Royal College of Physicians UK, examiner for PLAB and Warwick Medical School. He has successfully received grants from commercial and charity organisations, and is also a member of the UK Emergency Medical Team.

Contributors:

Reem Al-Jayyousi, Mediclinic Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Hariharan Iyer, Consultant Nephrologist, London Health Sciences Center, Ontario, Canada
Saleh Kaysi, Consultant Nephrologist, Brugmann University Hospital, Belgium
Valentin Maisons, Medical Center, University of Tours, Tours, France
Jon Barratt, Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Haresh Selvaskandan, Renal Registrar, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Katherine Hull Renal Registrar, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Steve Riley, Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Farid Ghalli Consultant Nephrologist, Brighton, UK
Indranil Dasgupta, Consultant Nephrologist, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Mohammed Awais Hameed, General Surgeon, City Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Julia Arnold, Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Rizwan Hamer, Consultant, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, UK
Miriam Berry, Consultant Nephrologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Alexandra Riding, Specialist Registrar, Nephrology
Javeria Peracha, Specialist Registrar, Nephrology
Rumeyza Kazancioglu, Prof of nephrology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
Safak Mirioglu, Renal trainee, Bezmialem Vakif University, Turkey
Sivalingam, Consultant Nephrologist, Sundaram Medical Foundation Hospital, Chennai, India
Dwarak Sampath, Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, India
Shafi Malik, Consultant, Transplant Nephrologist, University Hospitals of Coventry, UK
Gauri Shankar Jagadesh, Locum consultant at Royal London Hospital (Barts health NHS trust), UK
Sue Carr, Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospitals of Leicester, Liecester, UK
Jorge De Silva, Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospitals of Leicester, Liecester, UK
Huda Mahmoud, Consultant Nephrologist, Wallsall Hospital, UK
Isma Kazmi, Research Fellow and Specialist Registrar, Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby, UK
Daniells, Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Derby, UK

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