Course Overview

SCI-430: Urinary System (3 Credits)
Program(s): CMR

COURSE CONSULTANTS

FOURTH EDITION

Mary Lee, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP
Dean and Professor
Chicago College of Pharmacy
Midwestern University
Downers Grove, Illinois

Gary R. Matzke, PharmD
Professor of Medicine and
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine
Center for Clinical Pharmacology
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

FIFTH AND SIXTH EDITIONS

Mary Lee, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP
Dean and Professor
Chicago College of Pharmacy
Midwestern University
Downers Grove, Illinois

Kristine S. Schonder, PharmD
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
School of Pharmacy
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Who Should Take This Course:
Sales representatives and managers who interact with healthcare professionals who treat urinary disorders. Primary care physicians, internists, obstetricians/gynecologists, or pediatricians, may treat simple, uncomplicated problems of the urinary system. More complicated or severe cases are generally referred to specialists, such as urologists and nephrologists.

Career Applications/Benefits:
This course will benefit those working for pharmaceutical companies that develop or market products targeted toward urinary disorders. The information provided in this course will help sales representatives and others to understand the challenges physicians face when they treat patients with urinary disorders. In addition, because of the importance of the urinary system, especially the kidneys in excreting drugs, the impact of other diseases and treatments on urinary and kidney function must often be considered by the physician. Therefore, the course also has relevance for those whose products may influence urinary or kidney function or are used to treat conditions that often occur concurrently with urinary disorders.

Course Description:
This course describes how the urinary system cleans the blood and maintains the internal environment of the body. It reviews the structure and functions of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. The course also describes the major drugs physicians use to treat urinary disorders, explains common diagnostic procedures, and discusses several urinary disorders.

Related Courses:
• Diabetes: Approaches in Disease Management
• Diabetes Virtual Preceptorship
• Introduction to Pharmacology
• Reproductive Systems

Course Overview:

Chapter 1: Anatomy and Physiology of the Urinary System
	Overview of the Urinary System Kidneys Urine Formation Regulation of Fluid-Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance Other Organs of the Urinary System
Chapter 2: Pharmacology Related to the Urinary System
	Overview of Urinary System Disorders Pharmacology Relevant to the Urinary System Anti-infective Drugs: Antibacterials Anti-inflammatory Drugs: Corticosteroids and NSAIDs Cardiovascular Drugs: Antihypertensives and Antilipemics Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Drugs: Cholinergic Agonists, Cholinergic Antagonists, and Adrenergic Antagonists Miscellaneous Classes and Agents: Immunosuppressive Agents, Urinary Analgesics, Enzyme Inhibitors, Phosphate Binders, Vitamin D Analogs, Cinacalcet, and Erythropoietin (EPO)
Chapter 3: Disorders of the Urinary System
	Diagnostic Procedures Glomerulonephritis Pyelonephritis and Cystitis (UTI) Urolithiasis and Nephrolithiasis Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Urinary Incontinence

Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to identify the organs of the urinary system, including the parts of the kidney and nephron; describe the physiology of urine formation, including regulation of urine composition; and briefly describe disorders of the urinary system, including methods of diagnosis, treatment, and terminology.