Do you recall when hypertension was treated by surgery? Listen to episode 4, as Dr. Silva gives a brief history of hypertension.

Find out how a mistake brought us the practice of renal biopsies in this episode of Throwback Thursday with Dr. Fred Silva.

References:

1.  Vivette D’Agati and M. Mengel. Am. J. Kidney Disease June 2013: 61 (6): 1016-1025. The rise of renal pathology in nephrology: structure illuminates function.

2. Jan J. Weening and J. Charles Jennette: Virchows Archiv 2012 Jul 461 (1): 3-11. Historical milestones in renal pathology.

Brighter than the moon! Learn how immunofluorescence became a shining light in renal pathology interpretation.

In this episode, Dr. Fred Silva gives the history of the electron microscope.