Talk:Renal physiology

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[edit] Branch of physiology

The opening sentence of this article correctly defines renal physiology as the study of the functions of the kidneys. But subsequent paragraphs don't elaborate on this. Rather, the bulk of the article discusses these individual functions, content that belongs at Kidney. This article should be reserved to discuss renal physiology as the branch of physiology that it is, and should include a history of the field, its influential scientists, overview of kidney functions, methods of study (eg, creatinine clearance, BUN), clinical applications, etc. As an example, I was hoping to point to the articles listed at Physiology#Areas of physiology, but only Neuroendocrinology comes close to offering what I've suggested here. I'll have a go at this once exams are over. --David Iberri (talk) 14:18, 21 May 2006 (UTC)