What trends, if any, have you noticed among the following conditions? Describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Discuss common causes of acute pyelonephritis, and describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment.

Summarize acute kidney injury (AKI), including the RIFLE criteria for acute renal dysfunction/failure. Describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment.

Describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, evaluation, and treatment of asthma (include the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines).

Review and summarize the Joint National Committee (JNC) recommendations for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure. Review the recommendations made by the American Diabetes Association’s 2016 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes for the control of high blood pressure and summarize the treatment recommendations.