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Exam #3 Brother Dixon Flashcards

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What are Kidney Stones?

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hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside the kidney. When you urine contains crystal-forming substances

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True or False: A kidney stone can show symptoms?

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False

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An infection in any part of your urinary system–Kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra, involves the lower urinary tract

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Urinary tract Infection

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Type of urinary tract infection that generally begins in the urethra or bladder and travels to one or both kidneys

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Kidney Infection

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The gradual loos of kidney function

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Chronic Kidney disease/Kidney Failure

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Mention & Describe the 5 Stages of Chronic Disease

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1: Mid kidney damage
2: Mid kidney damage
3: Moderate kidney damage
4: Moderate to severe kidney damage
5: Close to kidney failure or complete kidney failure

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Mention the Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease

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  • Type 1 or type 2 diabetes

* High blood pressure

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What is Urinary Incontinence

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Is the loss of bladder control., severity ranges from occasionally leaking urine when coughing or sneezing, to have a sudden and strong urge to urine

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Chronic condition in which the pancreas does not produce insulin

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Type 1 Diabetes

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Exact cause for Type 1 diabetes is unknow, but mention the characteristics that can contribute

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  • Autoimmune disease: immune system mistakenly destroys cells in pancreas that create insulin
  • Genetics
  • Virus
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  • Heart and blood vessel disease
  • Neuropathy
  • Kidney damage
  • Eye damage-cataracts, glaucoma
  • Foot damage-Infection from cuts, blisters., poor circulation

All these are related complications of?

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Type 1 Diabetes

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Chronic condition where the body either resist the effects of insulin or doesn’t produce enough insulin

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Type 2 Diabetes

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Mention the related complications of Type 2 Diabetes

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  • Heart and blood vessel disease
  • Neuropathy
  • Kidney damage
  • Eye damage retina, cataracts, glaucoma
  • Slow healing
  • Sleep apnea
  • Alzheimer’s
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Mention one of the main differences between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

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In type 1 diabetes, beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed by the immune system, the pancreas stops making insulin., in type 2 the pancreas produces less insulin

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Condition in which the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormone-Slows metabolism

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Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)

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Mention some of the symptoms of Hypothyroidism

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  • Goiter
  • Fatigue
  • Increased sensitivity to cold
  • Constipation
  • Weight gain
  • Muscle weakness
  • Elevated blood cholesterol level
  • Depression
  • Enlarged thyroid gland
  • Pain, stiffness or swelling of joints
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Goiter, high cholesterol, mental health and peripheral neuropathy are complications of?

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Hypothyroidism

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18
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Occurs when the thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine., accelerates body’s metabolism, causing unintentional weight loss and rapid heartbeat

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Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid)

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Mention the main complications of Hyperthyroidism

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  • Heart problems
  • Brittle bones - osteoporosis
  • Eye problems
  • Red, swollen skin
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Mention some of the symptoms of Hyperthyroidism

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  • Unintentional weight loss
  • Tachycardia
  • Arrhythmia
  • Increased appetite
  • Tremor
  • Sweating
  • Difficulty sleeping ‘
  • red skin
21
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If an individual has a urinary tract infection and is experiencing high fever, upper back and side pain, and vomiting, what part of the urinary tract is being affected?

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Kidneys

22
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Identify two serious conditions, or complications, that can occur from an untreated kidney infection.

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  • Chronic Kidney Infection

- Septicemia (blood poisoning)

23
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The stage of chronic kidney disease is determined by what?

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(eGFR) estimated glomerular filtration rate

24
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Physician specialty that treats diseases of the male and female urinary tract, as well as issues with the male reproductive organs?

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Urologist

25
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What is a cystoscopy?

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exam of the urinary bladder via the urethra. It is carried out with a cystoscope.

26
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How is a kidney biopsy performed?

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is a procedure to remove a small piece of kidney tissue. The doctor insets a very thin needle through the skin, meanwhile an imaging device helps the doctor to guide the needle to the kidney to remove the tissue

27
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Procedures that utilizes sound waves to break the stones into tiny pieces?

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lithotripsy

28
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TRUE OR FALSE: Hemodialysis utilizes a thin tube inserted into the abdomen to fill and drain the abdominal cavity with dialysis solution.

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False

29
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TRUE OR FALSE: After a kidney transplant, medications are required for the rest of life to keep the body from rejecting the new organ.

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True

30
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What is Cancer?

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when the cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues

31
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What type of Cancer does not form solid tumors?

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Leukemia

32
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What is a malignant tumor?

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tumors that can spread into, or invade, nearby tissues

33
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Type 2 Diabetes is a condition characterized by?

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the body resisting the effects of insulin

34
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A person experiencing constipation, weight gain, fatigue, and/or a slowed heart rate may be experiencing which of the following conditions?

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hypothyroidism

35
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Physician specialty that diagnoses and treats issues with glands and the hormones they make?

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endocrinologist

36
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is a machine that constantly measures the sugar in your blood (glucose) and if is elevated it releases the amount of insulin that is appropriate for the body

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Artificial pancreas

37
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How a loosely aligned transactional relationship is governed?

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  • Medical Directorship
  • Department chairs
  • Committee e participation
38
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How a Mid-level alignment functions

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Preserves physician independence but leverages health system capabilities

39
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How a loosely aligned transactional relationship is financed?

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  • On-call contracts

* Recruiting and income guarantee support

40
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How a loosely aligned transactional relationships operates?

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  • Common HIT limited
  • Management Service Organization provides support services (billing, payer contracting, GPO participation, MIPS reporting
  • Quality and safety management
41
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How a mid-level alignment relationship is governed?

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  • Service line leadership
  • Clinical co-management of departments or service line, centers, or institutes
  • Focus on quality and safety initiatives
42
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How a mid-level alignment relationship is financed?

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  • Gain shares in specific programs

* Ambulatory and ancillary joint ventures

43
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How a mid-level alignment relationship Operates?

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  • Integrated EMRs
  • Shared service agreements for certain business functions, such as scheduling or insurance verification
  • Organization-wide commitment to quality and safety
44
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How a full employment, foundation employment, hospital-owned groups is governed?

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  • Contractual alignment via direct employment or foundation model
  • Physicians are represented in health system leadership, help shape strategy
  • The physicians are active on governing board and executive team
  • Dyad leadership model (physicians and non-physicians lead and work together
45
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How a full employment, foundation employment, hospital-owned groups is financed?

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  • Common Payer contractors
  • Bundled reimbursement
  • Global Capitation
  • Physician compensation tied to quality and productivity
46
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How a full employment, foundation employment, hospital-owned groups operate?

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  • Patient-centered medical home (PCMH)
  • Integrated information management
  • Population-based care
  • Value-based / ACO delivery model

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