Nutrition Screening, Biomedical Assessment and Medications Flashcards
What is the National Committee for Quality Assurance?
Private nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality
What is the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, clinical modification
ICD-10-CM
code describing individual disease or medical condition
What are the Current Procedural Terminology codes?
CPT codes
MNT codes: 97802 (initial session), 97803 (follow up)
What is the Joint commission?
not-for-profit organization
improve health care for the public at the highest quality
have to ask for 2 forms of ID
What is HIPPA?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
National Provider Identification (NPI)
What is Protected Health Information (PHI)?
includes demographic data, medical hx, test results, insurance info
What is Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH)?
online data where you can enter credentialing data for healthcare companies and insurance companies to access
What are the nutrition focus physical findings?
clavicle bone (muscle loss)
severe: protruding, prominent bone
mild-moderate: visible, some protrusion
What is inspection?
observation (ex: used for jaundice)
What is palpation?
touch (ex: used for edema)
What is ausculation?
listing to the sound of the heart, bowel, lungs
What is latrogenic?
protein-calorie malnutrition brought on by treatment, hospital stay, and/or medications
What is the significant weight loss in 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months?
1-2% in 1 week
5% in 1 month
7.5% in 3 months
10% in 6 months
What is the WHR?
waist to hip ratio: indicates android obesity and risk for disease
men: 1 or greater
women: 0.8 or greater
Dehydration labs
increased BUN
increased albumin
increased sodium
normal creatinine
