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3 main kidney tasks ANS -Removing waste and fluid from blood, keeping electrolytes in balance
Belding Scribner ANS -He made the shunt in 1960
Willem Kolff ANS -He did the first HD treatment in 1943
James Cimino ANS -In 1966 he connected artery and vein called AV fistula
Public law 92-603 ESRD ANS -Was passed in 1972
Bundles are set ANS -Medicare pays 80% and Medicaid pays 20%
RPA guidelines ANS -Minimum of 3x a week of treatment to provide 15% of the function of a healthy
kidneys
kidney disease outcomes quality initiative ANS -KDOQI was formed in 1999
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Process ANS -Plan, do, check and act
AAMI ANS -Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation standards for water treatment,
dialyzer reuse and dialyzer
Nephrons ANS -Working units of the kidneys
, Kidneys function ANS -Remove waste, keep fluids and electrolytes in balance, control blood pressure,
maintain acid-base balance and make hormones
2 endocrine functions ANS -Erythropoietin and calcitriol
Erythropoietin ANS -Triggers bone marrow to make red blood cells
Calcitriol ANS -A hormone produced from vitamin D that acts in essentially the same manner as
parathyroid hormone. Balance calcium and phosphorus and key to bone metabolism
Diabetes ANS -Number 1 cause of chronic kidney disease
Hypertension ANS -Is the 2nd cause of CKD
Uremia ANS -Build up of waste products in the blood
pruritus ANS -itching and high phosphorus
Amyloidosis ANS -Waxy proteins deposited in the soft tissues, bones and joints. Beta 2 microglobulin
peripheral neuropathy ANS -Nerve damage, pins and needles
High biological value protein ANS -Meat, poultry, fish and dairy
Low Biological Value Protein ANS -Beans, rice and nuts
Albumin levels ANS -< 4.0 g/dL raises risk of death
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ANS -Governs security of patients info
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