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Potpourri
100

Patients with (co-morbidities / comorbidities) may have different doctors for each condition.

What is comorbidities?

100

The HHD (flier / flyer) will be finished by Friday.

What is flier?

100
A newly built dialysis center, part of a non-acquired growth segment. (denovo / de novo)
What is de novo?
100
Before publishing new content, run it through (legal / Legal).
What is Legal?
100
High levels of (phosphorous / phosphorus) in the blood can be dangerous for people with ESRD.
What is phosphorus?
200

Joe decided to do (in center / in-center) hemodialysis.

What is in-center?

200

Discuss a kidney diet with your (dietician / dietitian).

What is dietitian?

200
The primary job of the kidneys is to remove excess fluid and waste from the (bloodstream / blood stream).
What is bloodstream?
200

DaVita has seven (core values / Core Values).

What is Core Values?

200

Facebook will announce (their / its) new website next week.

What is its?

300

He (re-covered / recovered) the patient's wound with a bandage.

What is re-covered?

300

There are (fewer / less) teammates on the 7th floor than on the 11th floor.

What is fewer?

300

A common cause of low iron levels in a dialysis patient is blood loss, due to bleeding from the access, surgery, frequent blood tests or remaining blood in (bloodline / blood line).

What is blood line?

300

Kidneys make and secrete the hormone (Erythropoietin / erythropoietin).

What is erythropoietin?

300

Casey said the meeting time was (OK / Okay / O.K.) with her.

What is OK?

400

The (Five Star / Five-Star) Quality Rating System rates dialysis centers based on clinical performance and quality standards

What is Five-Star?

400

Our team is (comprised / composed) of 11 teammates.

What is composed?

400

While it may not be possible to avoid the stressful situation of being a (caregiver / care giver) to someone with renal disease, we can learn to cope with stress in a healthy way.

What is caregiver?

400

Learn more about health insurance options during (open enrollment / Open Enrollment) by taking a no-cost Kidney SmartĀ® class in your community.

What is open enrollment?

400

Val served as the company's (spokesperson / spokeswoman) for several years.

What is spokeswoman?

500

Dialysis is a (lifesaving / life-saving) treatment for those with ESRD.

What is lifesaving?

500

We have (more than / over) 150 attendees registered.

What is more than?

500

Be sure to remember your (login / log in) for myDaVita.

What is login?

500

Both (type 1 and type 2 / Type 1 and Type 2) diabetes can cause damage to the kidneys, which can lead to kidney failure.

What is Type 1 and Type 2?

500

An ongoing offering with a start and end. (program / service)

What is program?

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