What are some of your dietitian's favorite hobbies?
Weight lifting, boxing, mixed martial arts, and biking.
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A medication that should be taken WITH a meal to decrease phosphorus absorption.
What is a binder?
100
An important mineral in the blood that helps muscles and nerves to work properly.
What is potassium?
100
A mineral stored in bones that has the primary function in the human body of building and strengthening bones and teeth. It also aids in the function of the heart, muscles, nerves and kidneys, as well as helping the body store energy and maintain healthy cells and tissue.
What is phosphorus?
100
A nutrient found in beef, fish, chicken, egg or whey powder that is helpful in raising serum albumin.
What is protein?
200
What does a dietitian your do?
Counsels you on your diet and medications in order to promote your optimal health.
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This mineral is stored in your bones. It will prevent phosphorus absorption if eaten with food and is sometimes given as a vitamin for patients with a low level.
What is calcium?
200
Associated with muscle weakness, nausea, irregular heartbeat, and cardiac arrest.
What is hyperkalemia (high potassium) ?
200
Dairy, corn tortillas, beans, nuts, dark sodas, sweet breads, and chocolate.
What are commonly eaten foods high in phosphorus?
200
A catheter used to provide dialysis before a permanent access can be placed. This catheter may increase infection and inflammation there by lowering albumin.
What is a CVC?
300
How long has your Dietitian worked for DaVita
What is 1 year and 3 months
300
8.5-10.2
What is the acceptable range of calcium?
300
3.5-5.5
What is the acceptable range for potassium?
300
3.0-5.5
What is the acceptable range of phosphorus?
300
An occurrence by which a patient receives less than the prescribed time on the dialysis machine causing low adequacy of treatment in cleaning the blood of toxins and low albumin. This can also be caused by an access failure.
What is inadequate dialysis?
400
This is provided to you every month by your Dietitian
What is a nutrition report?
400
A hormone secreted to help stabilize calcium uptake and release from bones.