SnS Region RD Meeting

Pass your CSR

100

This equation calculates Corrected Calcium

(4.0 – patient’s albumin) x 0.8 + patient’s serum Ca value = Corrected Ca

200

Common drug used to treat hyperkalemia. Has an onset of action of 7 hours an continued drop up to 48 hours and can bind Magnessium

What is Patiromer Sorbitex AKA; Veltassa

300

Common Food that can not be taken with Digoxin due to i can deplete body K+ and increase Na++ retention. Also can no be taken with coumadin due to increase catabolism of the drug resulting to increase blood clotting.

What is Natural Licorice

400

Known to be potentially advantages for patient on a very low protein diet and beneficial to preventing hyperparathyroidism and insulin resistance because it lacs an alpha carbon bound to an amino acid.

What is a Keto-analog

500

A hormone secreted by the osteoblasts which aids in decreasing renal tubule phosphate reabsorption by lowering 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D level. This level starts to increase at stage 2 CKD.

What is Fibroblast growth factor-23 or FGF-23

Pass your CDECS

100

Prediabetes is best defined by a Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) of ___ an a Random blood sugar of ______

What is FBS of 100-125 and a random of 140-199.

200

Deceptively low in patient with kidney disease because it is a measure of glycation of RBC's over 2-3 months.

What is A1c.

300

Made from French Lilac, this drug is a cost effective first line oral anti-hyperglycemic agent can decrease LDL cholesterol and triglycerides but may cause B12 deficiency with prolonged use. 

What is Metformin or Buguanides.

400

Each 1% of change in A1c is equivalent to this many mg/dl of blood glucose.

What is 29.

500

Class of diabetes medication approved for weight loss. Side effects include pancreatitis, nausea and diarrhea and should not be prescribed for patients with history of medullary thyroid tumors. 

What is Glucagon-Like peptide 1 (GLP-1) AKA Ozempic, Victoza, and Trulicity.

DaVita-ese

100

The seven core values.

What are; service excellence, integrity, team, continuous improvement, accountable, fulfillment and fun.

200

To be the provider, partner and employer of choice. 

What is our mission?

300

Noted as the "unspoken" core value but is just as important to teammates in the Village. Known for the acronym GSD

Get Stuff Done

400

Started in 2018, initiative to show "caring with intensity" which is defined by six behaviors 

W.E.C.A.R.E.

500

These three symbols symbolize "The DaVita Way" of our beliefs, our passion, and our acts.

What is our head, heart and hands.

Motivational Interviewing

100

Part of the "Four Essential MI Skills" this type of questioning guides your participant their own motivation for positive change.

What is "Open-ended Qestions"

200

Known by the acronym D.A.R.N signifies what is known as "Change Talk."

What is; Desire, Ability, Reason, Need to change.

300

O.A.R.S is the acronym used to denote the four essential MI skills used.

What is Open-ended questions, Affirmation, Reflection, and Summarizing. 

400

Known as the second stage of activation and defined as "bringing into the mind" this skill builds confidence in establishing motivations and priorities, hope and ways to address barriers.

What is 'evoking.'

500

E.A.R.S is the acronym used for the skills used when responding to change talk. 

What is elicit, affirm, reflect and summarize.