MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a responsibility of the ESRD Networks?
A
Collect and report data about dialysis
B
Handle patient grievances
C
Help clinics seal with conflict
D
Promote rehabilitation
E
All the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Role of ESRD Networks ESRD Networks are required to conduct specific quality improvement activities focused on patient care, maintaining a patient registry, providing educational materials, and investigating patient grievances.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both these treatment options are known to offer patients increased quality of life. The goal of the ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) Model is for patients to have greater independence and flexibility by receiving home dialysis and have longer, healthier lives resulting from a kidney transplant.

Detailed explanation-3: -End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is a medical condition in which a person’s kidneys cease functioning on a permanent basis leading to the need for a regular course of long-term dialysis or a kidney transplant to maintain life. Beneficiaries may become entitled to Medicare based on ESRD.

Detailed explanation-4: -Medicare remains the primary payer when an individual becomes eligible for Medicare based on ESRD if all of the following conditions are met: (A) The individual is already entitled on the basis of age or disability when he or she becomes eligible on the basis of ESRD.

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