In this module, you will learn how to identify patients who may benefit from conservative care. Please watch the following videos and answer the questions in your workbook as you go. Then complete the prognosis homework exercise. By the end of this module, you should be able to:
1. Identify prognostic factors for survival and functional outcomes in patients with advanced kidney disease
2. Use prognostic tools to predict survival
3. Use communication tools to predict functional outcomes
Introduction
Who benefits from conservative care
2. Use prognostic tools to predict survival
3. Use communication tools to predict functional outcomes
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Put your new learning into action. Choose a patient with advanced kidney disease from your clinic who you think may benefit from conservative care. Using your worksheet, complete the answer and record your impressions |
- Choose a patient with advanced kidney disease from your clinic who may benefit from conservative care
- Calculate the risk for mortality using the 6 month integrated prognostic tool
- Consider how they are doing in terms of function and whether they have any geriatric syndromes
- Choose two questions to assess for geriatric syndromes
- Write down these results and your impressions
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| 1 | Why conservative care? |
| 2 | Identify who benefits |
| 3 | Learn what matters most |
| 4 | Make a recommendation |