CDI Solutions • Tips & Friendly Reminders • Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic Kidney Disease ◆ Definition A persistent and usually progressive, irreversible loss of kidney function. Duration Criteria Abnormalities are usually present > 3 months per KDIGO. Often...

CDI Solutions • Tips & Friendly Reminders • COVID-19 COVID-19 ◆ Definition Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) refers to a group of respiratory illnesses caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Since the emergence of the initial Alpha variant, multiple...

Topic: Diabetes Mellitus Definition: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is the body’s inability to process and regulate blood sugar. It is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose, which leads over time to serious damage to blood vessels,...

Topic: Rhabdomyolysis Definition: Muscle necrosis with release of creatine kinase (CK), potassium, phosphate and myoglobin into the blood stream. The causes can be traumatic or non-traumatic Traumatic- any severe soft tissue/muscle trauma External causes-intense...