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one of the problems in our system now is that we look for example at the
effects of drugs separately from the effects of surgery but from the
patient's perspective you need those things integrated
you need to figure out what's the
full course of treatment that is most effective so you need the team working together
would you explain what you mean 'cause you keep you keep using this phrase and it is crucial
but explain precisely what you mean by the cycle of care
the cycle of care of a disease
goes from prevention which we pay way too little attention to now through diagnosis
it's like in the examination in the first place to see if you've got something that might be coming up
well if you're at risk if you're at risk for things you may need a counseling
coaching about lifestyle changes
that would reduce your risk of ever getting that or
don't eat so much rotten food
well maybe
you think most people in the u_s_ whose kidneys fail have never seen a nephrologist who
would be a specialist who could help them to figure out how to manage their
chronic kidney disease
so that
they don't their kidneys don't fail
we need we need more
we need the care to be thought about over the full cycle
not just in acute
episodes
and so you need to think about prevention and disease management and
diagnosis and treatment
and
recovery a rehabilitation or ongoing disease management
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