Upenn nursing patho - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Medicare Over half of the over 65 population in the United States is covered by PCP acts as a gatekeeper for specialist care A key feature of hmo Mixed public/private system with substantially decentralized decision making- less than universal access to care Us health care system Close to universal coverage for basic defined services Most developed countries have Employer based, Medicaid/chip, Medicare, individual, uninsured Sources of coverage in us

Microbiota metabolites - Gut microbiota can convert luminal compounds to secondary metabolites -can either detoxify ingested compounds or produce compunds -can either be beneficial or harmful Gut microbiota - Usually referring to gut bacteria, but includes other types of microbes as well -Increases distally down the gut -upper gut primarily composed of gram + bacteria -lower gut primarily composed of gram - and anaerobes -differs between the lumen and outer mucin layer