Final Exam Study Guide

IgE

f you have an allergy, your immune system overreacts: I to an allergen by producing antibodies called Immunoglobulin E ()

Principal cells of the immune system

phagocytes, mast cells, and lymphocytes

Types of lymphocytes

T cells, B cells, NK cells

T Cells

precursors migrate from bone marrow to thymus where they mature

Helper T (T4)

help activate B cells to secrete antibodies and macrophages to destroy ingested microbes, but they also help activate cytotoxic T cells to kill infected target cells

Cytotoxic T

destroy cells infected with viruses

Suppressor T (T8)

blocks the actions of some other types of lymphocytes, to keep the immune system from becoming over-active

B Cells

mature in bone marrow, produce immunoglobulins (antibodies)

IgM

first response antibody that doesnt last long, kills bacteria and pathogens

IgD

function mostly unclear, comes in small quantities

IgE

If you have an allergy, your immune system overreacts to an allergen by producing antibodies called Immunoglobulin E (IgE)

IgG

Most common type, they neutralize toxins, viruses, and bacteria, opsonize them for phagocytosis, and activate the complement system

IgA

most common type, in respiratory and GI fluids, it serves to protect the mucosal tissues from microbial invasion and maintain immune homeostasis with the microbiota

NK (natural killer) Cells

cytotoxic responses such as tumor suppression

Stages of cancer diagnoses

diagnostic testing, making treatment decisions, pre-during treatment, survivorship phase, advanced cancer/recurrence

Kubler-Ross 5 stages of dying

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Randos stages of grief

recognize the loss, react to the separation, recollect and re-experience the deceased and the relationship, relinquish the old attachments to the deceased, readjust to move adaptively into the new world without forgetting the old, reinvest in the new world

What are some possible therapeutic health outcomes of GIM treatment

decreased cortisol levels, high blood pressure, beta-endorphins, improvement in depressive symptoms/mood

Steps to securing third party payment

referral, discussion with responsible party, determine medical/behavioral necessity, marketing materials to third party buyer, call third party payer about insured, obtain prior approval, send confirmation letter, provide music therapy treatment, billing/claim submission worksheet, submit claim to third party payer, follow up thanks or reason for denial

CPT Code

current procedural terminology

CMS

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

NPI

National Provider Identifier

ICD-10-CM

International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision

Medical/behavioral necessity

what is the clients need areas, is music therapy actually beneficial and needed

Third-party payer

someone that is not you or the client/client family that is paying for it

Grief

The generally passive and involuntary reaction to the state of bereavement

Mourning

The active process of coping with bereavement and grief

Bereavement

The state of having experienced a loss

Spirituality

The quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things