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26 Cards in this Set
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What are the 3 components of Preventive Health Maintenance?
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1. Cancer screening
2. Immunizations 3. Common disease screening for particular age group/sex. |
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What cancers should be screened for in a 66 yr old woman?
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-Breast
-Colon |
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How do you screen for colon cancer?
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-Occult blood (annual)
-Colonoscopy or Barium enema w/ flexible sigmoidoscopy |
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What immunization booster should patients get every 10 yrs?
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Tetanus
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What 2 vaccines should a 66 yo woman get?
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-Pneumococcal
-Influenza |
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How often should cholesterol screening be done in patients?
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Every 5 yrs up until age 75.
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How often should thyroid function testing be done?
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Every 5 yrs
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How often should fasting blood sugar levels be tested?
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Every 3 yrs
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What is generally done at health maintainence visits also? Why?
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Urinalysis - Urosepsis is common in geriatric patients.
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When should Bone mineral density scans begin?
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Age 65
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What is the most common cause of death in women >65?
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Cardiovascular disease
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What are the next 2 after cardiovasc disease?
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Cancer, then CEREBROvascular disease
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So the top 3 causes of death in women >65 are:
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1. Cardiovasc disease
2. Cancer 3. Cerebrovasc disease |
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At what age can PAP smear screens for cancer STOP?
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65 to 70
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When should annual PAP smears BEGIN?
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Age 21 or within 3 yrs of sexual intercourse onset
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When can PAP smears be done every 2-3 yrs instead of annually?
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After age 30, if the patient has had 3 consecutive normal PAPs.
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When should screening for colon cancer begin?
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Age 50
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How often should you do
-Colonoscopy -Barium enema/flexible sigmoidoscopy |
Colonoscopy - every 10 yrs after age 50, q5 yrs after age 65
BE/FS - every 5 yrs |
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When should yearly mammograms begin?
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Age 40
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What 2 immunizations should be offered between the ages 13-18?
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-Tetanus booster
-Hep B vaccine |
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When should annual flu vaccines be started?
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Age 50
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What are the 3 top causes of death in 13-18 yo's?
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1. Motor vehicle accidents
2. Malignant neoplasms 3. Homicide |
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At what age should Cholesterol screening every 5 yrs begin?
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45
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When should Fasting BSL's start to be screened every 3 yrs?
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Age 45
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When should TSH levels and thyroid function screening start?
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Age 50
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When should annual flu vaccines start?
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Age 50
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