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43 Cards in this Set
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List the 3 levels of health prevention
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primary - prevent initial occurrance
secondary - screening tertiary - management plans, life improvement with disease |
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What type of prevention measures are
1) syringe exchange 2) pap smears 3) tax on cigarettes |
Health prevention levels are:
1) tertiary 2) secondary 3) primary |
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List the burden of chronic disease in indigenous individuals
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CV, respiratory (smoking, hygeine, diabetes), X syndrome, diabetes, substance abuse
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Define health promotion
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1) improve health of community
2) restore health 3) prevent illness & disease 4) empowerment via knowledge, education, legal, social, economic support |
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What are the 3 factors influencing disease prevention
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1) upstream (material): infrastructure, social status, racism, ageism etc
2) midstream (psychosocial): immediate factors - occupation, social support 3) downstream (behavioural risk factors) |
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List the 3 levels of health prevention
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primary - prevent initial occurrance
secondary - screening tertiary - management plans, life improvement with disease |
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What type of prevention measures are
1) syringe exchange 2) pap smears 3) tax on cigarettes |
Health prevention levels are:
1) tertiary 2) secondary 3) primary |
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List the burden of chronic disease in indigenous individuals
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CV, respiratory (smoking, hygeine, diabetes), X syndrome, diabetes, substance abuse
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Define health promotion
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1) improve health of community
2) restore health 3) prevent illness & disease 4) empowerment via knowledge, education, legal, social, economic support |
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What are the 3 factors influencing disease prevention
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1) upstream (material): infrastructure, social status, racism, ageism etc
2) midstream (psychosocial): immediate factors - occupation, social support 3) downstream (behavioural risk factors) |
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Define obesity in adults
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BMI > 30
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Define BMI in children
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95th percentile
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Divide health promotion into 3 broad categories, give examples wrt alcohol consumption
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1) Primary prevention: before harm occurs (education campaigns, min legal age, taxation, RBTs)
2) Secondary: prevent progression (counselling services, medications) 3) Tertiary: minimise harm (monitor neurological, cardiovascular, LFTs) |
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What is the CHAP program and what are the benefits
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1) Comprehensive Health Assessment Program
2) Improvements in diagnosis of vision impairment, hearing tests, immunisations & women's health (pap smears) |
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List 3 strategies aimed at reversing the inverse health law for intellectually disabled patients
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1) CHAP review
2) ASK diary 3) Medicare items for comprehensive annual GP reviews |
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What are 5 experiences felt by families of disabled patients
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1) marginalisation
2) blurring public and private spheres 3) treatment oas a set of conditions, not an individual 4) role of a burden & receiver of care, not contributer to society 5) shunted between many services not taking responsibility for patient's welfare |
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Describe the public health picture of down's syndrome patients
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1) high mortality (early 50's)
2) high morbidity (ave 5 per person) 3) poorly treated (usually have 2 undiagnosed conditions) 4) pervasive devaluing by health providers |
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What is the medical model definition of intellectual disability
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1) IQ < 70
2) onset < 18yo 3) deficit in adaptive behavoiur |
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What is the social model definition of intellectual disability
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A level of functioning that requires superior training in adaptive behaviour and supporting assest so that normalisation is achieved
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List 3 of the top items for where social disadvantage has exacerbated health problems
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1) respiratory system
2) cardiovascular disease 3) trafffic accidents |
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How does "risky behaviour" explain the higher burden of disease borne by the socially disadvantages
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smoking (far greater)
car accidents (alcohol, drugs, speed) lifestyle: sedentary, obesity, poor nutrition |
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List 4 theories explaining poorer health outcomes in underpriveliged groups
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1) risky behaviour (driving speed and alcohol, smoking, poor nutrition, infrequent health checks, unsafe sex)
2) downward social mobility 3) poor access to health care 4) structural: unhealthy work and living conditions, lack of social support and social exclusion -> stress -> higher tobacco and drug use |
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Dengue incidence and distribution has increased exponentially. Why
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urbanisation and poverty, mass travel and migration
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What is THE global health problem
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When the determinants of health aren't restricted by national or geographical boundaries
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What are the issues surrounding agriculture wrt global health
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Grain shortage for biofuels
Globalisation Use of antibiotics in food production Tobacco pandemic |
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How does WHO view dengue
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MDG (minimum development goals) include eradicating vector borne diseases and other infectious diseases
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Give examples of zoonoses
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salmonella, rabies, campylobacterosis, q fever, lyme disease
protozoa: giardia, toxoplasmosis fungi viruses: sars, h1n1, ebola |
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How is the population explosion in poor nations impacting on global health and vector borne diseases
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Competition for space leading to migration, deforestation, urbanisaton (megacities with majority urban poor), intensive agriculture (land degradation) all impacting on proliferation of vectors, spread of infected individuals and vectors (mossie, ticks, mites, rats)
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Dengue incidence and distribution has increased exponentially. Why
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urbanisation and poverty, mass travel and migration
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What is THE global health problem
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When the determinants of health aren't restricted by national or geographical boundaries
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What are the issues surrounding agriculture wrt global health
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Grain shortage for biofuels
Globalisation Use of antibiotics in food production Tobacco pandemic |
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How does WHO view dengue
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MDG (minimum development goals) include eradicating vector borne diseases and other infectious diseases
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What is medical pluralism
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Recognising cultural, social, linguistic diversity
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What are the main considerations regarding refuges
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Victims of physical, sexual and paychological violence
Women are often preliterate, even in native language No experience with empowerment-little motivation to be proactive re medical treatment (need clear explanations, respect capacity and autonomy, overcome mistrust) Dr can refer to Settlement Support Services regarding non med problems (getting path or xrays, difficulty paying for meds)8 |
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What is medical pluralism
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Recognising cultural, social, linguistic diversity
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What are the main considerations regarding refuges
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Victims of physical, sexual and paychological violence
Women are often preliterate, even in native language No experience with empowerment-little motivation to be proactive re medical treatment (need clear explanations, respect capacity and autonomy, overcome mistrust) Dr can refer to Settlement Support Services regarding non med problems (getting path or xrays, difficulty paying for meds)8 |
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What is medical pluralism
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Recognising cultural, social, linguistic diversity
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What are the main considerations regarding refuges
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Victims of physical, sexual and paychological violence
Women are often preliterate, even in native language No experience with empowerment-little motivation to be proactive re medical treatment (need clear explanations, respect capacity and autonomy, overcome mistrust) Dr can refer to Settlement Support Services regarding non med problems (getting path or xrays, difficulty paying for meds)8 |
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What are the main tropical diseases
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ARIs
TB Diarrhoea Malaria (2.7 mill deaths a year) HIV |
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Name the millenium health goals
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empowering women
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What is a MUAC for
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Mid upper arm circumference for nutrition status of paeds
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what is kwashiorkor
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protein malnutrition with adequate carbs causing oedema
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What are the most common nutrient deficiencies in paeds in developing countries
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iron (not if breast fed)
vit a (corneal scarring) |
