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Family Medicine Health Maintenance
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1. What kind of car seat should children < 2 yo be placed in?
Persons with no known risk factors
In overweight M and W > 45 - In overweight M and W < 45 with 1 or more RFs
Rear facing
6 mos - 3 yrs : none - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.25 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 0.5 mg/day
2. What type of illnesses does Hib vaccine prevent?
Meningitis and Epiglottitis
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
Fires: install smoke detectors - flame-resistant nightwears - Burns: set hot water to 110-120 F. - Poisoning: keep the number for poison control 800-222-1222. Do not use IPECAC. - Helmets - knee/elbow pads...
1000 mg/day
3. What is the schedule for Hep B vaccine?
Rear facing
First dose at birth - Second dose at 1-2 mo - Third dose at 6 mo
1200 mg/day
Adults - every 10 years - If sustain deep or contaminated wound - every 5 years - Best to give first dose 11-18 yo - then followed by Td booster
4. How much flouride should non military children in the state of HI be given?
6 mos - 3 yrs : 0.25 mg/day - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.5 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 1 mg/day
Recent arrival (< 5 y) from high prevalence countries - IV drug users - Residents and employees of high risk settings: prison - nursing homes - hospitals - homeless shelters - and residential facilities for AIDS patients - Mycobacterial lab personnel
Smoking - Alcoholism
12 - 23 mo - 2 doses are to be given 6 mo apart
5. What is the schedule for rotavirus vaccine?
Forearm
One time abdominal X-ray for all MALES who ever SMOKES
Adults > 60
2mo - 4 mo and 6mo - Do not give 1st dose after 15 weeks of age - Do not give past 8mo of age
6. When is intensive individualized home-based intervention recommended?
12 - 23 mo - 2 doses are to be given 6 mo apart
To get IgA protection
BP - Height - Weight
Patients > 75 - Patients 70 - 74 who are on psychoactive or cardiac meds - who are on > 4 meds and who have impaired cognition - strength - balance and vision
7. What are the 4 main groups of people who are candidates for pneumococcal vaccine?
8. What are the USPSTF guidelines for cholesterol screening in people with increased risks?
Children up to 7 yo and < 5' should be placed in a booster seat.
Starts at 20 for both M and W
First dose at birth - Second dose at 1-2 mo - Third dose at 6 mo
Men 45 - 79 yo
9. What is the NCEP III guideline for cholesterol screening?
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
Femoral neck
6 mos - 3 yrs : 0.25 mg/day - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.5 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 1 mg/day
9 - 26 yo - To prevent cervical cancer in W and anal cancer in M and genital warts - Protect against HPV type 11 - 16 and 18
10. What are the guidelines for visual screening?
Preschool children : 3-4 yo - Elderly patients: > 65 yo
Men starting at 35 yo to 65 - Women starting at 45 yo to 65 - Every 5 years
BP - Height - Weight
2nd dose 2 mo after 1st dose - 3rd dose 6 mo after 2nd dose
11. When should Gardasil be given and for what purposes?
9 - 26 yo - To prevent cervical cancer in W and anal cancer in M and genital warts - Protect against HPV type 11 - 16 and 18
When they are > 40 lbs and still less then 5'
1200 mg/day
1000 mg/day
12. How much calcium should adults (19 - 50) take?
Persons with no known risk factors
Stroke and DVT
Children < 7 yo - 2 mo - 4 mo - 6 mo - 15-18 mo and 4-5 yrs
1000 mg/day
13. Who should get Tdap vaccine and how often?
6 mos - 3 yrs : 0.25 mg/day - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.5 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 1 mg/day
Children up to 7 yo and < 5' should be placed in a booster seat.
Adults - every 10 years - If sustain deep or contaminated wound - every 5 years - Best to give first dose 11-18 yo - then followed by Td booster
Smoking - Alcoholism
14. How much folate and for How long should a woman with hx of NTD take for planned pregnancy?
Diabetes - non-coronary atherosclerosis - Family History of premature cardiac death ( M < 50 and W < 60) - Smokers - HTN - Obesity
For incompletely vaccinated patients (did not receive first three shots in series) with deep or contaminated wound
9 - 26 yo - To prevent cervical cancer in W and anal cancer in M and genital warts - Protect against HPV type 11 - 16 and 18
4 mg/day
15. What kind of polio vaccine is preferred?
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
Children up to 7 yo and < 5' should be placed in a booster seat.
12-15 mos and 4-6 yrs - MMR is live and contraindicated in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients
Subq (inactivated - Salk) - The oral kind (Sabin - is a live vaccine and can induced polio)
16. What are 2 conditions that have been proven to be beneficial to screened for?
65 (earlier if have increased risk factors)
Adults > 60
Starts at age 50 for normal risk - age 40 for increased risk - FOBT every year - OR - Sigmodoiscopy every 3-5 years - OR - Colonoscopy every 10 years
Smoking - Alcoholism
17. What is the schedule for Hep A vaccine?
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
12 - 23 mo - 2 doses are to be given 6 mo apart
Starts at 20 for both M and W
4 mg/day
18. How much calcium should women > 50 take?
1200 mg/day
For incompletely vaccinated patients (did not receive first three shots in series) with deep or contaminated wound
Starts at age 50 for normal risk - age 40 for increased risk - FOBT every year - OR - Sigmodoiscopy every 3-5 years - OR - Colonoscopy every 10 years
11 - 12 yo - Unvaccinated adolescents at high school entry - Unvaccinated college freshman
19. In which group of patients should aspirin be given as primary prevention for MI?
Rear facing
First degree relative with DMT2 - GDM or baby > 9 lbs - Physical inactivity - Ethnicity (AA - Hawaiian - Native) - HTN - PCOS - Prediabetics ( HbA1C 5.7 - 6.4)
Men 45 - 79 yo
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
20. When is area of induration > 10 mm considered TB positive?
Recent arrival (< 5 y) from high prevalence countries - IV drug users - Residents and employees of high risk settings: prison - nursing homes - hospitals - homeless shelters - and residential facilities for AIDS patients - Mycobacterial lab personnel
Forearm
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
BP - Height - Weight
21. What is the schedule for polio vaccine?
2mo - 4mo - 6-18 mo and 4-6 yrs
In all W < 24 who are sexually active - In W > 24 with increased risk
Men 45 - 79 yo
One time abdominal X-ray for all MALES who ever SMOKES
22. How much calcium should adolescents (9 -18) take?
6 mos - 3 yrs : none - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.25 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 0.5 mg/day
1300 mg/day
HIV positive patients - Recents contact with TB case - Persons with fibrotic changes on CXR consistent with old healed TB - Patients with organ transplant - Immunocompromised patients
One time abdominal X-ray for all MALES who ever SMOKES
23. When should chest X-ray be used for screening?
6 mos - 3 yrs : 0.25 mg/day - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.5 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 1 mg/day
1200 mg/day
12 - 23 mo - 2 doses are to be given 6 mo apart
NEVER
24. What are the guidelines for colon cancer screening?
Starts at age 50 for normal risk - age 40 for increased risk - FOBT every year - OR - Sigmodoiscopy every 3-5 years - OR - Colonoscopy every 10 years
Every 5 years
Patients > 75 - Patients 70 - 74 who are on psychoactive or cardiac meds - who are on > 4 meds and who have impaired cognition - strength - balance and vision
Children up to 7 yo and < 5' should be placed in a booster seat.
25. What is the most important way to screen for CAD in an asymptomatic patients?
0.4 mg/day
Adults > 60
Starts at 20 for both M and W
HISTORY
26. When is area of induration > 15 mm considered TB positive?
Persons with no known risk factors
Starts at 20 for both M and W
1300 mg/day
2mo - 4 mo and 6mo - Do not give 1st dose after 15 weeks of age - Do not give past 8mo of age
27. What 3 things should always be done in an office visit?
Meningitis and Epiglottitis
Diabetes - non-coronary atherosclerosis - Family History of premature cardiac death ( M < 50 and W < 60) - Smokers - HTN - Obesity
PUD - bleeding disorders - liver disease - kidney disease - ASA allergy - uncontrolled HTN - diabetic retinopathy
BP - Height - Weight
28. What is the schedule for MMR vaccine?
Diabetes - non-coronary atherosclerosis - Family History of premature cardiac death ( M < 50 and W < 60) - Smokers - HTN - Obesity
12-15 mos and 4-6 yrs - MMR is live and contraindicated in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients
800 IU/ day
Femoral neck
29. How much folate should all women of child bearing age take?
9 - 26 yo - To prevent cervical cancer in W and anal cancer in M and genital warts - Protect against HPV type 11 - 16 and 18
12-15 mos and 4-6 yrs - MMR is live and contraindicated in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients
0.4 - 0.8 mg/day for 1 month prior to conception
0.4 mg/day
30. When should pregnant women get a flu shot?
First degree relative with DMT2 - GDM or baby > 9 lbs - Physical inactivity - Ethnicity (AA - Hawaiian - Native) - HTN - PCOS - Prediabetics ( HbA1C 5.7 - 6.4)
NEVER
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
800 IU/ day
31. How much vit D should adults > 50 take?
BP - Height - Weight
1000 IU/day
Subq (inactivated - Salk) - The oral kind (Sabin - is a live vaccine and can induced polio)
> 2 yo and less than 40 lbs
32. When should tetanus immunoglobulin be given?
NEVER
For incompletely vaccinated patients (did not receive first three shots in series) with deep or contaminated wound
1) Children < 2yo 2) All adults smokers 3) Adults and children > 2 yo with high risk: cardiopulmonary disease - asplenic - Hodgkin's disease - multiple myeloma - chronic liver disease - alcoholism - renal failure - immunocompromised 4) Healthy adults
Subq (inactivated - Salk) - The oral kind (Sabin - is a live vaccine and can induced polio)
33. Who should get shingles vaccine?
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
Adults > 60
Preschool children : 3-4 yo - Elderly patients: > 65 yo
12 - 23 mo - 2 doses are to be given 6 mo apart
34. What kind of sunscreen SPF is recommended for sun protection?
Adults - every 10 years - If sustain deep or contaminated wound - every 5 years - Best to give first dose 11-18 yo - then followed by Td booster
Starts at age 21 regardless of age becoming sexually active and repeats every 3 years - For W > 30 - can extend the interval to every 5 years with HPV testing - Stop at 65 yo (USPSTF)
More than 15
Recent arrival (< 5 y) from high prevalence countries - IV drug users - Residents and employees of high risk settings: prison - nursing homes - hospitals - homeless shelters - and residential facilities for AIDS patients - Mycobacterial lab personnel
35. What is the schedule for Gardasil?
Total cholesterol - FOBT
2mo - 4mo - 6-18 mo and 4-6 yrs
2nd dose 2 mo after 1st dose - 3rd dose 6 mo after 2nd dose
Starts at age 21 regardless of age becoming sexually active and repeats every 3 years - For W > 30 - can extend the interval to every 5 years with HPV testing - Stop at 65 yo (USPSTF)
36. What can decrease fall in the elderly?
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
Stroke and DVT
Starts at age 50 for normal risk - age 40 for increased risk - FOBT every year - OR - Sigmodoiscopy every 3-5 years - OR - Colonoscopy every 10 years
1300 mg/day
37. In which group of patients should aspirin be given as primary prevention for stroke?
800 IU/ day
Women 55 - 79 yo
11 - 12 yo - Unvaccinated adolescents at high school entry - Unvaccinated college freshman
Men starting at 35 yo to 65 - Women starting at 45 yo to 65 - Every 5 years
38. What is USPSTF guideline for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening?
Starts at 20 for both M and W
One time abdominal X-ray for all MALES who ever SMOKES
1000 IU/day
Adults - every 10 years - If sustain deep or contaminated wound - every 5 years - Best to give first dose 11-18 yo - then followed by Td booster
39. What are some safety issues you should counsel parents with young children?
BP - Height - Weight
Fires: install smoke detectors - flame-resistant nightwears - Burns: set hot water to 110-120 F. - Poisoning: keep the number for poison control 800-222-1222. Do not use IPECAC. - Helmets - knee/elbow pads...
1300 mg/day
Every 5 years
40. What are the USPSTF guidelines for mammogram?
First degree relative with DMT2 - GDM or baby > 9 lbs - Physical inactivity - Ethnicity (AA - Hawaiian - Native) - HTN - PCOS - Prediabetics ( HbA1C 5.7 - 6.4)
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
Exercise or physical therapy and vit D for patients > 65
Starts at 50 (recommends against starting at 40) and every 2 years
41. Measurement of which anatomic structure is best predictor for fractures elsewhere beside hip fracture?
In adults with sustained BP > 135/80 mmHg
4 mg/day
Forearm
Every 5 years
42. What are the risks of combination HRT?
65 (earlier if have increased risk factors)
1000 IU/day
Smoking - Alcoholism
Breast CA - thromboembolic event - stroke and CAD
43. At what age should women have DEXA scan?
For incompletely vaccinated patients (did not receive first three shots in series) with deep or contaminated wound
65 (earlier if have increased risk factors)
Persons with no known risk factors
Forearm
44. What is the USPSTF guideline for DMT2 screening?
In adults with sustained BP > 135/80 mmHg
Patients > 75 - Patients 70 - 74 who are on psychoactive or cardiac meds - who are on > 4 meds and who have impaired cognition - strength - balance and vision
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
2mo - 4 mo and 6mo - Do not give 1st dose after 15 weeks of age - Do not give past 8mo of age
45. What is the schedule for varicella vaccine?
1200 mg/day
One time abdominal X-ray for all MALES who ever SMOKES
Subq (inactivated - Salk) - The oral kind (Sabin - is a live vaccine and can induced polio)
One dose at 12-15 mod - Booster at least 4-weeks after
46. What are some risk factors for CAD?
HIV positive patients - Recents contact with TB case - Persons with fibrotic changes on CXR consistent with old healed TB - Patients with organ transplant - Immunocompromised patients
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
Diabetes - non-coronary atherosclerosis - Family History of premature cardiac death ( M < 50 and W < 60) - Smokers - HTN - Obesity
12 - 23 mo - 2 doses are to be given 6 mo apart
47. What is HI law for booster seat?
48. When can children sit in a booster seat?
49. Which children should use a semi-upright/forward facing carseat?
NEVER
Men 45 - 79 yo
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
> 2 yo and less than 40 lbs
50. What is the schedule for DTap vaccine?
HIV positive patients - Recents contact with TB case - Persons with fibrotic changes on CXR consistent with old healed TB - Patients with organ transplant - Immunocompromised patients
2mo - 4mo - 6-18 mo and 4-6 yrs
BP - Height - Weight
Children < 7 yo - 2 mo - 4 mo - 6 mo - 15-18 mo and 4-5 yrs