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1. What is USPSTF guideline for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening?
Stroke and DVT
800 IU/ day
One time abdominal X-ray for all MALES who ever SMOKES
2mo - 4 mo and 6mo - Do not give 1st dose after 15 weeks of age - Do not give past 8mo of age
2. If traveling to endemic areas - Why should one get a dose of live vaccine?
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
To get IgA protection
Forearm
For incompletely vaccinated patients (did not receive first three shots in series) with deep or contaminated wound
3. What is the NCEP III guideline for cholesterol screening?
HISTORY
Starts at 20 for both M and W
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
4. When is area of induration > 15 mm considered TB positive?
Persons with no known risk factors
Children 6 mos - 18 yrs - Adults > 50 yo - Chronic cardiopulmonary diseases - Metabolic disease - Immunocompromised - Household contacts of people with increased risks
0.4 mg/day
Smoking - Alcoholism
5. What are the USPSTF guidelines for cholesterol screening in people with increased risks?
Stroke and DVT
Starts at 20 for both M and W
When they are > 40 lbs and still less then 5'
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?
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
HISTORY
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
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
7. When should pregnant women get a flu shot?
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
Children < 7 yo - 2 mo - 4 mo - 6 mo - 15-18 mo and 4-5 yrs
BP - Height - Weight
11 - 12 yo - Unvaccinated adolescents at high school entry - Unvaccinated college freshman
8. What is the schedule for Hep B vaccine?
First dose at birth - Second dose at 1-2 mo - Third dose at 6 mo
Men 45 - 79 yo
Adults > 60
Every 5 years
9. What is HI law for booster seat?
10. What are the 4 main groups of people who are candidates for pneumococcal vaccine?
11. What can decrease fall in the elderly?
Forearm
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
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
12. When should tetanus immunoglobulin be given?
Starts at 20 for both M and W
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
For incompletely vaccinated patients (did not receive first three shots in series) with deep or contaminated wound
Children 6 mos - 18 yrs - Adults > 50 yo - Chronic cardiopulmonary diseases - Metabolic disease - Immunocompromised - Household contacts of people with increased risks
13. What are the USPSTF guidelines for cholesterol screening in people with normal risks?
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)
Men starting at 35 yo to 65 - Women starting at 45 yo to 65 - Every 5 years
Persons with no known risk factors
Smoking - Alcoholism
14. What is the schedule for rotavirus vaccine?
2mo - 4 mo - 6mo and 12-15 mo
Starts at 50 (recommends against starting at 40) and every 2 years
Children 6 mos - 18 yrs - Adults > 50 yo - Chronic cardiopulmonary diseases - Metabolic disease - Immunocompromised - Household contacts of people with increased risks
2mo - 4 mo and 6mo - Do not give 1st dose after 15 weeks of age - Do not give past 8mo of age
15. What type of illnesses does Hib vaccine prevent?
Children up to 7 yo and < 5' should be placed in a booster seat.
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
Children < 7 yo - 2 mo - 4 mo - 6 mo - 15-18 mo and 4-5 yrs
Meningitis and Epiglottitis
16. What are the risks of combination HRT?
Men starting at 35 yo to 65 - Women starting at 45 yo to 65 - Every 5 years
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
0.4 - 0.8 mg/day for 1 month prior to conception
Breast CA - thromboembolic event - stroke and CAD
17. Measurement of which anatomic structure is best predictor for fractures elsewhere beside hip fracture?
1300 mg/day
PUD - bleeding disorders - liver disease - kidney disease - ASA allergy - uncontrolled HTN - diabetic retinopathy
Forearm
800 IU/ day
18. What is the most important way to screen for CAD in an asymptomatic patients?
2mo - 4 mo - 6mo and 12-15 mo
HISTORY
Women 55 - 79 yo
Men 45 - 79 yo
19. What are the guidelines for colon cancer screening?
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
Exercise or physical therapy and vit D for patients > 65
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
20. What is the schedule for polio vaccine?
NEVER
Men 45 - 79 yo
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
2mo - 4mo - 6-18 mo and 4-6 yrs
21. How much flouride should non military children in the state of HI be given?
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)
800 IU/ day
6 mos - 3 yrs : 0.25 mg/day - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.5 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 1 mg/day
Children 6 mos - 18 yrs - Adults > 50 yo - Chronic cardiopulmonary diseases - Metabolic disease - Immunocompromised - Household contacts of people with increased risks
22. What are 2 conditions that have been proven to be beneficial to screened for?
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
6 mos - 3 yrs : 0.25 mg/day - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.5 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 1 mg/day
Smoking - Alcoholism
2mo - 4mo - 6-18 mo and 4-6 yrs
23. What are some safety issues you should counsel parents with young children?
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...
Forearm
0.4 mg/day
One time abdominal X-ray for all MALES who ever SMOKES
24. What is the ADA guideline for DMT2 screening?
Men 45 - 79 yo
Total cholesterol - FOBT
0.4 - 0.8 mg/day for 1 month prior to conception
In overweight M and W > 45 - In overweight M and W < 45 with 1 or more RFs
25. What is the USPSTF guideline for chlamydial screening?
> 2 yo and less than 40 lbs
In all W < 24 who are sexually active - In W > 24 with increased risk
One dose at 12-15 mod - Booster at least 4-weeks after
1300 mg/day
26. Unopposed estrogen increases risks for what conditions?
PUD - bleeding disorders - liver disease - kidney disease - ASA allergy - uncontrolled HTN - diabetic retinopathy
2mo - 4 mo and 6mo - Do not give 1st dose after 15 weeks of age - Do not give past 8mo of age
Stroke and DVT
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
27. How much calcium should women > 50 take?
0.4 - 0.8 mg/day for 1 month prior to conception
1300 mg/day
1200 mg/day
NEVER
28. Who should get shingles vaccine?
Adults > 60
Every 5 years
Exercise or physical therapy and vit D for patients > 65
In overweight M and W > 45 - In overweight M and W < 45 with 1 or more RFs
29. When should the meningococcal vaccine be given and to which group?
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
Smoking - Alcoholism
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
11 - 12 yo - Unvaccinated adolescents at high school entry - Unvaccinated college freshman
30. What kind of polio vaccine is preferred?
Children 6 mos - 18 yrs - Adults > 50 yo - Chronic cardiopulmonary diseases - Metabolic disease - Immunocompromised - Household contacts of people with increased risks
12-15 mos and 4-6 yrs - MMR is live and contraindicated in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients
Forearm
Subq (inactivated - Salk) - The oral kind (Sabin - is a live vaccine and can induced polio)
31. How much fluoride should military children in HI be given?
6 mos - 3 yrs : none - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.25 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 0.5 mg/day
To get IgA protection
Children 6 mos - 18 yrs - Adults > 50 yo - Chronic cardiopulmonary diseases - Metabolic disease - Immunocompromised - Household contacts of people with increased risks
65 (earlier if have increased risk factors)
32. What tests are appropriate to order in an asymptomatic 57 yo male?
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
Exercise or physical therapy and vit D for patients > 65
Diabetes - non-coronary atherosclerosis - Family History of premature cardiac death ( M < 50 and W < 60) - Smokers - HTN - Obesity
Total cholesterol - FOBT
33. In which group of patients should aspirin be given as primary prevention for stroke?
HISTORY
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
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
Women 55 - 79 yo
34. How much folate and for How long should a woman with hx of NTD take for planned pregnancy?
4 mg/day
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
0.4 - 0.8 mg/day for 1 month prior to conception
2mo - 4 mo and 6mo - Do not give 1st dose after 15 weeks of age - Do not give past 8mo of age
35. Which children should use a semi-upright/forward facing carseat?
2nd dose 2 mo after 1st dose - 3rd dose 6 mo after 2nd dose
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
> 2 yo and less than 40 lbs
1000 IU/day
36. How much folate should all women of child bearing age take?
1300 mg/day
Persons with no known risk factors
One dose at 12-15 mod - Booster at least 4-weeks after
0.4 mg/day
37. What is the schedule for varicella vaccine?
For incompletely vaccinated patients (did not receive first three shots in series) with deep or contaminated wound
One dose at 12-15 mod - Booster at least 4-weeks after
Breast CA - thromboembolic event - stroke and CAD
Women 55 - 79 yo
38. What are the USPSTF guidelines for mammogram?
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
Rear facing
Meningitis and Epiglottitis
Starts at 50 (recommends against starting at 40) and every 2 years
39. When can children sit in a booster seat?
40. In which group of patients should aspirin be given as primary prevention for MI?
Men starting at 35 yo to 65 - Women starting at 45 yo to 65 - Every 5 years
800 IU/ day
Men 45 - 79 yo
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...
41. What kind of car seat should children < 2 yo be placed in?
BP - Height - Weight
Rear facing
Smoking - Alcoholism
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
42. Measurement of which anatomic structure is best predictor for hip fracture?
Femoral neck
First dose at birth - Second dose at 1-2 mo - Third dose at 6 mo
> 2 yo and less than 40 lbs
6 mos - 3 yrs : none - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.25 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 0.5 mg/day
43. What is the schedule for Gardasil?
1000 IU/day
Persons with no known risk factors
2nd dose 2 mo after 1st dose - 3rd dose 6 mo after 2nd dose
0.4 mg/day
44. How much vit D should adults < 50 take?
800 IU/ day
2nd dose 2 mo after 1st dose - 3rd dose 6 mo after 2nd dose
2mo - 4 mo and 6mo - Do not give 1st dose after 15 weeks of age - Do not give past 8mo of age
Every 5 years
45. What is the USPSTF guideline for fall prevention in the elderly?
Children up to 7 yo and < 5' should be placed in a booster seat.
2mo - 4mo - 6-18 mo and 4-6 yrs
Smoking - Alcoholism
Exercise or physical therapy and vit D for patients > 65
46. What is the USPSTF guideline for DMT2 screening?
NEVER
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
Adults > 60
In adults with sustained BP > 135/80 mmHg
47. At what age should women have DEXA scan?
When they are > 40 lbs and still less then 5'
2mo - 4 mo - 6mo and 12-15 mo
Forearm
65 (earlier if have increased risk factors)
48. How much folate and for How long should a woman take for planned pregnancy?
0.4 - 0.8 mg/day for 1 month prior to conception
To get IgA protection
Rear facing
Subq (inactivated - Salk) - The oral kind (Sabin - is a live vaccine and can induced polio)
49. What are the guidelines for pap smear?
2nd dose 2 mo after 1st dose - 3rd dose 6 mo after 2nd dose
Persons with no known risk factors
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)
Men starting at 35 yo to 65 - Women starting at 45 yo to 65 - Every 5 years
50. Who are at increased risk for adverse effect catching a flu?
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
To get IgA protection
Children 6 mos - 18 yrs - Adults > 50 yo - Chronic cardiopulmonary diseases - Metabolic disease - Immunocompromised - Household contacts of people with increased risks
Breast CA - thromboembolic event - stroke and CAD