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1. How much fluoride should military children in HI be given?
2mo - 4mo - 6-18 mo and 4-6 yrs
6 mos - 3 yrs : none - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.25 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 0.5 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
Starts at 20 for both M and W
2. What are the 4 main groups of people who are candidates for pneumococcal vaccine?
3. What kind of car seat should children < 2 yo be placed in?
800 IU/ day
One time abdominal X-ray for all MALES who ever SMOKES
Rear facing
0.4 mg/day
4. What are some RFs for DMT2?
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
1200 mg/day
First degree relative with DMT2 - GDM or baby > 9 lbs - Physical inactivity - Ethnicity (AA - Hawaiian - Native) - HTN - PCOS - Prediabetics ( HbA1C 5.7 - 6.4)
Children up to 7 yo and < 5' should be placed in a booster seat.
5. What are 2 conditions that have been proven to be beneficial to screened for?
1200 mg/day
Exercise or physical therapy and vit D for patients > 65
Smoking - Alcoholism
Starts at 50 (recommends against starting at 40) and every 2 years
6. At what age should women have DEXA scan?
65 (earlier if have increased risk factors)
Starts at 20 for both M and W
2mo - 4 mo - 6mo and 12-15 mo
PUD - bleeding disorders - liver disease - kidney disease - ASA allergy - uncontrolled HTN - diabetic retinopathy
7. What are the USPSTF guidelines for cholesterol screening in people with normal risks?
Men starting at 35 yo to 65 - Women starting at 45 yo to 65 - Every 5 years
Children up to 7 yo and < 5' should be placed in a booster seat.
Every 5 years
In adults with sustained BP > 135/80 mmHg
8. Who should get shingles vaccine?
Adults > 60
800 IU/ day
For incompletely vaccinated patients (did not receive first three shots in series) with deep or contaminated wound
More than 15
9. Measurement of which anatomic structure is best predictor for fractures elsewhere beside hip fracture?
For incompletely vaccinated patients (did not receive first three shots in series) with deep or contaminated wound
Forearm
0.4 mg/day
NEVER
10. How much vit D should adults > 50 take?
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
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
1000 IU/day
11. When should the meningococcal vaccine be given and to which group?
To get IgA protection
0.4 mg/day
6 mos - 3 yrs : none - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.25 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 0.5 mg/day
11 - 12 yo - Unvaccinated adolescents at high school entry - Unvaccinated college freshman
12. In which group of patients should aspirin be given as primary prevention for MI?
12 - 23 mo - 2 doses are to be given 6 mo apart
Men 45 - 79 yo
Men starting at 35 yo to 65 - Women starting at 45 yo to 65 - Every 5 years
Forearm
13. What is the schedule for Gardasil?
One time abdominal X-ray for all MALES who ever SMOKES
Persons with no known risk factors
2nd dose 2 mo after 1st dose - 3rd dose 6 mo after 2nd dose
Exercise or physical therapy and vit D for patients > 65
14. When should tetanus immunoglobulin be given?
11 - 12 yo - Unvaccinated adolescents at high school entry - Unvaccinated college freshman
1200 mg/day
6 mos - 3 yrs : 0.25 mg/day - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.5 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 1 mg/day
For incompletely vaccinated patients (did not receive first three shots in series) with deep or contaminated wound
15. What are the risks of combination HRT?
Breast CA - thromboembolic event - stroke and CAD
> 2 yo and less than 40 lbs
BP - Height - Weight
More than 15
16. What is the ADA guideline for DMT2 screening?
In overweight M and W > 45 - In overweight M and W < 45 with 1 or more RFs
Every 5 years
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...
Meningitis and Epiglottitis
17. What is the schedule for rotavirus vaccine?
2mo - 4 mo and 6mo - Do not give 1st dose after 15 weeks of age - Do not give past 8mo of age
800 IU/ 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
Men starting at 35 yo to 65 - Women starting at 45 yo to 65 - Every 5 years
18. When is area of induration > 10 mm considered TB positive?
NEVER
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
65 (earlier if have increased risk factors)
0.4 - 0.8 mg/day for 1 month prior to conception
19. When should chest X-ray be used for screening?
NEVER
Forearm
6 mos - 3 yrs : none - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.25 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 0.5 mg/day
Persons with no known risk factors
20. When is area of induration > 5mm considered TB positive?
Adults > 60
Preschool children : 3-4 yo - Elderly patients: > 65 yo
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
21. What is the most important way to screen for CAD in an asymptomatic patients?
Total cholesterol - FOBT
HISTORY
> 2 yo and less than 40 lbs
More than 15
22. What can decrease fall in the elderly?
1000 mg/day
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
When they are > 40 lbs and still less then 5'
Stroke and DVT
23. What kind of polio vaccine is preferred?
6 mos - 3 yrs : none - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.25 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 0.5 mg/day
In all W < 24 who are sexually active - In W > 24 with increased risk
Subq (inactivated - Salk) - The oral kind (Sabin - is a live vaccine and can induced polio)
When they are > 40 lbs and still less then 5'
24. How often do asplenic patients receive pneumococcal vaccine?
Every 5 years
BP - Height - Weight
One dose at 12-15 mod - Booster at least 4-weeks after
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
25. If traveling to endemic areas - Why should one get a dose of live vaccine?
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
To get IgA protection
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...
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
26. When should pregnant women get a flu shot?
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
1000 IU/day
2nd dose 2 mo after 1st dose - 3rd dose 6 mo after 2nd dose
1300 mg/day
27. What is the schedule for varicella vaccine?
Preschool children : 3-4 yo - Elderly patients: > 65 yo
One dose at 12-15 mod - Booster at least 4-weeks after
Femoral neck
1300 mg/day
28. What are the USPSTF guidelines for mammogram?
Children < 7 yo - 2 mo - 4 mo - 6 mo - 15-18 mo and 4-5 yrs
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
6 mos - 3 yrs : 0.25 mg/day - 3 yrs - 6 yrs: 0.5 mg/day - 6 yrs - 16 yrs : 1 mg/day
Starts at 50 (recommends against starting at 40) and every 2 years
29. What kind of sunscreen SPF is recommended for sun protection?
More than 15
PUD - bleeding disorders - liver disease - kidney disease - ASA allergy - uncontrolled HTN - diabetic retinopathy
Every 5 years
Starts at 50 (recommends against starting at 40) and every 2 years
30. When should Gardasil be given and for what purposes?
In adults with sustained BP > 135/80 mmHg
Men 45 - 79 yo
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
31. What is the schedule for MMR vaccine?
1000 IU/day
During 2nd - 3rd trimester
Breast CA - thromboembolic event - stroke and CAD
12-15 mos and 4-6 yrs - MMR is live and contraindicated in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients
32. Which children should use a semi-upright/forward facing carseat?
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
> 2 yo and less than 40 lbs
Women 55 - 79 yo
In all W < 24 who are sexually active - In W > 24 with increased risk
33. How much vit D should adults < 50 take?
To get IgA protection
Total cholesterol - FOBT
Women 55 - 79 yo
800 IU/ day
34. How much folate and for How long should a woman take for planned pregnancy?
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
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
0.4 - 0.8 mg/day for 1 month prior to conception
One time abdominal X-ray for all MALES who ever SMOKES
35. When is area of induration > 15 mm considered TB positive?
1200 mg/day
Starts at 20 for both M and W
2nd dose 2 mo after 1st dose - 3rd dose 6 mo after 2nd dose
Persons with no known risk factors
36. What are the guidelines for pap smear?
More than 15
12-15 mos and 4-6 yrs - MMR is live and contraindicated in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients
BP - Height - Weight
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)
37. How much calcium should adults (19 - 50) take?
Adults > 60
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
1000 mg/day
2nd dose 2 mo after 1st dose - 3rd dose 6 mo after 2nd dose
38. What is the NCEP III guideline for cholesterol screening?
Persons with no known risk factors
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
800 IU/ day
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)
39. What is the schedule for Hib vaccine?
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
First dose at birth - Second dose at 1-2 mo - Third dose at 6 mo
2mo - 4 mo - 6mo and 12-15 mo
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
40. When can children sit in a booster seat?
41. What is the schedule for Hep B vaccine?
2mo - 4 mo and 6mo - Do not give 1st dose after 15 weeks of age - Do not give past 8mo of age
First dose at birth - Second dose at 1-2 mo - Third dose at 6 mo
65 (earlier if have increased risk factors)
0.4 - 0.8 mg/day for 1 month prior to conception
42. What tests are appropriate to order in an asymptomatic 57 yo male?
HISTORY
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
Total cholesterol - FOBT
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...
43. When is intensive individualized home-based intervention recommended?
More than 15
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
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)
Total cholesterol - FOBT
44. In which group of patients should aspirin be given as primary prevention for stroke?
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
Persons with no known risk factors
Women 55 - 79 yo
Men 45 - 79 yo
45. How much calcium should women > 50 take?
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
1200 mg/day
1300 mg/day
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
46. What is the USPSTF guideline for chlamydial screening?
More than 15
In all W < 24 who are sexually active - In W > 24 with increased risk
Start at 20 for all M and W regardless of RFs
Starts at 50 (recommends against starting at 40) and every 2 years
47. What are some risk factors for CAD?
Breast CA - thromboembolic event - stroke and CAD
Forearm
Diabetes - non-coronary atherosclerosis - Family History of premature cardiac death ( M < 50 and W < 60) - Smokers - HTN - Obesity
Adults > 60
48. Who should get Tdap vaccine and how often?
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
2mo - 4 mo - 6mo and 12-15 mo
In all W < 24 who are sexually active - In W > 24 with increased risk
First dose at birth - Second dose at 1-2 mo - Third dose at 6 mo
49. What is the schedule for polio vaccine?
12 - 23 mo - 2 doses are to be given 6 mo apart
Exercise - Environmental hazard reduction - Close monitoring of medication
Men 45 - 79 yo
2mo - 4mo - 6-18 mo and 4-6 yrs
50. Who are at increased risk for adverse effect catching a flu?
Children 6 mos - 18 yrs - Adults > 50 yo - Chronic cardiopulmonary diseases - Metabolic disease - Immunocompromised - Household contacts of people with increased risks
When they are > 40 lbs and still less then 5'
Exercise or physical therapy and vit D for patients > 65
0.4 - 0.8 mg/day for 1 month prior to conception