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Chronic Disease Management Flashcards

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Normal INR? Those on warfarin aim for what? People with an INR higher than the normal range who aren’t taking warfarin may have what? Warfarin is what? Taken how? Higher INR means what?

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1
2-3–> 2.5= an ideal
A medical condition
Vit K antagonist–> decrease in factors 2,7,9 and 10
Regular blood tests, take at same time every day, do not double dose to catch up
The longer it takes the blood to clot and so the increase bleeding risk, lower= thicker the blood, so increased clotting risk

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High INR symptoms? Low INR?

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Headache, severe stomach ache, increased bruising, prolonged bleeding after minor cuts/ menstrual bleeding/ gum bleeding, blood in urine

Sudden weakness/ numbness/ tingling in any limb, visual changes, inability to speak (stroke symptoms), new pain, swelling, redness, heat in body parts/ new SOB/ chest pain (DVT/PE) symptoms

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What can cause INR to increase? Advice for decreasing the risk of bleeding?

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Binge drinking alcohol, smoking
Avoiding activities that can cause bleeding/ bruising, brush/ shave gently, tell dentist and any other HCP that you take anticoagulants

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Treating elevated INR? Low INR?

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Vitamin K, blood components may be given during a transfusion to help stop bleeding, no clear explanation then the warfarin dose can be decreased and INR rechecked

LMWH, warfarin, compression stockings if immobile

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Normal, pre-diabetic and diabetic values for HbA1c?

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42mmol/L/ <6.0%, between 42 and 47 mmol/L, diabetes= >48 mmol/L

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PC for HbA1c?

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How are they feeling, recent infections/ illnesses, D+V/ illness can affect amount of insulin required, hospital admissions for DKA/ hypos, symptoms of diabetes?

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PMHx for HBA1c? Falsely raised when? Falsely decreased in what?

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CV/ cerebrovascular/ renal/ visual comps, co-morbidities
In kidney failure, chronic excessive alcohol intake, vitamin B12 deficiency
Acute/ chronic blood loss, sickle cell disease, thalassaemia

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Drug history for HBa1c?

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Diabetic medication, how/ when are you taking medication, any SEs? Dose ok? Injecting correctly, monitoring glucose levels? Other medications/ changes?

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Social hx?

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ADLs- mood/ sleep, home circumstances, affecting ADLs?

Adhering to dietary restrictions? Recent diet/ lose weight? Exercise, alcohol

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Advice for lowering HbA1c?

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Dietary modifications; awareness of snacking and sugary foods/ carbs affecting blood sugar level
Physical activity; regular, check with doctor first
Extra care when ill- taking when not feeling like eating, contact diabetes team, check ketones
Monitor blood sugar level- spot increase early and take steps to prevent it
Support= GP, diabetes, online resources, training courses

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Take peak flow when? Spirometry measures what? Values for obstructive lung disease? Restrictive disease?

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Before using preventer inhaler
Always use same peak flow meter
Functional lung volumes
FEV1 80% because of FVC being proportionally lower

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PC for peak flow/ spirometry? Red flags?

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Feeling, recent illnesses/ infections/ SOB, time worsens?

Wheeze= getting worse, affecting ADL, waking up at night with symptoms, using reliever inhaler more than usual

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Drug hx?

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How well is condition being controlled? What medications take? Inhalers and how often? Any other medications? Beta- blockers?
Check inhaler technique and inhaler use assessed by nurse

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Social hx? Advice?

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New pets, recent travel- polluted, housing- damp, hayfever, smoking, alcohol, impact of condition on life

Stop smoking, avoid precipitants, vaccination, exercise, eating, support

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CRP produced by what and is what? Measured for what?

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Non-specific marker produced by the liver in the presence of inflammation, acute marker
Rheumatological, Crohn’s, vasculitis, polyarteritis nodosa, pancreatitis

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CRP assists with Ix and monitoring what? Differentiation between what?

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IE, abscess post-op infection, response to ABx
SLE vs RA
Crohn’s vs UC

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Causes for raised CRP?

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Burns, trauma, pneumonia, TB, SLE, vasculitis, RA, MI, IBD, cancers

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ESR means what?

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Increased fibrinogen means RBCs stick together and so fall faster, raised ESR= rate of fall= quicker
ESR= rises and falls slowly

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Causes for raised ESR?

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Malignancy; malignant lymphoma, carcinomas of colon/ breast
Haematological- multiple myeloma, anaemia of acute/ chronic disease combined with iron def anaemia
CNDs- SLE, RA, polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis
Infections; TB, acute hepatitis, bacterial

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Low albumin when? High when? Globulins measures what?

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Malnutrition- Crohn’s/ UC, coeliac, kidney/ liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis)
Severe infections/ dehydration, chronic inflammatory diseases, hepatitis
Total proteins

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High conjugated bilirubin?

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Liver/ bile duct disease

High unconjugated= Gilbert’s or haemolytic anaemia

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Liver enzymes increase when?

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Chronic high alcohol excess, obesity in men, smoking in women, drug reaction

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What stimulates ALP synthesis?

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Bile duct obstruction; increase in obstructive liver disease, non- hepatic origin like increased osteoblastic activity in Paget’s, osteomalacia, vitamin D deficiency

24
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Liver disease marker of drugs/ alcohol? AST/ALT markers of what? GGT+ ALP? AST+ALT? GGT+ALP risen> AST+ ALT?

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GGT
Drugs, toxins, viral
Biliary issues 
Hepatic problems 
Obstructive jaundice
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Non-modifiable RFs for diabetes and points?

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Age between 50 and 60= 5 points, between 60 and 70= 9 points, >70=13 points
Male= 1 point
Other than white European= 6 points
Relative with diabetes= 5 points

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Modifiable RFs for diabetes and points?

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Waist between 90 and 100cm= 4 points
Between 100 and 110cm= 6 points 
>110cm= 9 points 
BMI between 25 and 30= 3 points 
Between 30 and 35= 5 points
Above 35= 8 points
HTN= 5 points
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Points for low, increased, moderate and high risk in diabetes risk?

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0-6
7-15
16-24
25-47 points

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Lifestyle advice for diabetes?

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Regular meals/ portion size, decrease fat/ sugar/ salt, moderate alcohol
Exercise= 150mins/ week
Wt loss

29
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What is QRISK2 score? Personal info?

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Risk of person developing CVD over next 10 years in those aged 35-74
Age, sex, ethnicity, BMI

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PMHx? Drug hx? FHx? Social hx? Direct measurements?

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CKD- stage 4/5, atrial fibrillation, RA, diabetic status
Antihypertensives
Angina/ MI in first degree relative< 60 y/o
Smoking status
Cholesterol/ HDL ratio, systolic BP

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% for low risk? Moderate risk? High risk?

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<10%, 10-20%, >20%

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Management for <10%?

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Risk is low- further reductions in risk can often be still achieved
Advice on relevant lifestyle factors can improved- stop smoking, exercise, diet change/wt loss, disease control/ medication adherence

33
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Management above 10% risk?

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Adivce on relevant lifestyle factors to reduce risk
Reviewing relevant comorbidities that may not be optimally controlled
Discuss benefits and risk of lipid modification therapy

34
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CHADVASc stands for what and points?

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Congestive HF= 1 point
HTN= 1 point
Age, between 65 and 75 y/o=1 point, >2 points= 75, diabetes= 1 point, stroke= 2 points, vascular disease= 1 point, sex category female= 1 point

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Score 0 CHADVASc do what? Score 1? Score 2 or more?

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No anticoagulation required

Consider anticoagulation with vit K antagonist like warfarin within INR 2-3/ DOAC, maybe aspirin

Anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonist like warfarin within INR 2-3/ DOAC

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Already on anticoagulant CHADVASc? General lifestyle advice?

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Manage modifiable RFs for bleeding

Avoid alcohol, smoking cessation, healthy diet, exercise

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Warfarin advice?

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Needs INR check, teratogenic, can interfere with other meds, increased bleeding risk, diet control, can be reversed with vitamin K

38
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DOACs advice?

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Non-reversible, increased bleeding risk, expensive, C/I in renal impairment/ Hx of GI bleed

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FRAX score is risk score for what? Personal info?

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10 year probability of a fracture in the spine, hip, shoulder or wrist for people aged 40-90 years old
Age, sex, weight, height

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PMhx?

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RA, previous fracture, secondary OP; kidney failure, hyperthyroidism, coeliac disease, kidney failure, T1DM, chronic liver disease, premature menopause, femoral neck BMD from previous DEXA-T scan

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Drug hx? FHx? Social hx?

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Glucocorticoids, lithium
Parental fractured hip
Smoking, alcohol intake=>3 drinks a day

42
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T- score shows what? Z score?

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How much your bone density is higher/ lower than the bone density of a healthy 30-year old adult
Your condition of your bones with someone of your age/ sex/ weight/ ethnicity

43
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T-score values for normal, osteopenia and osteoporosis?

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> -1= normal

-2.5 to -1= osteopenia

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Tx for low risk FRAX score?

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Lifestyle advice- more weight-bearing exercises, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, calcium and vit D rich diet, balance exercises
Home adaptations= rid of throw rugs, installing grab bars, good grip shoes

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Intermediate FRAX score tx?

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DEXA scan to measure BMD if

46
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High risk FRAX score tx?

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> -2.5= modify RFs and reassess in 2 years

47
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ABCD2 factors and points?

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Age>60 y/o= 1 point, BP>140/90= 1 point, Clinical features- unilateral weakness=2 points/ speech disturbance without weakness= 1 point
Duration: >60 mins= 2 points, between 10 and 60 mins= 1 point
Diabetes= 1 point
Enquire about AF, any other TIAs, how long apart were they

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Score<3 tx with ABCD? Between 4 and 6? >6?

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Seen within 7 days
Specialist within 24 hours
Specialist referral

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Lifestyle advice for TIA? Antithrombotic tx? 2ndary prevention?

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Diet- lower fats and cholesterol, exercise more, smoking cessation
300mg aspirin immediately then continued long term 75mg OD, clopidogrel 75mg
Control HTN, statin for high cholesterol

50
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Carotid endarterectomy if ICA stenosis> what %? Not drive for how long following TIA?

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70%

1 month

51
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HPC for Well’s score and points?

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Paralysis/ paresis or recent immobilisation of leg= 1 point
Localised tenderness along deep venous system=1 point
Entire leg swollen= 1 point
Calf swelling> 3cm compared to to other leg= 1 point
Pitting oedema on symptomatic leg= 1 point
Collateral superficial veins present =1 point

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PMHx and points for Well score? Social hx?

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Bedridden recently>3 days/ major surgery within 12 weeks= 1 point
Active cancer= 1 point
Previous DVT= 1 point
Alternative dx to DVT as/ more likely= 2 points

Long-haul flights, smoking and HRT/ OCP if appropriate

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Score<0 Well’s score, 1-2, >3?

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DVT unlikely
Moderate risk
DVT likely

54
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If high risk Wells’ score, do what? DVT tx?

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USS Doppler veins

LMWH, oral warfarin and INR 2-3/ DOAC
Compression stockings
Treat/ seek underlying cause
Diet, exercise, smoking cessation

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