Community Preventative Medicine Flashcards
Cervical cancer screening in women?
21 q3 till 30 then q 5 if done with HPV testing
Patient not previously vaccinated against Tdap. When should they get vaccinated and how many doses/now far apart?
1st dose Tdap now, 2nd dose Td 4 weeks later. Then 3rd dose Td 6 months later.
*Will need booster Td q10 years
When can kids get the HPV vaccine?
CDC recommends starting@ 11-12 yo(but may start as early as 9) up until 26 yoa
When do u get shingles shot?
Once 60 +
Who gets screened for domestic violence?
All women of childbearing age…
Who do u check for GC?
ALL Sexually active women <24 yoa and those >25 YOA if at increased risk
When do you screen for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy
12-16 weeks
Patients who have roux-en-y bypass will require lifelong vitamin supplementation with…
Multivitamin, B12, Iron, Zinc, Magnesium
**need check levels yearly.
Sx of pellagra
Dermatitis, diarrhea and dementia; due to B3 def
Side effect of black licorice
HTN
Side effect of chromium
Low blood sugar
Common shared side effect of: garlic, ginger, gingko, ginseng?
Prolong INR
Garlic powder is used to treat…
HLD
Dosage of saw palmetto for BPH
160 mg BID or 310 mg once a day
Person was exposed to person with known TB. How do u test them for TB?
PPD now and repeat PPD in 6-12 weeks(can take a bit to become positive)