FAMILYMED Flashcards
screening guidelines for cervical cancer?
start at age 21 screen every 3 years and can stop at 65; if woman > 30 can do co testing (Pap + HPV) every 5 years
colonoscopy screening guidelines for colon cancer?
q10 years age 50-75 or note: if pt has 1st degree relative diagnosed with CRC before age 60 then you can screen the pt at age 40 yrs or 10 years before the age at diagnosis of the youngest affective relative, whichever comes first
screening guidelines for osteoporosis?
ALL WOMEN> 65 AND and women 50-69 if they have risk factors
screening guidelines for breast cancer?
biennial mammogram age 50-74
lipid screening guidelines?
men35+ or 20-35 with risk factors; women 45+ or 20-45 if they have risk factors for CHD
screening guidelines for AAA?
men aged 65-75 who have ever smoked
what are flu vaccine recommendations?
everyone 6 months of age and older annually
what are pneumococcal recommendations?
all adults > 65 yrs, one time revaccination after 5 yrs is recommend for those with ckd, liver dz, immunodeficiency or asplenia; one time revaccination rec for pt if they got vaccine younger than 65 yrs at time of initial vaccination
what are HAV vaccine recs?
recommended for people with chronic liver disease, use of clotting factors, occupational exposure, IVDU, MSM, travel
what are the recs for giving HBV vaccine?
pts that are high risk for exposure: dialysis pts, IVDU, multiple sexual partners, MSM
What are recs for varicella vaccination?
all kids, one at 12-15 months, and one at 4-6 months; if adult then 2 doses 4-8 weeks apart
what are meningococcus vaccine recs?
once at 11-12 yrs, and booster at age 16
what are recs for HPV vaccine?
girls 13-26 who havn’t completed the series
how can you diagnose diabetes mellitus?
- fasting bg > 126 on 2 separate occasions
- 2 hour plasma glucose level >200
- random bg level > 200 if classic symptoms or present, 4. also can confirm with 2 consecutive a1c > 6.5
what are the centor criteria?
- absence of cough
- swollen/tender ant. cervical nodes
- Fever (temp >100.4)
- Tonsillar exudate/swelling
if age 3-14 (+1), age 15-44 (0), age>45 yrs (-1)
score 0-1: no testing
score2-3: Rapid antigen test or culture
score 4: treat empirically