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1
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Name 3 health impacts of alcohol

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Liver Disease
Feral alcohol syndrome
Obesity

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Name 3 social impacts of alcohol

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Domestic violence
Antisocial behaviour
Violent crime

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Name 3 economic impacts of alcohol

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Time off work due to alcohol related disease
Unemployment due to alcoholism
NHS cost to treat

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What is the WHO definition of health

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Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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What is the definition of obesity

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BMI greater than 30kg/m2

When every intake > energy expenditure

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What is the NHS health check ?

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Free health check up of overall health. Aged 40 to 74 check up every five years. Checks your risk of heart disease
Kidney disease
Diabetes
Stoke

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What questionnaires do you use to measure cognitive impairment?

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Mini mental state examination.

Score <10 is severe impairment

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Name five types of dementia

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Alzheimer's 
Vascular
Lewy Body 
Mixed 
Parkinson's dementia
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9
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What are three impacts for dementia carers?

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Often become socially isolated
Coping with behavioural change
Income inequalities

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Name 3 of the criteria on the mental capacity act?

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Every adult has the right to make the decision for themselves.
If a person lacks capacity, any decisions taken on their behalf must be of best interest.
Decisions taken on behalf must be the least restrictive option to their rights and freedom.

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What is the ABCD2 score ?

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Estimates risk of stroke after suspected TIA

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What factors are taken into consideration when calculating ABCD2 score?

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Age > 60 
BP > 140/99
Clinical features of TIA 
Duration of symptoms
Diabetes
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13
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What are 3 primary prevention strategies for a stroke?

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Calculate ABCD2 score
Hypertension medication
Lifestyle modifications

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What are five triggers of atopic eczema?

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Irritants 
Food or animal allergies
Environmental factors e.g. Pollen 
Hormonal changes 
Certain materials e.g. Wool
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Name three psychosocial impacts of skin conditions?

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Loss of self esteem
Sleep problems
Anxiety

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16
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Define chronic kidney disease ?

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Progressive loss of kidney function over a period of months. Doesn’t usually carry symptoms until it reaches advanced stage

17
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At what stage of CKD is renal failure ?

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Stage 5, GFR <15 or dialysis

18
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Name three causes of CKD?

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Hypertension
Diabetes
Long term use of NSAIDS
Kidney disease

19
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What is patient activation?

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Measure of a person’s confidence and knowledge to manage their own health

20
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What food should you avoid during pregnancy ?

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Alcohol
Raw eggs
Soft cheese
Liver and pate

21
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Which 2 vitamins should you take pre and during pregnancy ?

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Folic acid

Vitamin D

22
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At which week is the anomaly scan ?

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18-20 weeks

23
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Which weeks are the dating scan ?

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8-14 weeks

24
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Name 2 methods to screen for Down’s syndrome ?

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Chronic villous sampling

Amniocentesis

25
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What is the definition of polypharmacy?

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The use of four or more medications by a patient, generally age 65 and over

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What is the definition of multi morbidity ?

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The cooccurrence of two or more chronic medical conditions in one person

27
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Name for problems of an ageing population

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Increased pressure on NHS. Increased health gap.
Increased number of people who live with the disabilities.
Funding decreased.

28
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How many minutes of physical aerobic activity should you do per week

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150 minutes

29
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How is an airflow obstruction defined

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FEV1/FVC ratio is less than 0.7

30
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What is the definition of one pack year ?

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20 cigarettes a day for one year.

31
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What are 8 of the Wilson and Jugner criteria for screening ?

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Condition screen for should be an important health problem.
Natural history of condition should be well understood.
There should be a detectable early stage. Suitable test devised for early stage.
Test should be acceptable.
Intervals for repeating test determined.
Risk outweighs benefits.
There is sufficient healthcare provision for increased clinical workload.

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What does TNM stand for in the cancer staging system?

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Tumour
Node
Metastasis

33
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List five red flag symptoms for Bowel cancer

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Abdominal pain. Rectal bleeding. Changes in bowel habit. Abdominal rectal mass. Unexplained weight loss

34
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In the complaints procedure name the seven stages of the significant to event audit?

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One awareness and prioritisation of significant event
Information gathering.
Facilitated team based meeting.
Analysis of significant event.
Agree, implement and monitor change. Write it up.
Report share and review

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