Health Maintenance and Disease Prevention

Question 1

How often should patients see their dermatologist?

Answer 1

A dermatologist evaluation every 3 years is an appropriate screening to recommend to a 35-year-old client. Men and women between the ages of 20 and 40 should have a skin cancer screening by a dermatologist every 3 years. Clients above the age of 40 should have annual evaluations.

Question 2

How often should clients get an eye examination?

Answer 2

Clients ages 40 or below should have a complete eye examination every 3 to 5 years. Clients between the ages of 40 and 64 should have a complete eye examination every 2 years, and clients older than 65 should have a complete eye examination annually.

Question 3

At what age is a colonoscopy indicated?

Answer 3

Men and women ages 50 and older should have a colonoscopy every 10 years.

Question 4

At what age are mammograms indicated?

Answer 4

Women ages 40 or older should have annual mammograms.

Question 5

T/F: Foodborne botulism is a nationally notifiable infectious condition.

Answer 5

True. Clients who ingest the botulism toxin can develop dysphasia, drooping eyelids, and vision changes.

Question 6

T/F: HSV-1 is a nationally notifiable infectious condition.

Answer 6

False.

Question 7

What are reportable diseases to the local health department?

Answer 7

chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid, HIV/AIDS

Question 8

T/F: Allergy to gelatin is a contraindication of getting the varicella vaccine.

Answer 8

True