Health Screening

Question 1

Disease causing OVERALL the most deaths?

Answer 1

Heart Disease

Question 2

Cancer with HIGHEST mortality rate (m & f)

Answer 2

Lung cancer

Question 3

Most common cause of death in adolescents?

Answer 3

Motor vehicle accident

Question 4

Most common cancer in females?

Answer 4

Breast cancer

Question 5

Most common cancer in males?

Answer 5

Prostate cancer

Question 6

Most common type of cancer OVERALL

Answer 6

Skin cancer (basal cell most common)

Question 7

Highest mortality with what type of skin cancer?

Answer 7

Melanoma

Question 8

Gynecological cancer that is most common?

Answer 8

Uterine/ endometrial (ovarian is 2nd most common)

Question 9

Breast cancer screening guidelines

Answer 9

Baseline mammo @ 50yrs, every 2 years until 74yrs (earlier if known history or concern)

Question 10

Cervical Cancer Screening guidelines

Answer 10

Pap begins at 21 yrs/ screen every 3 yrs until 65yrs

DO NOT SCREEN UNDER 21 yrs even when sexually active

Question 11

Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

Answer 11

Aged 55-80 with 30 pack year history of smoking or quit smoking up to 15 years previously
ANNUAL SCREENING LDCT (for the above criteria)

Question 12

Hysterectomy (no cervix) Screening Guidelines

Answer 12

Do not screen

Question 13

Prostate cancer Screening Guidelines

Answer 13

Routine screening is not recommended

Question 14

Testicular cancer screening guidelines

Answer 14

Routine screening is not recommended

Question 15

Colon Cancer screening guidelines

Answer 15

Baseline @ 50 yrs
*Use high-sensitivity fecal occult blood test (yearly)
OR sigmoidoscopy every 5 years
OR colonscopy (every 10 years) from age 50-75

Question 16

Skin Cancer screening guidelines

Answer 16

ages 10-24 yrs

Educate fair-skinned person to avoid sunlight 10am-3pm) use sunblock >15 spf

Question 17

Tobacco Smoking screening guidelines

Answer 17

Ask all adolescents and adults about tobacco use, advise them to stop, provide behavioral interventions/ smoking cessation

Question 18

Fall prevention in community-dwelling older adults

Answer 18

Aged 65 +, exercise and vitamin D dose (600-800)

Ask about falls, balance or gait problems

Question 19

Ovarian Cancer screening guidelines

Answer 19

Routing screening is not recommended

High-risk (BRCA mutation, fam hx of breast or ovarian) screened by specialist; refer for genetic counseling

Question 20

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Answer 20

one-time screening men (65-75) for cigarette smokers or those who have quit but have smoked previously
-screening test is ULTRASOUND

Question 21

CAGE screening tool

Answer 21

Used for alcoholism
C- do you need to Cut down?
A- are you Annoyed when friends comment on your drinking?
G- do you feel Guilty about drinking?
E- do you need to drink Early in the morning?

Positive test = 2 or more positive answers = alcoholism

Question 22

Screening for depression in adolescents:

Answer 22

2nd most common mortality in adolescents

Signs: falling grades, acting out, avoiding socializing, moodiness.