Intro to Well Patient Exam Flashcards
purpose of well patient exam
screen for diseases asses risk of future medical problems update vaccinations encourage a healthy lifestyle maintain a relationship with a health care provider in case of an illness
define morbidity
condition of being diseased
relative incidence of a particular disease
quality of being unhealthy and generally bad for you
top three leading causes of death in the US
heart disease
cancer
chronic lower respiratory disease
number one accidental cause of death
unintentional poisoning
leading cause of cancer in males and females
prostate
breast cancer
top three cancers by death
lung and bronchus
breast
prostate
what is the leading cause of injury mortality in the us?
unintentional poisoning
what is the leading cause of mortility in the US
cardiac disease
what did the USPSTF do
us preventative services task force
improves health of americans by making evidence based recommendaitons about clinical preventative services such as screenings, sounseling services, and preventative medications
USPSTF grades A B C D I
A and B - (high to moderate benefit) offer/provide this servcie
C - selective offering based on individual circumstances
D - do not recommend this service
I - insufficient evidence
areas considered for SORT
Strenght of recommendation grades
consistency
quality
outcomes that matter to patients and help them liver longer/better lives
patient-oriented outcomes
histopathologic, physiologic or surrogate results that may or may not reflect improvement sin patient outcomes
BP, blood glucose, coronary plaque thickness, carotid artery thickness
disease oriented outcomes
screening vs testing
screening - asymptomatic patient is tested
testing - symptomatic patient is tested due to some sign/symptom indicated the test should be performed
influenza recommendation
all people older than 6 months
65 or older can opt for higher dose
