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module 2 and 3 Flashcards

1
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incidence or prevalence?

“1.4 million people in the US dx with DM in 2014”

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Incidence

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2
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who really has the disease
(t= positive)
Ability of the test to identify correctly those who HAVE the disease

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Sensi(+)ivity:

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actions targeted at specific diseases (immunizations, antimalarial prophylaxis, exercise and diet, environmental modifications such as fluoride)

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Specific protection

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Discuss the purposes, advantages, and limitations of health risk appraisal

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Collection of info about risk factors during H&P, physical, and lab exam
Determines appropriate screening, initiates early intervention, reduces morbidity/mortality, delivering more personalized care

Examples:
Personal characteristics
Physiologic parameters
Symptoms
Preclinical disease states
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5
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early symptomatic disease. Correcting component of disease, thus preventing or limiting impairment caused by disease

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Disability limitation:

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often used for chronic conditions (how many people have the disease RIGHT NOW)

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Prevalence (Overall)

cases/ population x 1000

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measure of the number of deaths in a population. (DEATH) number of deaths/number at risk x 1000. Often used to look at where and how we can intervene

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Mortality

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8
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something so widespread it goes across continents

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Pandemic

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9
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incidence or prevalence?

“ 29.1 people dx with diabetes in the US”

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Prevalence

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focused on a certain area or among a certain group of people (eg. diabetes endemic in uneducated low income people in DC)

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Endemic

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11
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incidence or prevalence?

“ 1.35 million Americans children and adults have Type 1 DM”

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Prevalence

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The higher the prevalence, the higher __________

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predictive value 
(higher the chance a person has a true positive)
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13
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incidence or prevalence?

11.8 million seniors in the U.S. have diabetes”

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Prevalence

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often used for acute conditions that do not have long duration (e.g. flu)- how many new cases in a given period of time

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Incidence (NEW)

new cases/ those at rick x 1000

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widespread occurrence usually of an infectious disease. Urban violence is also considered an epidemic

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Epidemic

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16
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incidence or prevalence?

“there were 69,071 deaths from diabetes in the US in 2010”

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Incidence

17
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focuses on late symptomatic disease; preventing total or functional disability or by restoring persons

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Rehabilitation

18
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big picture (community)
Reduce social disparities
Increase stakeholder participation

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Primary Health care

19
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the care of persons with a known condition to prevent progression of the disease: restore highest function

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Tertiary Prevention (treatment)

20
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implementation of primary healthcare (individuals)
describes relationship b/t provider and pt
First contact pt has with healthcare system
Care across lifespan

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Primary Care

21
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tells us the probability that a positive test result is correct.
Portion of people with + results, who truly HAVE disease

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PPV

22
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12 Focus Topics for HP 2020

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Assess to health Services 
Clinical Preventive Services 
Environmental Quality
Injury and Violence
Maternal, Infant, and Child Health 
Mental Helath 
Nutrition, Physical Activity, Obseity 
Oral Health 
Reproductive and Sexual health 
Social determinants 
Substance abuse
Tobacco
23
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health maintenance, education (lifestyle changes, nutrition, maintenance of safe environments)

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Health promotion

24
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tells us the test is negative of someone who do not have disease
Portion of people with (-) result that truly DON’T have disease

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NPV

25
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disease state of an individual (ILLNESS). incidence rates and prevalence rates together

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Morbidity

26
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Articulate the role of the family nurse practitioner in the primary care setting

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Patient-centered medical homes (model of care delivery)
NPs provide satisfaction in primary care settings.
Effective and safe care with similar outcomes to physicians with high rates of pt satisfaction

27
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father epidemiology; 1850s London during Cholera outbreak. Made a map and hypothesized water pump was the source of cholera
Finding the cause of disease and what can be done to stop it?
Break the route of transmission

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John Snow

28
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incidence or prevalence?

“25.9% of Americans age 65 and older have diabetes”

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Prevalence

29
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advocacy and policy- vaccinations, seat belts, prohibition of smoking in cars with children). This is the cheapest option

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primary prevention

30
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measures that ID and tx asymptomatic person with risk factors to whom the condition is not already apparent (BP, cholesterol screening, mammogram, depression screening)

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secondary prevention (screening)

31
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who really does NOT have the disease (F=false)

Ability of test to identify correctly those who DON’T have disease

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Specificity

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