Preventive medicine Flashcards
1
Q
Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination
A
Chrobic lung ( COPD) Chronic heart (CHF) Chronic kidney Chronic liver ( chronic hep C) Cancer Ppl with diabetes Ppl on steroids Ppl with HIV
2
Q
Meningococcal vaccination
A
Start at age 11 for everyone
Also If you have functional asplenia or terminal complement deficiency
3
Q
VAricellA zoster vaccination
A
Everyone > 60
4
Q
Smoking cessation
Most effective
A
Oral medication! Bupropion And varenacline
Less effective are nicotine patches and gums
5
Q
Osteoporosis
A
All women screened with bone densitometry at age 65