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Preventive Medicine II- Foundations Flashcards

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Leading causes of death

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  1. Heart Disease
  2. Cancer
  3. Chronic lower respiratory dz’s
  4. Unintentional injuries
  5. Stroke
  6. Alzheimers dz
  7. Diabetes
  8. Influenza and pneumonia
  9. Kidney dz
  10. Suicide
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Leading cause of death in infants (2014)

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  1. Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities
  2. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
  3. Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy
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Leading cause of death in 1-4 y.o.

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  1. Accidents (unintentional)
  2. Congenital Malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities
  3. Assault (homicide)
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Leading cause of death in 5-14 y.o.

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  1. Accidents (unintentional injuries)
  2. Cancer
  3. Intentional self-harm (suicide)
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Leading causes of death in adolescents, 15-19 y.o.

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  1. Accidents (unintentional injuries)
  2. Suicide
  3. Homicide
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Leading causes of death, age 65+

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  1. Heart dz
  2. Cancer
  3. Chronic lower respiratory dz
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Leading causes of death in American Indian or Alaska Native

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  1. Heart dz
  2. Cancer
  3. Accidents (unintentional injuries)
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Leading causes of death in Asian or Pacific Islander

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  1. Cancer
  2. Heart dz
  3. Stroke
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Leading causes of death in African American non- Hispanic

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  1. Heart dz
  2. Cancer
  3. Stroke
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Leading causes of death in Hispanic or Latino

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  1. Cancer
  2. Heart dz
  3. Accidents
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Leading causes of death in White

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  1. Heart dz
  2. Cancer
  3. Chronic lower respiratory dz’s
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Death rates highest in what population?

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African Americans

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Leading causes of death in men

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  1. Heart disease
  2. Cancer
  3. Accidents (unintentional injuries)
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Leading causes of death in females

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  1. Heart disease
  2. Cancer
  3. Chronic lower respiratory dz
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Goals of Preventive Medicine:

PPM + 3Prevents & 3D’s

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  1. Protect health and well-being
  2. Promote health and well-being
  3. Maintain health and well-being

*Prevent: disease, disability, death

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What is health?

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  • Physical, mental and social well-being

- NOT just absence of dz

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What impacts health?

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  1. Lifestyle/behavior!
  2. Biological factors
  3. Medical care
  4. Social/Economic environment
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Biologic Factors

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  1. Genetics/heredity
    - Likelihood of developing certain illnesses
  2. Sex/gender
    - Types of dz’s and ages affected
  3. Immunologic factors
  4. Use of services that prevent and treat diseases
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Differences in social determinants of health

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  • Length of life
  • Quality of life
  • Rates of dz, disability, and death
  • Severity of dz
  • Access to tx
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Barriers

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  1. Financial burdens
    - Cost sharing–>deductibles, co-insurance, copayments
  2. Lack of access to quality HC
  3. Unaware of or doubt benefits
  4. Discomfort
  5. May not want to change
  6. Social or cultural factors
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Overcoming Barriers

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  1. Prioritizing Prevention
  2. Critically evaluate effectiveness of services
  3. Learn how to do. motivational interviewing or behavioral counseling
  4. Specific visits for preventive services
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Wellness Exam-Immunizations

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  • Td/Tdap boosters
  • Influenza
  • Pneumonia
  • Herpes zoster (shingles)
  • Other considerations
  • ->meningococcal, Hep A/B, varicella (chicken pox), HPV, MMR
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Wellness Exam- Behavioral Counseling

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  • Motivate lifestyle changes in the areas of:

- ->smoking, diet, alcohol, physical activity, high risk sexual behavior

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Wellness exam-Chemoprevention

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  • Aspirin prophylaxis
  • Vitamins
  • Statins

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