Risk Assessment Flashcards
To review for boards
What is PRIMARY prevention (P’s)
“PROMOTE” health PRIOR to onset of any recognizable PROBLEMS
Example of PRIMARY prevention (3)
- Education about healthy and safe habits (wear seatbelt, avoid smoking, healthy diet)
- Immunization
- Legislation to ban/control hazardous products
What is SECONDARY prevention (SS)
“Screening” - aims to reduce the impact of a disease that has already occurred
Examples of SECONDARY prevention
Exams to detect disease early (PAP, PSA, Lipids)
What is TERTIARY prevention
“REHAB” - aims to soften the impact of an ongoing illness or injury that has lasting effects
Examples of TERTIARY prevention (3)
- Cardiac/Stroke REHAB
- Support groups
- Vocacional rehab
When does a complete physical exam need to start for ADOLESCENTS (11-19)
between 11-14
How often does a complete physical exam need to happen for ADOLESCENTS (11-19)
3 times between:
11-14
15-17
18-21
HPV vaccines for females:
What are the 3:
Gardasil
Gardasil 9
Cervarix
HPV vaccines for females:
At what age
Gardasil - 11-26
Gardasil 9 - 9-26
Cervarix 10-25
When should a syphilis screening be done?
Start when sexually active
Then as needed or with PAP
When should males start testicular self exams? How often?
At adolescence - MONTHLY
When should screening for HIV?
Depends on level of sexual activity or IV drug use.
Assess knowledge of prevention.
When to start Tetanus-diptheria (Td)
As early as 7 years old
How often to do Tdap
Every 10 years
When does Meningococcal vaccines start
11-18 years old
Does Meningococcal need revaccinated?
Controversial:
only x 1 if HIGH risk after 5 years from last
When should the influenza vaccine be given
annually
Who needs the pneumococcal vaccine (4 populations)
> 65
19-64 IF smoker, asthma, COPD, diabetes, alcoholism
Immunosuppressed
Living in nursing home
When PPD screening should start? (ADOLESCENTS)
Once during adolescence
How often should PPD screening occur in ADOLESCENTS? (2)
Every 2 years if at risk.
With any exposure to TB.
How often should YOUNG ADULTS (20-39) and MIDDLE AGED ADULTS (40-59) have a complete physical exam?
Starting at 20 - every 5-6 years.
YOUNG ADULT - female: When should PAP smears start?
21
YOUNG ADULTS - female: When does clinical breast exam start?
Adolescence/NOW
YOUNG ADULTS (20-39) - female: How often for clinical breast exam?
Every 3 years
YOUNG ADULTS - female:
When should self-breast exams start?
21
YOUNG ADULTS and MIDDLE-AGED female: (up to 65)
What is tested with PAP smear (3) and how often?
Chlamydia and GC at 21
Cytology - every 3 years
HPV >30- every 5 years
How often should YOUNG ADULTS and MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS (40-59) blood pressure be monitored? (2)
With every visit OR
Every 2 years.
How often should YOUNG ADULTS and MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS - full fasting panel be checked?
Every 5 years
More often if > 200
When should ALL adults do a self skin exam?
NOW - and continue regularly.
How often should PPD screening occur in YOUNG ADULTS? (2)
Annual for high risk populations (Controversial)
How often should all ages have dental cleaning and checkup
Every 6 months to a year
Does the ACOG (american college of obstetrics and gyn) recommend a self-breast exam?
not >40
How often does the MIDDLE-AGED (40-59) women need clinical breast exam
Annually
How often does the MIDDLE-AGED (40-59) women need mammography per
ACS - American Cancer Society
USPSTF - US preventative Services Task force
ACOG - American College of obstetrics and gyn
ACS
45-54 annually
>55 - every 2 years
USPSTF
50-74 - every 2 years
ACOG
50-74 - annually