Screening

Question 1

What is the term for a person’s action, customs, beliefs, values, etc

Answer 1

Culture

Question 2

What race has the highest incidence of colorectal CA?

Answer 2

African-Americans

Question 3

What type of food is a risk factor for developing colorectal CA?

Answer 3

Red and processed meats

Question 4

What is the major protective factor against developing colorectal CA?

Answer 4

Physical activity

Question 5

What are the guidelines for screening for colorectal CA?

Answer 5

Age 50, unless personal or family h/o colorectal CA

Question 6

Prostate CA is more common in what population?

Answer 6

African american (1:5 compared to 1:6)

Question 7

African americans with a 1st degree relative has what chance of developing prostate CA? How does this compare to the general population?

Answer 7

1:3 compared to 1:6 for general population

Question 8

When does prostate screening begin for the general population? African americans? High risk AAs?

Answer 8

General: 50
high risk: 45
Super high risk: 40

Question 9

When should DREs start to be performed for black people?

Answer 9

40s

Question 10

When should you not screen for prostate CA?

Answer 10

Life expectancy is less than 10 years

Question 11

At what age is breast cancer more common in blacks? In whites?

Answer 11

40 more in whites

Question 12

Breast cancer deaths are higher in what population?

Answer 12

Blacks

Question 13

Early or late menarche is a risk factor for breast cancer?

Answer 13

Early

Question 14

Early or late menopause is a risk factor for breast cancer?

Answer 14

Late

Question 15

What is the correlation of weight with chances of developing breast CA?

Answer 15

increases to 2x with

Question 16

True or false: breastfeeding for longer than 1 year has been shown to increase the risk of developing breast cancer

Answer 16

False–lowers

Question 17

What is the screening recommendation for mammograms?

Answer 17

annually after 40 yo

Question 18

When should clinical breast exams start?

Answer 18

annually in the 20s

Question 19

What is the infant mortality of blacks compared to the national average?

Answer 19

12.67 for black, 6.61 average

Question 20

What is the best time to have a baby, in terms of lowering infant mortality?

Answer 20

20-35

Question 21

What is the riskiest type of sex in terms of transmitting AIDS? Least?

Answer 21

Anal sex

Oral sex is least

Question 22

Which is more strongly correlated with AIDS: race or socioeconomic standing?

Answer 22

Socioeconomics

Question 23

Which two diseases occur more often in the hispanic population?

Answer 23

DM

CA

Question 24

What two comorbidities of DM are hispanics more likely to get?

Answer 24

ESRD (40% more likely)

Retinopathy (84% more likely)

Question 25

True or false: hispanics are less likely to convert from prediabetes to diabetes compared to whites

Answer 25

False--more likely

Question 26

Which three CAs, all from infectious agents, are hispanics more likely to develop?

Answer 26

Stomach (h.pylori) Liver (HBV, HCV) Uterine/cervical (HPV)

Question 27

What are the screening recommendations for pap smears in the hispanic population?

Answer 27

Same as general

Question 28

What two races have the highest incidence of suicide?

Answer 28

White | Native Americans

Question 29

Why are native american suicides so concerning?

Answer 29

Happen so early (20-24)

Question 30

Fetal alcohol syndrome is highest in which ethnic group?

Answer 30

Native americans

Question 31

What are the two diseases more common to asian/pacific islanders?

Answer 31

TB | Osteoporosis

Question 32

Why are asians/pacific islanders more susceptible to osteoporosis?

Answer 32

Small frames | Consume less Ca

Question 33

What is the vaccine that will cause a positive TB result?

Answer 33

BCG

Question 34

What is the preferred method for testing for TB in pts who have had the BCG vaccine?

Answer 34

QuantiFERON gold

Question 35

Who should be screened for depression?

Answer 35

All adults

Question 36

What is the prevalence of rape?

Answer 36

1:10 women

Question 37

What percent of women have experienced severe physical violence?

Answer 37

25%

Question 38

What percent of men have experienced severe physical violence?

Answer 38

14%

Question 39

What are the symptoms of domestic abuse?

Answer 39

Drug abuse | Sleeping disruption

Question 40

True or false: depression/suicide is a symptoms of domestic abuse?

Answer 40

True

Question 41

True or false: PTSD can result from domestic abuse

Answer 41

True

Question 42

What is the most important thing a physician can do about domestic violence?

Answer 42

Ask about it

Question 43

What are the three major issues that are prevalent within the LGBT community?

Answer 43

Substance abuse Suicide Homelessness

Question 44

Each episode of LGBT victimization increases the likelihood of self-harming behavior how many times (on average)?

Answer 44

2.5x