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Screening Flashcards

1
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What is the term for a person’s action, customs, beliefs, values, etc

A

Culture

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2
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What race has the highest incidence of colorectal CA?

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African-Americans

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3
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What type of food is a risk factor for developing colorectal CA?

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Red and processed meats

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4
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What is the major protective factor against developing colorectal CA?

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Physical activity

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5
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What are the guidelines for screening for colorectal CA?

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

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6
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Prostate CA is more common in what population?

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

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7
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African americans with a 1st degree relative has what chance of developing prostate CA? How does this compare to the general population?

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1:3 compared to 1:6 for general population

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8
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When does prostate screening begin for the general population? African americans? High risk AAs?

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

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9
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When should DREs start to be performed for black people?

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40s

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10
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When should you not screen for prostate CA?

A

Life expectancy is less than 10 years

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11
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At what age is breast cancer more common in blacks? In whites?

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40 more in whites

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12
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Breast cancer deaths are higher in what population?

A

Blacks

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13
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Early or late menarche is a risk factor for breast cancer?

A

Early

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14
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Early or late menopause is a risk factor for breast cancer?

A

Late

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15
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What is the correlation of weight with chances of developing breast CA?

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increases to 2x with

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16
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True or false: breastfeeding for longer than 1 year has been shown to increase the risk of developing breast cancer

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False–lowers

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17
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What is the screening recommendation for mammograms?

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annually after 40 yo

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18
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When should clinical breast exams start?

A

annually in the 20s

19
Q

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

A

12.67 for black, 6.61 average

20
Q

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

A

20-35

21
Q

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

A

Anal sex

Oral sex is least

22
Q

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

A

Socioeconomics

23
Q

Which two diseases occur more often in the hispanic population?

A

DM

CA

24
Q

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

A

ESRD (40% more likely)

Retinopathy (84% more likely)

25
Q

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

A

False–more likely

26
Q

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

A

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

27
Q

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

A

Same as general

28
Q

What two races have the highest incidence of suicide?

A

White

Native Americans

29
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Why are native american suicides so concerning?

A

Happen so early (20-24)

30
Q

Fetal alcohol syndrome is highest in which ethnic group?

A

Native americans

31
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What are the two diseases more common to asian/pacific islanders?

A

TB

Osteoporosis

32
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Why are asians/pacific islanders more susceptible to osteoporosis?

A

Small frames

Consume less Ca

33
Q

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

A

BCG

34
Q

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

A

QuantiFERON gold

35
Q

Who should be screened for depression?

A

All adults

36
Q

What is the prevalence of rape?

A

1:10 women

37
Q

What percent of women have experienced severe physical violence?

A

25%

38
Q

What percent of men have experienced severe physical violence?

A

14%

39
Q

What are the symptoms of domestic abuse?

A

Drug abuse

Sleeping disruption

40
Q

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

A

True

41
Q

True or false: PTSD can result from domestic abuse

A

True

42
Q

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

A

Ask about it

43
Q

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

A

Substance abuse
Suicide
Homelessness

44
Q

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

A

2.5x

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