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Screenings Flashcards

1
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Primary objective of screenings

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Detect disease in early stages in order to deter its progression

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Secondary objective of screenings

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Decrease cost by avoiding interventions required in later stages of disease

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3
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5 advantages to screenings

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Simple
Cost effective
Individual versus population
Opportunity for health education
1 test or multiple test screening
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4
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Disadvantage of screenings

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false positive and negatives

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5
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Example of 1 test screening

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blood pressure screening

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6
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Example of multiple test screening

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blood

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7
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level of priority of a disease as a public health concern

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significance

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8
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Significance is determined by…

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Incidence, prevalence, severity

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9
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Incidence means

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Acute occurrences

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10
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Prevalence means

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Chronic occurrences

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11
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Severity means

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Mortality and morbidity

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12
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2 benefits of clinical preventative services

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Save years and quality of life

Saves money

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13
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2 more benefits of clinical preventative services

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Provides quality care

decreases death, disability, and disease

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14
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Panel of experts in primary care and prevention

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USPSTF

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15
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USPSTF reviews the evidence of…

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Effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventative services

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16
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USPSTF grade A

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Recommend service, benefits are substantial, offer or provide service

17
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USPSTF grade B

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Moderate to substantial benefits, offer or provide service

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USPSTF grade C

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Recommends selectively. Moderate certainty, offer to select patients

19
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USPSTF grade D

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Discourage use of this service

20
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USPSTF grade I

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Inconclusive evidence

21
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Breast cancer screening for women 50-74 years

22
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Breast self exams

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Not recommended for screening

23
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USPSTF is what gets screening tests

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paid for by insurance

24
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Colorectal screening age 50-74 years

25
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Colorectal screening age 75+

26
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CT colonography

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Not paid by medicare

27
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Adults age 55-80 with history of smoking

28
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Screening discovered when a person has not smoked for…

29
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Prostate screening men age 55-69

30
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Prostate screening men age 70 and older…

31
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Testicular self exam is

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no longer recommended

32
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Pancreatic cancer screening for asymptomatic

33
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Counseling for CVD

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Healthy diet, physical activity, and screening recommendations

34
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Preventative medicine for CVD

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Aspirin, statin use, and vitamin supplements

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