Well Visits and Screening - Williams Flashcards
T/F: healthcare screening is harmful
true
What are the disease characteristics to consider when screening?
Seriousness
Effectiveness of early detection
Epidemiology
Availability of treatment
Define screening?
Looking for a specific disease that is in a pre-symptomatic state.
What are the test characteristics to consider when screening?
Cost, ease of testing, sensitivity, specificity
T/F: a disease should be serious if you are going to screen for it
true
When screening, there must be (blank) that will positively influence the patient outcome
benefit of early detection
Screening for rare diseases may lead to more (true positive/false positive) cases
false positive
All pts older than (blank) should be screened for HTN
18
The USPSTF recommends that all males older than (blank) and all males and females at risk older than (blank) should be screened for lipid disorders
males >34
males and females at risk >20
The NCEP recommends that all adults over (blank) should have a fasting lipid profile every 5 years
20
USPSTF recommends CT scan for lung cancer in adults aged 55-80 with a (blank) pack-year history who have quit within the last fifteen years
30 pack year Hx
All patients with a BP >135/85 should be screened for (blank)
DM Type II
T/F: screening in normotensive adults for DM type II is recommended if there is family Hx
false; no recommendations for normotensive
mammogram should be done (every year/every other) for women 50-74
every other
T/F: USPSTF says mammogram before fifty is only required if family history is present
false; up to patient
T/F: USPSTF encourages patients to do a monthly breast exam
false; recommend against!
ACS says that you should start annual mammograms at what age?
40
Women in 20s and 30s should have a clinical breast exam every (blank) years, according to the ACS
every three
T/F: breast exams should be started at 30 according to the ACS
false; 20
T/F: women at high risk may start mammograms earlier according to the ACS
true
What are the three methods of colorectal screening to be used on men and women aged 50-75?
flex sig, colonoscopy, FOBT
T/F: we don’t screen for colon cancer after 75
true; definitely not over 85, over 75 based on pt case
Is CT or fecal DNA worthwhile for screening for colon cancer?
nope
What is the group of people that should be screened for G/C?
all women 24 and younger that have eve had sex, test annually