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Public Health Flashcards

1
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Alcohol withdrawal symptoms

A 
Tremulousness
Activation syndrome 
Seizures
Hallucinations 
Delirium tremens
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2
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UK alcohol limit

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14 units a week

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3
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One unit of alcohol

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8g/10ml

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4
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Foetal alcohol syndrome

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Growth retardation
CNS abnormalities
Craniofacial abnormalities

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5
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Alcohol assessment t

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CAGE
AUDIT
FRAMES (motivational advice for quitting)

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6
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Medications for alcoholism

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Naltrexone - competitive agonist for opioid receptors
Disulfiram - worst hangover
Acampeosate - stabilises fhemical balance

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7
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Breast screening

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50-70 mammogram every 3 years

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Bowel cancer screening

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60-74 faecal occult blood every 2 years

And at 56 as a one off

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9
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Cervical screening

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25s every 3 years. 50-64 every 5 years

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10
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AAA

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Over 65s. US

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11
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Wilson Jugner screening criteria

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Important problem; acceptable treatment; recognisable at early stage; diagnosis/treatment available; suitable test; acceptable test; natural history of disease known; continuous process of case finding; early treatment improves prognosis; economical

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12
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Sensitivity

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How well a test picks up those with the disease

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Specificity

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How well test recognises those without the disease

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14
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Prevalence

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Proportion of population who have the disease in a given period/day etc

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15
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Incidence

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Number of new cases

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16
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Normal BMI

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18.5-24.9 kg/m^2

17
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Overweight BMI

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25-29.9

18
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Obese class 1-4

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1) 30-34.9
2) 35-39.9
3) 40-49.9
4) over 50

19
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Is anorexia or bulimia harder to treat

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Anorexia

20
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Health

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State of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

21
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Utilitarianism

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Act is evaluated solely on its consequences

22
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Deontology

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Act is evaluated baded on character of the act itself

23
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Virtue ethics

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Intention of the person /character for the agent
Compassion/discernment/trustworthiness/integrity/conscientiousness
Often conflicting & non specific

24
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4 principles

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Autonomy
Beneficence
Non maleficence
Justice

25
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Millennium development goals

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Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education 
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV/AIDS malaria etc
Ensure environmental sustainability 
Develop a global partnership for development
26
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Cdiff SIGHT

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Suspect cdiff
Isolate case 
Gloves & apron
Hand washing soap and water
Test stool for toxin 
(Control antibiotic usage & treat with metronidazole/vancomycin)
27
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Cause of death

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1) a) disease/condition leading directly to death. B) disease leading to that etc
2) other significant conditions contributing to death but not related to the disease or condition causing it

28
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Prevalence calculation

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Incidence x average duration

29
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Ecological study

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Population based data

30
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Cross sectional

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Prevalence study

31
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Case control

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People with a disease compared to a control

32
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Cohort

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Follow a group of people over time

33
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Intervention study

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Do something & compare to no intervention

34
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RAAMbo critical appraisal

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Representative
Allocated or adjusted
Accounted for
Measurement blind or objective

35
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Linear regression

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Used for predictive analysis (relationship between a dependent and one or more independent)

36
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Logistic regression

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To calculate the probability of a binary (yes/no) event occurring
Dependent = yes/no
Independent = factors that influence the outcome

37
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Assumptions of logistic regression

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Dependent variable is binary
Predictor variables should be dependent of each other
Independent variables should be linearly related to log odds
Fairly large sample size

38
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Survival analysis

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Time to event

E.g. number of days of treatment before pt goes into remission

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