assesment tools in gp

Question 1

what is the AUDIT assesment tool?

Answer 1

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a 10-item
screening tool developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to
assess alcohol consumption

Question 2

what are the 10 questions that make up the AUDIT questionnaire?

Answer 2

1. how often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
2. how many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking
3. how often do you have 6 or more drinks on one occasion
4. how often during the las year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?
5. how often in the past yr have you failed to do what was expected of you because of drinking?
6. how often in the past yr have you needed a drink first thing in the morning after a heavy drinking session?
7. how often in the last year have you felt guit or remorse after drinking?
8. have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?
9. how often in the past yr have you been unable to remember what happened the night before?
10. has a friend doctor or other healthcare professional been concerned about your drinking and suggested you stop?

Question 3

what is PHQ9 questionaire?

Answer 3

objectifies degree of depression severity

1. interest in doing things
2. feeling down depressed and hopeless
3. trouble falling asleep or sleeping too much
4. feeling tired and having little energy
5. poor apetite or overeating
6. feeling bad about yourself- that you are a failure and have let down ou family
7. trouble concentrating on things
8. moving or speaking slowly to the point of others noticing
9. thought you would be better off dead and thought of hurting yourself in some way

Question 4

What is the CENTOR score?

Answer 4

The Centor criteria are a set of criteria which may be used to identify the likelihood of a bacterial infection in adult patients complaining of a sore throat.

Question 5

what is the CENTOR mneumonic?

Answer 5

C – Cough absent, or the incorrect but memorable "Can't Cough"
E – Exudate
N – Nodes
T – temperature (fever)
OR – young OR old modifier

Age under 15 add 1 point
Age over 44 subtract 1 point

Question 6

what is the GAD7?

Answer 6

• used for generalised anxiety disorder
  in the past 2 weeks…?
  1. feeling nervous anxious or on edge?
  2. not bing able to stop or contol worrying
  3. worrying too much about different things

Question 7

what is the oxford knee score?

Answer 7

an assessment of arthritis to see if you may need surgical intervention- 0-19 should consider surgical intervention as is severe arthritis

Question 8

what is QRISK?

Answer 8

is a prediction algorithm for cardiovascular disease (CVD)