Marty's Study Guide Flashcards
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Recommendations on breast self-exam
USPSTF - does not recommend
ACS - BSE is an option beginning at 20y
Either way, women should be trained on how to do it if they decide that they are going to
Clinical breast exam recommendations
USPSTF - insufficient evidence outside of mammography
ACS - clinical breast exam Q3y for 20y-40y and yearly for >40y
Waist circumference cutoffs for increased risk
Men >40in
Women >35in
Who needs to have more frequent PAPs?
Immunocompromised
HIV+
History of CIN2, CIN3, Cancer
in-utero exposure to DES
Skin exam recommendations
USPSTF - insufficient evidence
ACS - part of yearly health maintenance
Endometrial cancer screening recommendations
No routine screening
Women with HNPCC - annual screening with endometrial biopsy beginning at 35y
Lung cancer screening recommendations
Screen in patients 55-65y with a 30+ pack year history, if quit within past 15y
Done with low-dose CT
Breast cancer screening recs
USPSTF - biennial starting at 50y
ACS - annual starting at 40y
DDx of nipple discharge
Physiologic: -Pregnancy -Breast stimulation Pathologic: -Prolactinoma -Cancer -Hormone imbalance -Trauma -Breast abscess -Medications
Definition of osteopenia
T-Score from -1 to -2.5
Dosing of calcium in females
Premenopausal = 1000mg daily
Postmenopausal = 1500mg daily
Recs for Calcium & Vit D supplementation
USPSTF recommends against supplementation in healthy pre or postmenopausal females. Instead, get it through diet & incorporate weigh-bearing exercise
Osteoporosis screening
DEXA if >65y or FRAX risk is >9.3% over 10y
Diabetes screening recs (adults)
ADA:
Screen if BMI >25 and a risk factor
USPSTF - Screen all adults with HTN
HbA1c cutoffs for screening
5.7-6.4% = prediabetes
> 6.5% = DM
Bethesda system reports
- Specimen adequacy
- -Over 5,000 squamous cells with endocervical cells - General
- -Is there intraepithelial lesion or cancer? - Interpretation
- -ASC, LSIL, HSIL, SCC
Pt with ASC-US & negative HPV
Repeat cotesting in 3y
Ages for HPV vaccination
Gardasil = 9-26 Cervarix = 10-25
Indications for statins
1) Clinical ASCVD (ACS, CVA/TIA, PVD)
2) 40-75y with DM
3) >21y with LDL >190
4) 40-75y with 10y ASCVD risk >7.5%
How often to screen fasting lipids
Every 4-6y in adults 20-79y
Adult immunizations
One-time TDaP booster for ages 11-64 then Td booster every 10y
Zoster vaccine at 60y
Pneumococcal vaccine at 65y (or earlier if risk factors)
Influenza yearly
Reasons for pneumococcal vaccine before 65y
Chronic lung dz Chronic renal dz Chronic liver dz Asplenia Immunocompromised Smokers Long-term care facilities
Characteristics of a good screening test
1) Can be treated
2) Latent phase of dz
3) Screen acceptable to pts and reasonable cost
Screening for HepC
One-time screening for adults born between 1945-1965