Primary and Secondary Prevention Flashcards

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Primary Prevention

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Preventing the health problem
* Immunizations
* safety counseling
* disease prevention

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Secondary Prevention

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Detecting disease early, asymptomatic, or in a preclinical state
* Screening tests
* BP check
* mammography
* colonoscopy

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Tertiary prevention

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minimizing negative disease induced outcomes
* disease is established
* adjusting therapy to avoid further target organ damage

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Immunization Principles

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  • Remove geographic barriers - vaccinate where people are located
  • When in doubt re-immunize
  • IZ deffered = IZ denied - the presence of a minor illness does not necessate deferring or delay - defer only in presence of mod to severe illness with or without fever (need for hospital)
  • Hive alone without annaphylaxis is not a contratindication to vaccinate
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Active immunization

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response to a vaccine resulting in the creation of antibodies
* protection in aticipation of possible exposure
* onset usually within 1 month
* durration years-lifelong

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Passive immunization via adminstration of immune globulin

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  • anibody produced in another host and conferred to patient
  • given post exposure - patient needs to present with risk or report of exposure
  • onset within hours
  • durration 6-9 months
  • limited diseases - varicella, hep A/B, tetanus, rabies
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Hx of Anaphylactic reaction to Neomycin

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Avoid IPV, MMR, Varicella

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Hx of Anaphylactic reaction to Streptomycin, polymixin B, Neomycin

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Avoid IPV, Vaccinina (small pox)

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Hx of Anaphylactic reaction to
Baker’s yeast

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Avoid Hep B vaccine

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Hx of Anaphylactic reaction to Gelatin

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Avoid MMR

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Anaphylaxis

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Acute lifethreatenting systemic reaction that results from sudden systemic release of mediators from mast cells and basophils
* rapid onset within minutes-hours of exposure to allergen

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Most common Anaphylaxis presentation

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  • Uticaria
  • angioedema
  • respiratory compromize (cough/wheeze)
  • Sudden reduced BP
  • GI symptoms
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Anaphylaxis criteria

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  1. Sudden onset with involvemtn of the skin, mucosal tissue or both and sudden resporitory symtoms or sudden reduced BP/symptoms of end organ dysfunction (hypotonia, incontinence) OR
  2. 2 or more of the following that occur suddenly - sudden skin or mucosal s/s, sudden respiratory s/s, sudden reduced BP, sudden GI symptoms OR
  3. Reduced BP after exposure to a known allergen (gerater than 30% decrease in systolic BP
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Primary care interventions for anaphylaxis

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  1. assess ABC
  2. Place pt in supine possition
  3. Activate EMS for ER transfer
  4. Admin Epi to antiror-lateral thigh - no contraindication for use in anaphylaxis
  5. Give H1/H2 blocker PO (diphenhydramine/famotadine)
  6. IV access, O2, onging monitoring
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Anaphylaxis after care

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  • education on the use of EPI pen, potential for bi-phasic reaction, trigger avoidance
  • consider Rx for PO antihistamines and systemic corticosteroids
  • referral to allergist if unknown cause.
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Live attenuated Virus vaccine

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MMR
Varicella
intranasal influenza virus vaccine
Rotavirus (PO for infants)

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Precautions to live virus

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  • theoretical risk in pregancy - may pass virus to fetus
  • Severe immnicompromise - risk of becomminginfected
  • Guidelines if HIV + ( usuallu ok if CD4 >200
  • Rotaviris not for infants with severe combined immunodeficiency - recognized early ot Hx of intussusception. Shed in stool practice diaper hand hygeine
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Hep B vaccine

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  • transmission via blood/body fluids
  • 3 dose series starting at birth
  • catch up 3 doese series at 0, 1-2, and 6 months
  • revaccination in not generally reccomended
  • post vaccination serology available
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DTaP
teanus, diptheria, accellular pertussis

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  • 5 dose series with completion at 4-6 years of age (ages 2, 4, 6, 18months and 4 years)
  • wound mamgement in children >7 with atleast 3 doses: wounds other than clean supperficial admin DTap if >5 years since last dose
  • booster Q 10 years
  • reactions: fatigue, poor appetite, Gi upset, rare: seizure, nonstop crying, T>105, anaphylaxis
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Tetanus prophylaxis in wound mamgement

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  • obligate anaerobe- grows in deep wounds
  • with unknow tetenus vaccine Hx or <3 doses - vaccinate
  • Hx of 3+ doses: give if >10 yrs from last dose or >5years for deep wound/dirty wound
  • DTap should be used for children <7
  • Tdap is reccomended booster for adolecents and adults
  • Tdap dose reccomednded during each pregnancy reguardless of Hx.
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Hib vaccine
Heamophilus influenzae type B

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  • 4 dose series
  • 2, 4, 6, months with booster at 12-15 months
  • Unvaccinated at 15-59 months- 1 dose needed
  • Previously unvaccinated 60 months or older, not at high risk do not require catch up vaccine
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IPV
polio

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  • 4 dose series @ 2,4,6-18 months, and 4-6 years
  • Catch up in 1st 6 months of life only for travel to polio-enemic region or during outbreak
  • Not routinely reccomended for US resident 18 years or older
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MMR

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  • minimum age 12 months
  • 2 dose series, 1 year and 5 years
  • Catch up children/adolescents 2 doses at least 4 weeks apart
  • reaction: mld rash. lymphadeopathy, Rare: seizure, teratogen
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Varicella

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minimum age 12 months
* 2 dose series 12-15months, 4-6 yrs
* catch up 2 dose series at least 4 weeks apart for people >7 yrs

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Hep A

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  • minumum age 12 months for routine
  • 2 dose series 6 months apart
  • Catch up - up to age 18 should get 2 dose series
  • 18 or older can get combined HepA/B series
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MenACWY
meningococcal

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  • 2 dose series at age 11-12 years and 16 years
  • reccomended for 1st y ear college students or military recruits if not previously vaccinated by 16
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RZV
Zoster

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  • shingles
  • age 50 or older
  • 2 dose series at least 4 weeks apart
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Pneumococcal Vaccination
PCV 15, 20, 23

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  • Series for adults 65 or older
  • one dose of PCV 15 or PCV 20, one year later PPSV 23 (if Pcv 15 used)
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calculation og pack year Hx

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number of packs per day x number of years smoked

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5 A’s of smoking intervention

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  1. Ask - id and document tabacco use with every pt visit
  2. Advise - in a personalized manner urge quitting
  3. Assess - willingness to quit
  4. Assist - couseling and pharmacotherapy to help quit
  5. Arrange- follow up in 1 week after the quit date.
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top causes of death

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  • ages 10-44 - #1: unintentional injury (includes firearms)
  • 45 - 64 #1 maliganant neoplasms, #2, heart disease
  • All ages
    1. Heart disease
    2. malignant neoplasms
    3. Covid
    4. unintentioanl injury
    5. cerebrovascular disease
    6. Chronic lower respirtaroy disease
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New Cancer Cases

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  • Male
    1. Prostate
    2. lung
    3. colon
    4. bladder
    5. melanoma
  • Female
    1. Breast
    2. Lung
    3. colon
    4. uterine
    5. melanoma
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Cancer deaths

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Male
1. lung
2. prostate
3. colon
4. pancreas
5. liver/bile duct
Female
1. Lung
2. breast
3. colon
4. pancreas
5. ovary

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Prostate cancer screen

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  • men 55-69 years PSA based screening
  • based on family Hx, race, comorbids, benifits/risks of treatments
  • USPSTF reccomends against PSA-based screening in men >70
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Genitic risk assessment and BRCA mutation for breast and ovarian Ca

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  • assess women with personl or family Hx of breast, ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer, or people with acestery associated with BCRA mutation,
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colorectal screening

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  • initiated at 45 years, contine to 75 possibly up to 85 yrs
  • FIT annually,
  • Stool DNA Q3 years
  • Colonoscopy Q10 yrs
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy Q5 yrs
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Endometrial cancer screening

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wmn shoul dbe informed to report post menopausal bleeding, screening is performed by endometrial Bx
* Heriditary non-polposis colon cancer - anual screening with endometrial bipsy begining at 35

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Lung cancer screen

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  • annual low dose CT for ages 55-74 in good health with a 30 year pack Hx who currently smoke or who quit in the last 15 years
  • may be discontinued if more than 15 years since smoking.
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Cervical Cancer Screen

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  • no screening before 21 - then q3 yrs Pap only
  • women over 30-65 HPV and Pap every 3-5 years
  • > 65 no screening after adequate negative screening
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Candities for TB testing

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  • suspected exposure
  • From a country wher TB is endemic (latin america, carribian, africa, aisia, eastern europe, Russia)
  • People who live or work in ares where active TB is more common
  • Healthcare workers
  • People with HIV or weakened immune system
  • People with s/s of TB
  • People who inject illegal drugs
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Reactive mantoux tuberculin skin test

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  • > 5mm: HIV, recent exposure, immunisuppresed, previous infection
  • > 10mm: Immigrants from high-prevalance countires, IV drug user, work/live in high risk setting, <4 yrs, exposure to high risk adults
  • > 15: considered positive for everyone
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Latent TB

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  • No symptoms
  • +skin test or serologic test
  • Normal CXR
  • Normal sputum
  • Treatment : Isoniazid and Rifapentine (3 months), rifampin (4 months), Isoniazid (6-9 months)
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TB disease

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  • Sig cough >3 wks, chest pain, hemoptysis or sputum production, weakness/fatigue, weight loss, lack of appetite, chills, fever, night sweats
  • Positive skin or serologic test
  • CXR consistent with TB
  • Abnormal sutum
  • Treatment: several drugs for 6-9 months, INH, rifampin, Ethambutol, pyrazinamide
  • pregnant women should be treated immediately but medications may be adjusted (babies are rarley born with TB)