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Public Health Flashcards

1
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What is the AAA screening programme?

A

Offered once to men aged 65 - abdominal USS

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2
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What constitutes normal abdominal aorta diameter?

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< 3cm

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What diameter of abdominal aorta would warrant annual surveillance?

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3 - 4.4 cm

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What size of AAA would warrant 3-monthly surveillance?

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4.5 - 5.4 cm

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What size of AAA would warrant referral to vascular surgery?

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> 5.5 cm

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What is the bowel cancer screening programme?

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Men and women aged 50 - 74 invited every 2 years

Stool sample - Faecal immunochemical test (FIT)

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7
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What should happen if a FIT test is positive?

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Refer for colonoscopy

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What is the breast cancer screening programme?

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Mammogram offered to women aged 50 - 70 every 3 years

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9
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Who is offered cervical cancer screening?

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anyone with a cervix aged 25 - 64 every 5 years

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What is the diabetic retinopathy screening programme?

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Offered to diabetic patients > 12 yo every year

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At what point in pregnancy is sickle cell and thalassaemia screening offered?

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Booking

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12
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At what point in pregnancy are Hb and antibody screening offered in pregnancy?

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Booking and 28 weeks

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13
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Screening for which infections is offered during pregnancy?

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Rubella, HIV, Hep B and syphillis

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14
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What is included in first trimester screening for trisomies?

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Combined - nuchal translucency, beta-HCG and PAPP-A

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What is included in second trimester trisomy screening?

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Quadruple test - Maternal serum AFP, HCG, estriol and inhibin

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16
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What are the three components of newborn screening?

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Physical examination
Blood spot test
Newborn hearing test

17
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What is included in the newborn blood spot test?

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Sickle cell, CF, hypothyroidism and inherited metabolic diseases

18
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What kind of test is done in newborn hearing assessment?

A

automated otoacoustic emission test

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