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1
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Tip** when guidelines differ in recommendations?

A

Focus on the overlap

2
Q
A 51-year-old female who has had no primary care in 10 years presents in office She has a history of smoking 1 PPD, drinks 1-2 12 ounce beers weekly. Otherwise unremarkable history and P/E. You order what screening test?
A. Hemoglobin electrophoresis
B. Mammogram
C. Chest XRAY
D. Fast serum triglycerides
A

B. Mammogram

American Cancer Society Guidelines 45
USPSTF 50
ACOG 40

3
Q

How do you calculate pack years?

A

0.5 Pack daily for 10 years = 5 pack years

4
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A 65-year-old native American man presents for a physical. He feels well, denies tobacco or alcohol use, has not seen a provider in 10 years. The patient states “I am a really healthy person, only here because my wife and daughter want me to get a check-up”. Today he should be screened for?

A

Visual defects