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What is the only screening that lowers mortality?
mammography over age of 50
What is the single most beneficial disease prevention?
smoking cessation
what routine screening methods are always wrong in an otherwise healthy population?
chest x ray
EKG
stress test
At what age should women be screened for bone density?
over 65
At what age should men be screened for an AAA/?
65
What is the strongest indication for meningococcal vaccination?
asplenia
after what age is the zoster vaccine indicated?
after 60
Hep a and HEp B vaccines are most beneficial in what patients?
those with chronic liver disease
Screening for diabetes with a fasting blood glucose level >125 is done in a patient who has what conditions?
HTN
Hyperlipidemia
What are the 2 most beneficial vaccines in adults?
flu
pneumococcal
What are the 3 indications for flu vaccine but not for pneumoccocal vaccine
everyone yearly
healthcare workers
pregnant women
Who is lipid screening recommended for?
people with dm, ht, or cad
What is the next best step when a patient is BRCA +?
unclear
what benefits an asymptomatic patient with multiple first degree relatives with breast cancer?
tamoxefine
raloxefine
Travel vaccines?
Hep A
Ig against hep A
hep b vaccine schedule?
0,1, 6 months
rabies vaccine?
0
7 days
21 days
s. typhi vaccines types?
oral--live
im---killed
yellow fever is ocmmon where?
central africa and south america
malaria prophylaxis?
chloroquine
chloroquine resistant malaria?
mefloquine
doxycycline
atovaquone/priguanil
prophylaxis for travelers diarrhea?
pepto bismol
bismuth subsalicylate
who should not get the acellular pertusis vaccine?
pregnant patients
Author
pszurnicki
ID
191515
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Disease Prevention
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Disease Prevention
Updated
2/2/2013, 8:37:09 PM
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