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