WorksheetsScreening
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 14mins
You are discussing preventive health screening with a college student. He has no family history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes, or cancer. At what age would you consider screening for lipid disorders?
A. 18 years
B. 21 years
C. 25 years
D. 35 years
E. 50 years
You are seeing a 58-year-old smoker for a routine health examination. You have counseled him on discontinuing tobacco use, and he is considering that alternative. He denies coughing, shortness of breath, or hemoptysis. Which of the following is a recommended screen for lung cancer in this patient?
A. He should not be screened for lung cancer
B. Chest x-ray
C. Chest CT
D. Sputum cytology
E. Bronchoscopy
You are discussing cancer screening with a patient. Her father was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 72. When should you recommend she begins colorectal cancer screening?
A. 40 years
B. 50 years
C. 60 years
D. 62 years
E. 72 years
You are discussing cancer screening with a female patient. She has no family history of breast cancer. At what age should she start getting routine mammograms?
A. 30
B. 35
C. 40
D. 45
E. 50
In a routine examination, A 33-year-old woman asks you about self-breast examination as breast cancer screening method. Which of the following best represents current recommendations for breast self-examination (BSE)?
A.There is strong evidence that BSE is an appropriate screening modality
B.There is no evidence that BSE is an appropriate screening modality
C.There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against BSE
D.There is no evidence that BSE is an inappropriate screening modality
E.There is strong evidence that BSE is an inappropriate screening modality
A 52-year-old man comes to your office for a complete physical examination. He is interested in prostate cancer screening. Which of the following best represents current guidelines for prostate cancer screening?
A. No screening guidelines are recommended
B. Screening should consist of a digital rectal examination
C.Screening should consist of a serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) test
D.Screening should consist of both a digital rectal examination (DRE) and a serum PSA test
E.Screening should include a computed tomography (CT) scan of the prostate in high-risk individuals
You are seeing a 40-year-old healthy man for a routine health examination. He is completely healthy, takes no medications, and has no abnormal physical examination findings. What are the current recommendations regarding obtaining a screening electrocardiogram (ECG) as part of his routine physical?
A. Recommendations strongly support obtaining a screening ECG
B. Recommendations weakly support obtaining a screening ECG
C. Recommendations do not support or oppose obtaining a screening ECG
D. Recommendations weakly oppose obtaining a screening ECG
E. Recommendations strongly oppose obtaining a screening ECG
During an appointment to discuss acne, you find that your 16-year- old female patient has become sexually active. According to current guide- lines, when should you begin cervical cancer screening on this patient?
A. At the current time
B. At the age of 18
C. At the age of 19
D. At the age of 21
E. Cervical cancer screening is not recommended
You are performing a screening physical examination on a 47-year- old man. He is generally healthy, and his review of systems is negative. His mother has type 2 diabetes, and he is overweight. Which of the following is generally accepted as the test of choice to screen for type 2 diabetes?
A. A random glucose test
B. A fasting glucose
C. A urinalysis to screen for glycosuria
D. A 1-hour glucose tolerance test
E. A 3-hour glucose tolerance test
A 68-year-old male arrives at your clinic to establish care. He admits that he does not visit the doctor regularly, but he feels his health has been pretty good since he changed his “bad habits.” His bad habits included smoking about 1 pack per day for 40 years, but he proudly states he quit since his heart attack at age of 65, The USPSTF recommends one-time AAA screening:
A. For all men aged 65 to 74 years
B. For all men aged 65 to 74 years who have smoked >100 cigarettes in their lifetime
C. For all men aged 55 to 64 years who have smoked ≥ 1 pack of cigarettes per day for 10 years or more
D. For all men aged ≥ 75 if life expectancy > 10 years
E. All smokers ≥55, regardless of gender
