Family Medicine3 WGU Academic Success
Hub: OA Preparation, PA Writing Strategies,
Competency-Based Learning Support &
Advanced Study Framework
Description
The WGU Academic Success Hub is a
comprehensive and strategically designed
study resource created specifically for
students at Western Governors University
(WGU) who want to improve academic
performance, strengthen competency
mastery, and approach assessments with
greater confidence and efficiency. Built
around WGU’s unique competency-based
education model, this guide focuses on
helping students understand exactly how to
prepare for both Objective Assessments (OA)
and Performance Assessments (PA) while
,developing stronger study habits, analytical
thinking skills, and long-term academic
strategies.
Unlike traditional study guides that focus
only on memorization or generic review
content, this resource is designed to help
students actively engage with material, apply
concepts in assessment-based scenarios, and
develop a more organized and effective
approach to learning. It combines practice-
based revision, competency-focused learning
techniques, structured study methods, and
detailed guidance to create a complete
academic support system that can be applied
across multiple WGU courses and programs.
This guide is especially valuable for students
navigating WGU’s self-paced learning
environment, where success depends heavily
on organization, consistency, critical
,thinking, and the ability to demonstrate
understanding effectively.
Blood pressure screening + goals of treatment + FLT
1. adults 40+ w/ risk factors --> yearly
2. adults 18-39 w/o risk factors --> Q3-5 years
goals:
1. 60+ is 150/90
2. <60 is 140/90
FLT
1. black --> CCB + thiazides
2. non-black --> ACE/ARB, CCB, thiazides
colon cancer screening
Lynch/FAP
Follow up after adenomas/hyperplastic polyps
45-75 yo, or 10 years prior to first degree relative colon CA diagnosis (whichever comes first)
Lynch -> start in 20s, every 1-2 years
FAP -> start in childhood, every year until colectomy
Follow up
-high risk adenoma = 3 year follow up
-low risk adenoma = 5 year follow up
-hyperplastic polyp = 10 year follow up
breast cancer screening
biennial screening from 40-75 yo (mammography)
self-exam not recommended
Cervical cancer screening
Women 21-65 Pap smear with cytology Q3 years
, ***even if patient sexually active BEFORE 21, do NOT do cervical cancer screening
Women 30-65 Pap smear with HPV testing Q5 years
Pap smear results
-ASCUS positive -> do HPV -> if positive, colposcopy
-LSIL/HSIL -> colposcopy + biopsy -> if CIN positive -> do hysterectomy
***if positive in pregnant woman, do repeat pap/colposcopy after birth
Prostate cancer screening
Age 55–69 → Individual decision
Use shared decision-making
Screening = PSA blood test
Grade C
Age ≥70 → Do NOT screen
Grade D
AAA screening
Men ages 65-75 who have ever smoked should undergo a one-time abdominal U/S
women not routinely screened
if nonsmoker but fmhx --> selective screening C
CVD screening - statin use
Who gets a statin?
Age 40–75
≥1 risk factor:
Dyslipidemia
Diabetes
Hypertension
Smoking
AND:
Hub: OA Preparation, PA Writing Strategies,
Competency-Based Learning Support &
Advanced Study Framework
Description
The WGU Academic Success Hub is a
comprehensive and strategically designed
study resource created specifically for
students at Western Governors University
(WGU) who want to improve academic
performance, strengthen competency
mastery, and approach assessments with
greater confidence and efficiency. Built
around WGU’s unique competency-based
education model, this guide focuses on
helping students understand exactly how to
prepare for both Objective Assessments (OA)
and Performance Assessments (PA) while
,developing stronger study habits, analytical
thinking skills, and long-term academic
strategies.
Unlike traditional study guides that focus
only on memorization or generic review
content, this resource is designed to help
students actively engage with material, apply
concepts in assessment-based scenarios, and
develop a more organized and effective
approach to learning. It combines practice-
based revision, competency-focused learning
techniques, structured study methods, and
detailed guidance to create a complete
academic support system that can be applied
across multiple WGU courses and programs.
This guide is especially valuable for students
navigating WGU’s self-paced learning
environment, where success depends heavily
on organization, consistency, critical
,thinking, and the ability to demonstrate
understanding effectively.
Blood pressure screening + goals of treatment + FLT
1. adults 40+ w/ risk factors --> yearly
2. adults 18-39 w/o risk factors --> Q3-5 years
goals:
1. 60+ is 150/90
2. <60 is 140/90
FLT
1. black --> CCB + thiazides
2. non-black --> ACE/ARB, CCB, thiazides
colon cancer screening
Lynch/FAP
Follow up after adenomas/hyperplastic polyps
45-75 yo, or 10 years prior to first degree relative colon CA diagnosis (whichever comes first)
Lynch -> start in 20s, every 1-2 years
FAP -> start in childhood, every year until colectomy
Follow up
-high risk adenoma = 3 year follow up
-low risk adenoma = 5 year follow up
-hyperplastic polyp = 10 year follow up
breast cancer screening
biennial screening from 40-75 yo (mammography)
self-exam not recommended
Cervical cancer screening
Women 21-65 Pap smear with cytology Q3 years
, ***even if patient sexually active BEFORE 21, do NOT do cervical cancer screening
Women 30-65 Pap smear with HPV testing Q5 years
Pap smear results
-ASCUS positive -> do HPV -> if positive, colposcopy
-LSIL/HSIL -> colposcopy + biopsy -> if CIN positive -> do hysterectomy
***if positive in pregnant woman, do repeat pap/colposcopy after birth
Prostate cancer screening
Age 55–69 → Individual decision
Use shared decision-making
Screening = PSA blood test
Grade C
Age ≥70 → Do NOT screen
Grade D
AAA screening
Men ages 65-75 who have ever smoked should undergo a one-time abdominal U/S
women not routinely screened
if nonsmoker but fmhx --> selective screening C
CVD screening - statin use
Who gets a statin?
Age 40–75
≥1 risk factor:
Dyslipidemia
Diabetes
Hypertension
Smoking
AND:
