QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
AAA screening - correct answer- one-time
screening with ultrasonography in men age 65-75 years
who have smoked
acceptable proof of varicella immunity - correct
answer- -documentation of 2 doses of vaccine
-written dx of chickenpox or shingles from provider
-positive lab titer (IgG ELISA)
-born in U.S. before 1980
Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) - correct answer-
a vaccine against TB
-can produce a false positive with the TB skin test
Baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) - correct answer- a
new single-dose antiviral drug approved for the tx of
,acute uncomplicated influenza within 2 days of onset in
pts 12 and older who are otherwise healthy
can a person who has never had chickenpox ever get
shingles? - correct answer- no
cancer that causes the most deaths in females -
correct answer- lung cancer
cancer that causes the most deaths in men - correct
answer- lung cancer
cervical cancer risk factors - correct answer- -
multiple sex partners (more than 4 lifetime partners)
-younger age of onset of sex (immature cervix easier to
infect)
-immunosuppression
-smoking
, cervical cancer screening for 21-29 years - correct
answer- every 3 years with cervical cytology alone,
every 5 years with high risk HPV testing alone or every 5
years with HPV testing in combo with cytology
colorectal cancer risk factors - correct answer- -
hx of familial polyposis (mult. polyps on colon)
-1st degree relative dx younger than 60 years
-hx of chronic IBD, UC, or Crohn'
colorectal cancer screening - correct answer-
start age 45 until age 75
colonoscopy every 10 years
flexible sigmoidoscopy or CT colonography every 5 years
FOBT or FIT every year (if positive, needs colonoscopy)
stool DNA every 1 or 3 years
colorectal cancer are currently being updated
contraindications for all types of flu vaccine - correct
answer- -infants 6 mo or younger