FAMILY PRACTICE GUIDELINES 6TH EDITION
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ What screening method is recommended for abdominal aortic
aneurysm?
Answer: Abdominal ultrasound.
◉ What is the age range for lung cancer screening with a low-dose
CT scan?
Answer: 50-80 years.
◉ What smoking history qualifies a person for lung cancer
screening?
Answer: 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have
quit within the past 15 years.
◉ What does USPSTF stand for?
Answer: United States Preventive Services Task Force.
◉ At what age should colorectal cancer screening begin for average-
risk adults?
,Answer: At age 50.
◉ When should women begin cervical cancer screening?
Answer: At age 21 with cervical cytology every 3 years.
◉ What is the recommended breast cancer screening for women
aged 40-74?
Answer: Annual mammography.
◉ What is the screening recommendation for osteoporosis in
women?
Answer: Screen at age 65 with a DEXA scan, or younger if at
increased risk.
◉ Who should be screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea?
Answer: Females who are sexually active aged 24 years or younger
and those 25 years or older at increased risk.
◉ What is the age range for HIV screening?
Answer: Aged 15-65 years, younger if at increased risk, and all
pregnant individuals.
◉ What is the recommendation for anxiety screening?
, Answer: Adults aged 64 years or younger and children aged 8-18
years.
◉ When should pregnant individuals receive counseling on healthy
weight gain?
Answer: During pregnancy.
◉ What is the recommended screening for gestational diabetes?
Answer: Asymptomatic screening at 24 weeks gestation or after.
◉ What is the recommendation for screening prediabetes and type 2
diabetes?
Answer: Asymptomatic adults aged 35-70 who are overweight or
obese.
◉ What is the recommendation for screening for hypertension in
adults?
Answer: Adults aged 18 or older should be screened throughout
pregnancy.
◉ What is the first-line treatment for acute gout?
Answer: NSAIDs such as indomethacin or colchicine.
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ What screening method is recommended for abdominal aortic
aneurysm?
Answer: Abdominal ultrasound.
◉ What is the age range for lung cancer screening with a low-dose
CT scan?
Answer: 50-80 years.
◉ What smoking history qualifies a person for lung cancer
screening?
Answer: 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have
quit within the past 15 years.
◉ What does USPSTF stand for?
Answer: United States Preventive Services Task Force.
◉ At what age should colorectal cancer screening begin for average-
risk adults?
,Answer: At age 50.
◉ When should women begin cervical cancer screening?
Answer: At age 21 with cervical cytology every 3 years.
◉ What is the recommended breast cancer screening for women
aged 40-74?
Answer: Annual mammography.
◉ What is the screening recommendation for osteoporosis in
women?
Answer: Screen at age 65 with a DEXA scan, or younger if at
increased risk.
◉ Who should be screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea?
Answer: Females who are sexually active aged 24 years or younger
and those 25 years or older at increased risk.
◉ What is the age range for HIV screening?
Answer: Aged 15-65 years, younger if at increased risk, and all
pregnant individuals.
◉ What is the recommendation for anxiety screening?
, Answer: Adults aged 64 years or younger and children aged 8-18
years.
◉ When should pregnant individuals receive counseling on healthy
weight gain?
Answer: During pregnancy.
◉ What is the recommended screening for gestational diabetes?
Answer: Asymptomatic screening at 24 weeks gestation or after.
◉ What is the recommendation for screening prediabetes and type 2
diabetes?
Answer: Asymptomatic adults aged 35-70 who are overweight or
obese.
◉ What is the recommendation for screening for hypertension in
adults?
Answer: Adults aged 18 or older should be screened throughout
pregnancy.
◉ What is the first-line treatment for acute gout?
Answer: NSAIDs such as indomethacin or colchicine.
