COMAT FM USPSTF questions with
verified answers graded A+ passed
AAA screening guidelines - correct answer ✔✔Grade B
Men: one-time routine abdominal ultrasound is indicated in men 65-75 with a history of
smoking
Alcohol misuse: screening and counseling - correct answer ✔✔Adults age 18 years or older for
alcohol misuse and provide persons engaged in risky or hazardous drinking with *brief
behavioral counseling* interventions to reduce alcohol misuse.
Aspirin preventative medication - correct answer ✔✔Adults aged 50-59 years with greater than
or equal to 10%, 10 year cardiovascular risk
Start on low dose aspirin - CVD and colorectal cancer risk
- Check risk for GI bleed
- 10 year life expectancy
- Willing to take it
Bacteriuria screening - correct answer ✔✔Screen for asymptomatic bacteriuria with urine
culture in pregnant women at 12 to 16 weeks' gestation or at the first prenatal visit, if later.
Blood pressure screening - correct answer ✔✔18+ years old
Recommends measurements outside of the clinical setting for diagnostic confirmation before
started treatment.
, BRCA risk assessment and genetic counseling/testing - correct answer ✔✔Women
Screen for family members with *breast, ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancer* using a screening
tool
If tests +, offer genetic counseling and then if indicated, do BRCA testing
Breast cancer preventative *medication* - correct answer ✔✔Clinicians should talk to women
with increased risk of breast cancer about medication that can reduce their risk.
Women who are at increased risk of breast cancer and at low risk of adverse medication side
effects, clinicians can offer tamoxifen and raloxifene.
Breast cancer screening - correct answer ✔✔The USPSTF recommends biennial screening
mammography for women aged 50 to 74 years.
Abnormal blood glucose and Type 2 DM screening - correct answer ✔✔Adults aged 40 to 70
years who are overweight or obese
Clinicians should offer or refer patients with abnormal blood glucose to intensive behavioral
counseling interventions to promote a healthful diet and physical activity.
Idiopathic scoliosis - correct answer ✔✔Children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years
Insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis in children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years
Breastfeeding: primary care interventions - correct answer ✔✔Pregnant women, new mothers,
and their children
verified answers graded A+ passed
AAA screening guidelines - correct answer ✔✔Grade B
Men: one-time routine abdominal ultrasound is indicated in men 65-75 with a history of
smoking
Alcohol misuse: screening and counseling - correct answer ✔✔Adults age 18 years or older for
alcohol misuse and provide persons engaged in risky or hazardous drinking with *brief
behavioral counseling* interventions to reduce alcohol misuse.
Aspirin preventative medication - correct answer ✔✔Adults aged 50-59 years with greater than
or equal to 10%, 10 year cardiovascular risk
Start on low dose aspirin - CVD and colorectal cancer risk
- Check risk for GI bleed
- 10 year life expectancy
- Willing to take it
Bacteriuria screening - correct answer ✔✔Screen for asymptomatic bacteriuria with urine
culture in pregnant women at 12 to 16 weeks' gestation or at the first prenatal visit, if later.
Blood pressure screening - correct answer ✔✔18+ years old
Recommends measurements outside of the clinical setting for diagnostic confirmation before
started treatment.
, BRCA risk assessment and genetic counseling/testing - correct answer ✔✔Women
Screen for family members with *breast, ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancer* using a screening
tool
If tests +, offer genetic counseling and then if indicated, do BRCA testing
Breast cancer preventative *medication* - correct answer ✔✔Clinicians should talk to women
with increased risk of breast cancer about medication that can reduce their risk.
Women who are at increased risk of breast cancer and at low risk of adverse medication side
effects, clinicians can offer tamoxifen and raloxifene.
Breast cancer screening - correct answer ✔✔The USPSTF recommends biennial screening
mammography for women aged 50 to 74 years.
Abnormal blood glucose and Type 2 DM screening - correct answer ✔✔Adults aged 40 to 70
years who are overweight or obese
Clinicians should offer or refer patients with abnormal blood glucose to intensive behavioral
counseling interventions to promote a healthful diet and physical activity.
Idiopathic scoliosis - correct answer ✔✔Children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years
Insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis in children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years
Breastfeeding: primary care interventions - correct answer ✔✔Pregnant women, new mothers,
and their children
