Davis Edge Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care Practicum Week 1 to Week 3 Study Questions
Week 1 David Edge practice questions
1. Which of the
... [Show More] following initiatives does not fall under the National Prevention Strategy?
• Diabetes Management. Reference Page 29
• Tobacco Free Living
• Healthy Eating
• Mental and Emotional Wellbeing
2. All of the following statements about the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are true except?
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• This is a private sector group without government ties.
• This group makes recommendations about preventive medicine.
• All of the USPSTF recommendations are considered mandatory in primary care.
3. What type of reaction following an immunization is considered serious and requires reevaluation?
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• Fatigue
• Temperature of 100.2 ̊F.
• Erythema and soreness at the injection site.
4. Herbert, a 69-year-old man, comes to your office complaining of nocturia. On questioning Herbert, you find that
for the past 3 months he has been getting up at least 5 times a night to void. He came in to seek help today becauseof his wife’s insistence that he be checked out. When you perform the digital rectal exam, you find that his prostate protrudes 3 to 4 cm into the rectum. What grade would you assign to Herbert’s prostate enlargement?
• Grade 1 (Grade 1 enlargement is a protrusion of 1 to 2 cm.)
• Grade 2 (Grade 2 enlargement is a protrusion of 2 to 3 cm)
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the
• Grade 4 (Grade 4 enlargement is a protrusion of greater than 4 cm)
5. Which of the following individuals should get the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine?
All of the recommendations made by the USPSTF are strong recommendations. (The
recommendations
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made by this organization are based on a grading scale. Some of the guidelines
state that they don’t have
enough scientific data to support an informed recommendation.) Reference
Temperature greater than 103 ̊F. (High fever is a reason to reevaluate a patient following a
vaccine.
Reference Page 33
Grade 3 (The degree of prostate enlargement is based on the amount of projection of the prostate into
rectum. The normal prostate protrudes less than 1 cm into the rectum. A grade 3 enlargement is 3
to 4 cm.
into the rectum) Reference Page 748
• Jerry, who has a mild upper respiratory tract infection and is allergic to neomycin (Allergy to neomycin is acontraindication to receiving the shingles vaccine)
• Tim, who has been on prolonged use of high-dose steroids for his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD). (Prolonged use of high-dose steroids is a contraindication to receiving the shingles vaccine)
• Joan, whose husband recently had shingles and who is trying to get pregnant (Women should not
getpregnant until 4 weeks after receiving the vaccination)
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zoster)
6. As a primary care provider, which of the following topics is not typically important for adults aged 20 to 40?
• Focusing on increasing lifespan. (This is typically important to patients greater than 65 years old)
• Career development.
• Self-image.
• Family relationships.
7. Which of the following statements defines health literacy?
• The level to which a patient can understand, gain access to, and make proper medical decisions.
• The ability of a patient to read health pamphlets [Show Less]