Health Screening and USPSTF Guidelines Quiz
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What is the main purpose of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)?

  • To establish federal regulations for medical practice
  • To provide clinical services to patients
  • To conduct research on acute medical conditions
  • To develop evidence-based recommendations on preventive services (correct)
  • Which of the following is NOT a component of shared decision making according to the Task Force?

  • Weighing values regarding potential benefits and harms
  • Understanding preventive service risks and benefits
  • Understanding the seriousness of the disease or condition
  • Exclusively following the clinician's recommendations (correct)
  • What is one of the key elements that a patient should engage in within shared decision making?

  • Making decisions without considering uncertainties
  • Making decisions solely based on clinician recommendations
  • Weighing values regarding potential benefits and harms (correct)
  • Understanding the seriousness of preventive services
  • According to the approach to screening and chemoprevention, what should a clinician do after assessing a patient's health needs?

    <p>Inform about recommended preventive services only</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the suggested role for the patient in decision-making within shared decision making?

    <p>To engage in decision making at a comfortable level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was the Task Force established by the Department of Health and Human Services in 1984?

    <p>To develop evidence-based recommendations on preventive services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main objective of the Choosing Wisely Campaign?

    <p>To reduce unnecessary tests, procedures, and treatments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factors does the ASCVD Risk Estimator use to determine the 10-year risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease?

    <p>Age, race, gender, and blood pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a diabetic A1C level greater than 6.5% indicate?

    <p>Diabetes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is metabolic syndrome defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program and Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATPIII 2001)?

    <p>Having central obesity and high cholesterol levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Diabetes Screening target in individuals with an increased risk for diabetes?

    <p>Impaired Fasting Glucose or Impaired Glucose Tolerance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was the Choosing Wisely Campaign established?

    <p>To reduce unnecessary tests, procedures, and treatments</p> Signup and view all the answers

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