GP
Can a GP refer to a dentist?
no
True or False, Depression and anxiety rates are higher in rural areas when compared to urban
False, but suicide rates are higher ;-;
How many ACCHO’s in Gippsland Region?
5
Number of enrolled nurses in regional areas compared to capital cities
Double
What does COPD stand for?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
When did GP telehealth start?
13th March 2020
How many more times do major cities use Medicare services than rural and remote
about 2.5x, 72.1% vs 27.9%
% of ATSI healthcare workers?
1%
Do nurses like doctors
No, who does?
Name 3 symptoms of hyperglycemia
Doctor to patient ratios in rural and remote areas
2.5/1000 people but in urban area is 4.1/1000 people
The difference in percentages in obesity in rural when compared to urban areas
5.2%
% of psychologists who work in rural settings?
21% (28% of aus live here)
How many Australians had no access to a nurse-led clinic within a 60 min drive? to the closest 10,000
440,387
Name 5 triggers of asthma
Allergies, Irritants in the Air, Other Health Conditions, Exercise, Physical Exercise, Weather, feeling or expressing strong emotions, Medicines.
What is the percentage of people living in outer regional, remote or very remote areas who were likely to wait 24 hours or more to see a GP for urgent care
49.5%, 35.5% in major cities
What percentage of people living in inner regional, outer regional, remote or very remote Australiia had no access to any primary healthcare services within a 60 min drive
10%, 42,805 Australians, whereas in major cities it is 100%
What is MOCA
Assessment for early cognitive impairment
How long does it take to take a patient’s history on the wards?
15 minutes
conditions to Dx depression
5x symptoms, ≥2/52, impacting life, nil other cause
How many rural Australians had no access to a GP within a 60 min drive?
65,050, 14.7%
Average age at death for major cities was 82.5 years, what is the age in very remote areas
65.3
How long does an initial physio assessment of a Parkinson’s patient take at LRH
1 hr
How long does it take Sze Sze to take a patient’s history?
3 Hours
You are giving NSAID drugs to a pt w/ HT who takes perindopril and furosemide who has had a hip replacement, and you r consultant is about to yell at you. Why?
AKI, Diuretic, ACE + NSAID