Antibiotic Awareness Week
What class of medications are overused and it is leading to resistance?
Antibiotics
When is the Great American Smokeout this year?
November 15
What body part is affected in COPD?
Lungs
The theme for National Diabetes Month this year focuses on what type of diabetes?
Gestational diabetes
Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia?
True or False
True
Should the common cold be treated with antibiotics?
No, it is viral and antibiotics are not effective.
Name a toxic compound that is in cigarette smoke.
Cadium, Ammonia, Methanol, Arsenic, Hexamine, Formaldehyde, Carbon Monoxide, Nicotine- over 7000 chemicals
What are the two main types of COPD?
Emphysema
How many people have diabetes in the U.S.?
Approximately 30 million
What is the name of the protein that build up in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease?
amyloid
What percentage of outpatient antibiotic use may be inappropriate?
50%
The risk for which two types of cancers may be increased in persons who use smokeless tobacco products?
Pancreatic cancer
Who is more likely to have COPD men or women?
Women are 37% more likely to have COPD than men.
Insulin in produced in which organ?
False- forgetting PART of an experience may occur with aging but usually you remember the experience later
How many adverse drug events each year that result in an emergency department visit are due to antibiotics?
Antibiotics cause 1 out of 5 emergency department visits for adverse drug events.
How soon after quitting smoking does a person's heart rate and blood pressure decrease?
20 minutes
Which of the following is NOT a sign of COPD?
shortness of breath
wheezing
coughing up blood
Coughing up blood- see a doctor IMMEDIATELY
Name a sign or symptom of hypoglycemia.
shaking, anxiousness, sweating, dizziness, hunger, fast heartbeat, blurred vision, weakness, fatigue, headache, irritability
Among those aged 65 and older, how many people have Alzheimer's disease?
1 in 8 over the age of 65
Each year how may people in the U.S. get infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria?
2 million
Which of the following has been proven to increase the chances of stopping smoking- nicotine replacement products or ecigarettes?
Nicotine replacement products such as the patch, gum, lozenge, spray have research supporting their use. There is no to limited research regarding the effects of ecigarettes for smoking cessation.
How much does the U.S. government spend on treating patients with COPD each year?
$40-70 billion
What is the focus of the National Action Plan on Adverse Drug Event Prevention for the antidiabetic medications?
To reduce the risk of hypoglycemia
There is a cure for Alzheimer's disease. True/False
No, but there is a lot of research looking for a cure.