The Sweet Stuff (DM)
This urine test screens for early diabetic kidney disease.
What is urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (or microalbuminuria)?
This many minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week is recommended.
What is 150 minutes (or 90-150 minutes)?
The USPSTF recently updated its guidelines to state that all women should begin getting screening mammograms every other year at this age.
What is 40 years old?
The first line medication for hypertension is this combo medication.
What is lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide (hyzaar)?
An HbA1c blood test resulting in this percentage or higher is diagnostic for diabetes mellitus.
What is 6.5%?
ACE inhibitors are contraindicated in this trimester of pregnancy.
What is all or any trimester?
A one-time abdominal ultrasound is recommended to screen for this condition in men aged 65 to 75 who have a history of smoking.
What is an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)?
Metformin should be discontinued permanently when renal functions fall below this level.
What is eGFR <30?
When treating with antihypertensives, the blood pressure target for patients with risk factors such as DM, stroke history, 10 year ASCVD risk >10%, age >75, was updated to this.
What is >130/90?
According to updated USPSTF guidelines, annual low-dose CT screening for lung cancer should begin at this age for adults with a 20 pack-year smoking history.
What is 50 years old?
Orthotics are not generally covered at Kaiser, with the exception of this subset of patients.
Who are amputees or DM patients with foot wounds?
SGLT2 inhibitors (ie Jardiance) work by blocking glucose reabsorption in this organ.
What is the kidney?
This aldosterone antagonist is frequently added to regimens for resistant hypertension, but carries a well-known risk of causing gynecomastia in men.
What is spironolactone?
For low-risk patients, this prior tuberculosis vaccination should be ignored when interpreting a negative Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA), meaning no chest X-ray is required.
What is BCG (or Bacille Calmette-Guérin)?
Weight loss of this percentage can significantly improve glycemic control in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes.
What is 5-10%?
Episodic hypertension with headaches, palpitations, and sweating suggests this rare tumor.
What is pheochromocytoma?