PC Management
This condition should be suspected in a patient with resistant hypertension despite three medications including a diuretic.
What is secondary hypertension?
This prevention level aims to reduce complications after disease onset.
What is tertiary prevention?
This medication class should be avoided in older adults due to anticholinergic burden.
What are first-generation antihistamines?
Unilateral leg swelling, warmth, and pain should prompt evaluation for this diagnosis.
What is deep vein thrombosis?
This tool is commonly used to screen for alcohol use disorder in primary care.
What is the AUDIT-C?
First-line pharmacologic therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction includes this medication class that reduces mortality.
What are ACE inhibitors (or ARBs/ARNIs)?
USPSTF recommends this frequency for colorectal cancer screening with FIT testing.
What is annually?
Concomitant use of nitrates and this medication class can cause life-threatening hypotension.
What are PDE-5 inhibitors?
New-onset headache with jaw claudication in an older adult raises concern for this condition.
What is temporal arteritis (giant cell arteritis)?
First-line treatment for generalized anxiety disorder includes this therapy modality.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
An A1c of 8.4% in a patient with type 2 diabetes and established ASCVD makes this medication class a preferred addition.
What is a GLP-1 receptor agonist or SGLT2 inhibitors?
This social determinant of health is most strongly associated with preventable hospitalizations.
What is access to primary care?
This lab must be monitored when prescribing spironolactone.
What is potassium (K)?
Weight loss, night sweats, and lymphadenopathy are classic “B symptoms” of this disease.
What is lymphoma?
Abrupt discontinuation of this medication class can cause seizures and rebound anxiety.
What are benzodiazepines?
This clinical finding most strongly suggests acute bacterial rhinosinusitis rather than viral infection.
What is symptoms lasting > 10 days without improvement or double worsening?
This visit focuses on risk assessment, prevention planning, and cognitive screening rather than physical exam for older adults.
What is the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit?
In patients with chronic kidney disease, this drug class slows disease progression independent of glycemic control.
What are SGLT2 inhibitors?
Back pain with urinary retention and saddle anesthesia is a red flag for this emergency.
What is caudia equina syndrome?
This medication is FDA-approved for opioid use disorder and can be prescribed in primary care.
What is buprenorphine?
In older adults, overtreatment of diabetes increases risk for this serious complication.
What is hypoglycemia?
This epidemiologic measure compares disease frequency between exposed and unexposed populations.
What is relative risk?
This prescribing principle emphasizes using the lowest effective dose and minimizing polypharmacy in older adults.
What is de-prescribing?
A patient with atrial fibrillation and sudden unilateral weakness is experiencing this type of stroke.
What is cardioemobolic stroke?
This suicide risk factor is most predictive of future attempts.
What is a prior suicide attempt?