Cancer Core
The age range that women should undergo breast cancer screening
What is women aged 40 to 74 years (Grade B)
Criteria for screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Screen for this in all asymptomatic pregnant women using a urine culture
What is asymptomatic bacteriuria? (Grade B)
Age range for screening for hepatitis C
What is 18 to 79 years? (Grade B)
What is 65? (Grade B)
The age range that risk/benefit discussion should be had with men regarding prostate cancer screening
What is 55 to 69 years (Grade C)
Age range to consider low dose aspirin for 10 year cardiovascular disease risk >10%
What is 40 to 59 years (Grade C)
Use this as a preventative medication for those who are at high risk of preeclampsia at 12 weeks gestation
What is low dose aspirin (Grade B)
One risk factor warranting screening for latent tuberculosis infection
- Persons born in or are former residents of, countries with high TB prevalence
- Persons who live in or have lived in, high risk congregate settings (shelters for unhoused, correctional facilities)
Screen this population for intimate partner violence (if no other suspicion/signs)
Women of reproductive age including those who are pregnant and postpartum (Grade B)
The age range of recommended colorectal cancer screening
What is 45-75 (Grade B)
Recommend this to patient 40 to 75 years with 1 or more CV risk factors and estimated cardiovascular disease risk of 10% or greater
Statin (Grade B)
Gestational age to screen for gestational diabetes in asymptomatic pregnant person
What is 24 weeks gestation (Grade B)
This age range should be screened for HIV (not increased risk)
What is 15 to 65 years? (Grade A)
Screen this age and older for osteoporosis
Age 65 and older (Grade B)
Screen younger than 65 if at increased risk (Grade B)
- Low body weight, parental hx of hip fracture, cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, prolonged steroids
Recommended frequency of screening CT colonography for colorectal cancer
What is every 5 years?
Age to start screening for hypertension for individuals without known hypertension
Age 18 (Grade A)
Screen for this infectious disease in all pregnant women at their first prenatal visit
What is hepatitis B (Grade A)
Syphilis is also a correct answer (Grade A)
Sexually active women 24 years or younger should be screen for which infectious diseases?
Chlamydia and gonorrhea (Grade B)
Women 25 years or older at increased risk should also be screened
Refer adults with this BMI to intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions to achieve weight loss
What is BMI 30 or higher? (Grade B)
The criteria needed to undergo lung cancer screening (3)
1. Age 50-80 years
2. 20 pack year smoking history
3. Currently smoke or quit in last 15 years
(Grade B)
Refer adults with cardiovascular disease risk factors to this service to promote a healthy diet and physical activity
What is behavioral counseling (Grade B)
Screen for this infectious disease in all pregnant persons, including those who present in labor or at delivery
What is HIV? (Grade A)
Syphilis is also an acceptable answer (Grade A)
Two types of screening tests for latent tuberculosis infection
1. Tuberculin skin test (TST)
2. Interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA)
(Grade B)
Unless the biological father is known to be Rh negative, perform Rh(D) antibody testing for this gestational age for all unsensitized Rh(D) negative women
What is 24-28 weeks gestation? (Grade B)
The cervical cancer screening per USPSTF including test and age ranges
Cervical cytology every 3 years for 21-29 years (Grade A)
Cervical cytology + HPV testing every 5 years 30-65 years (Grade A)
Age range to screen for prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes who are overweight or obese
What is 35-70 years? (Grade B)
Dose of daily folic acid recommended for those planning to or who could become pregnant to prevent neural tube defects
What is 400 to 800 mcg (Grade B)
Prophylactic ocular topical medication is recommended for all newborns to prevent this
Gonococcal opthalmia neonatorum (Grade A)
Screen this age and older for unhealthy alcohol use and drug use in primary care setting, including pregnant women
What is adults 18 years or older? (Grade B)