Special population screening considerations US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Special population screening considerations Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: One use of Mammography as a screening tool is to detect invasive carcinoma before it becomes _____
Answer: clinically palpable
Flashcard 2: What test is used to screen for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria? _____
Answer: Sucrose test
Flashcard 3: One positive screening test for Cushing syndrome is an increased free _____ on 24-hour urinalysis
Answer: cortisol
Flashcard 4: Which glucose test is the preferred screening method for gestational diabetes / CF-diabetes?_____
Answer: 2 hour oral glucose test
Flashcard 5: What is the best screening test for DIC? _____
Answer: Elevated D-dimer
Flashcard 6: Levels of Prostate Specific Antigen and Digital Rectal Exam are used as screening tools to detect Prostate Carcinoma before it _____
Answer: spreads
Flashcard 7: Which glucose test is preferred for general use?_____
Answer: Fasting glucose
Flashcard 8: With respect to TB, what does a positive PPD indicate?
Answer: current infection, past exposure, BCG vaccinated
Flashcard 9: lead-time bias
Answer: early detection confused with increased survival (e.g. cancer screening)
Flashcard 10: sensitivity (epidemiology)
Answer: The probability that a test detects disease when disease is present.
Extra: Sens = TP/(TP+FN)
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