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• What are the three types of prevention efforts?

  Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
  preventive_medicine prevention
• What is the purpose of primary prevention?

  To remove or reduce disease risk factors.
  preventive_medicine primary_prevention
• Give an example of primary prevention.

  Immunization or quitting smoking to prevent lung disease.
  preventive_medicine examples
• What is secondary prevention aimed at?

  Promoting early detection of disease or precursor states.
  preventive_medicine secondary_prevention
• Give an example of secondary prevention.

  Cervical Papanicolaou screening to detect cervical carcinoma.
  preventive_medicine examples
• What is tertiary prevention focused on?

  Limiting the impact of established disease.
  preventive_medicine tertiary_prevention
• Give an example of tertiary prevention.

  Partial mastectomy and radiation therapy for breast cancer.
  preventive_medicine examples
• What is the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)?

  A resource for recommending preventive services for patients.
  preventive_medicine uspstf
• What are the two types of immunity?

  Passive and active immunity.
  immunology immunity
• What is a live attenuated vaccine?

  A vaccine made from live pathogens that are weakened.
  vaccines live_attenuated
• What is an inactivated vaccine?

  A vaccine made from pathogens that are killed or inactive.
  vaccines inactivated
• What are vaccine adjuvants?

  Substances added to vaccines to enhance immune response.
  vaccines adjuvants
• What should clinicians consider when counseling about vaccines?

  The safety of vaccines for specific patient scenarios.
  vaccines counseling
• When should immunoglobulins be administered?

  When it is not appropriate to use vaccines.
  immunology immunoglobulins
• What resource can help answer questions about immunizations?

  The CDC's immunization schedules and safety resources.
  vaccines resources
• What is the number of deaths from heart disease in the U.S. (2023)?

  680,980 deaths.
  statistics heart_disease
• What is the number of deaths from cancer in the U.S. (2023)?

  613,352 deaths.
  statistics cancer
• What is the number of deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. (2023)?

  49,931 deaths.
  statistics covid-19
• What should selected prevention interventions be based on?

  Evidence-based with demonstrated health impact and cost-effectiveness.
  preventive_medicine interventions
• What is the role of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)?

  To improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services.
  health preventive uspstf
• What kind of panel is the USPSTF?

  An independent, volunteer panel of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine.
  health experts uspstf
• What does the USPSTF use to assess the net benefit of a preventive service?

  A certainty level based on the nature of the overall evidence available.
  health evidence assessment
• What grades does the USPSTF use to describe recommendations?

  Grades A and B, which indicate the strength and importance of a recommendation.
  health recommendations grades
• What do A and B Grade recommendations indicate?

  They are prioritized and routinely provided to clinic populations.
  health recommendations prioritization
• What tools do electronic health records (EHR) typically have to support preventive services?

  Health maintenance tab, pop-up reminders, and risk calculators.
  health ehr tools
• Where can health professionals find information about preventive services?

  On the USPSTF website, which has health professional and consumer information.
  health uspstf resources
• What can you do with the Prevention TaskForce application?

  Enter patient details to receive tailored prevention recommendations.
  health application recommendations
• How many A&B recommendations were found for Mr. Kaldi?

  17 A&B recommendations.
  health recommendations mrkaldi
• What is a key consideration for colorectal cancer screening?

  Patient's age and family history.
  health screening colorectalcancer
• What disparities may affect colorectal cancer outcomes?

  Race disparities due to inequalities in screening, diagnostic follow-up, and treatment.
  health disparities colorectalcancer
• What is the most important factor in health outcomes?

  Family history
  health family
• What disparities exist in health outcomes?

  Race disparities
  health race
• What may cause race disparities in health outcomes?

  Inequalities in screening, diagnostic follow-up, and treatment
  health inequality