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10. Which of the following are examples of secondary prevention? (Choose all that apply) A. Hard hats, needle-free devices, sharps containers. B. Blood pressure screening at health fair. C. Control... of the spread of tuberculosis. D. Dental sealants on children's teeth. 1. Mrs. Brody has brought his 16-year-old daughter, Mandy, for a school sports physical exam. Mandy's height is 65 inches, and she weighs 126 lbs. Mrs. Brody is concerned that her daughter is overweight. According to Mandy's BMI, what is your response? A. Mandy is overweight and needs to take diet pills. B. Reassure the mother that this is a normal body weight. C. Refer the patient to a nutritionist and psychologist because the patient is anorexic. D. Give the patient information about exercise and reduction of fat cholesterol in her diet because she is overweight. B - (126 X 700) / (65^2) = 20.9 Body Mass Index (BMI) = (Weight (lbs) x 700)/(height (inches)^2) - Underweight: BMI < 18.5 - Normal: BMI 18.5-24.9 - Overweight: BMI 25.0-29.9 - Obesity I: BMI 30.0-34.9 - Obesity II: BMI 35.0-39.9 - Extreme Obesity III: BMI ≥ 40 1. A sudden painless unilateral vision loss may be caused by which of the following - Retinal detachment 2. A 73 year old nurse comes to your office for evaluation of new onset of tremors. She is not on any medications and does not take herbs or supplements. She has no chronic medical conditions. She does not smoke or drink alcohol. She walks into the examination room with slow movements and shuffling steps. She has decreased facial mobility and a blunt expression without any changes in hair distribution on her face. Based on this what is the most likely diagnosis. - Parkinsons 3. You are interviewing an elderly woman in the ambulatory setting and trying to get more information about her urinary symptoms. Which of the following techniques is not a component of adaptive questioning - Reassuring the patient that the urinary symptoms are benign and that she doesn’t need to worry about it being a sign of cancer. 4. A fifteen year old high school sophomore comes to the clinical for evaluation of a three week history of sneezing itchy watery eyes clear nasal discharge ear pain and non productive cough. Which is the most likely pathologic process? [Show More]

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