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Zorluk: OrtaPreventive Care and Screening

A primary care physician is evaluating several patients during a busy morning clinic session. Match each patient's clinical presentation with the most appropriate, guideline-concordant next step in preventive care or screening.

  • A 24-year-old woman at 9 weeks gestation presenting for her initial prenatal visit with no urinary symptoms.Perform a screening urine culture.
  • A 52-year-old man with a 10-year history of ulcerative pancolitis currently in clinical remission.Schedule a surveillance colonoscopy.
  • A 66-year-old man with a history of hypertension, a lifelong non-smoker, who has received only influenza vaccines as an adult.Administer the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
  • A 42-year-old woman with a BMI of 33 kg/m² who is asymptomatic with normal blood pressure.Order a hemoglobin A1c or fasting plasma glucose test.

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Match the 24-year-old pregnant woman to the urine culture, the 52-year-old man with ulcerative colitis to the surveillance colonoscopy, the 66-year-old man to the pneumococcal vaccine, and the 42-year-old woman with a BMI of 33 kg/m² to the diabetes screening.
Each correct match directly applies current evidence-based preventive care guidelines established by the USPSTF and ACIP. Pregnant women must be screened for asymptomatic bacteriuria. Long-standing inflammatory bowel disease warrants strict surveillance colonoscopy. Adults over 65 require pneumococcal vaccination. Adults aged 35 to 70 with a BMI of 25 kg/m² or higher require targeted diabetes screening.

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1
Evaluate the 24-year-old pregnant woman.
Identify the need for routine prenatal screening, specifically for asymptomatic bacteriuria.
Untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy increases the risk of pyelonephritis and preterm delivery.
2
Evaluate the 52-year-old man with prolonged ulcerative pancolitis.
Identify the indication for early and frequent colon cancer surveillance.
Chronic colonic inflammation significantly increases the risk of colorectal cancer, prompting surveillance 8 to 10 years after disease onset.
3
Evaluate the 66-year-old man.
Identify the age-based indication for pneumococcal vaccination.
All adults aged 65 and older are recommended to receive pneumococcal immunization to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease.
4
Evaluate the 42-year-old woman with obesity.
Identify the indication for type 2 diabetes screening based on age and BMI.
Guidelines mandate screening for dysglycemia in overweight or obese adults aged 35 to 70.

Anahtar Kavram

Application of age, comorbidity, and condition-specific preventive care guidelines (USPSTF and ACIP).
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