01
Choose all
1 point
A clinician is reviewing vaccines with an adult. Which factors should inform the individualized vaccine plan? Select all that apply.
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2 Screening and Preventive Services Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 2 Screening and Preventive Services, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
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1 point
Which elements are appropriate parts of adolescent preventive care? Select all that apply.
- A
Assess emotional health and mental well-being.
- B
Limit the visit to measuring height and weight.
- C
Discuss school and social functioning, substance use, sexual health, and safety.
- D
Provide recommended vaccines, including HPV vaccination.
03
True or false
1 point
A positive stool-based test for colorectal cancer screening requires follow-up colonoscopy.
- A
True
- B
False
04
True or false
1 point
Live vaccines may be unsuitable during pregnancy or for some people with severe immunosuppression.
- A
True
- B
False
05
Fill in the blank
1 point
When reassessing screening in older adulthood, clinicians should consider health, function, prior screening, , and patient preferences.
06
Fill in the blank
1 point
Pregnancy-specific vaccination includes during each pregnancy.
07
Written response
1 point
At what age does routine colorectal cancer screening begin for adults? Enter the starting age in years.
08
Written response
1 point
For the described annual low-dose CT lung cancer screening group, what is the minimum smoking history? Enter the value in pack-years.
09
Open ended
1 point
A clinician is considering cervical cancer screening guidance for a patient with a history of abnormal results. Explain how the clinician should distinguish the current final USPSTF recommendation from the later draft update, and why the patient's history matters.
10
Written response
1 point
For women ages 40–74 at average risk, how many years apart does the USPSTF recommend routine mammography?
11
Written response
1 point
Through what age does Bright Futures recommend health-supervision visits?
12
True or false
1 point
The later USPSTF cervical cancer screening update described in the material is a finalized recommendation.
- A
True
- B
False
13
Choose one
1 point
A patient is behind on a routine vaccine series. What is the appropriate general approach?
- A
Restart the series from the first dose in every case.
- B
Use the current catch-up schedule; most series do not need to be restarted.
- C
Stop the series because the recommended timing has passed.
- D
Give all remaining doses at the next visit, regardless of vaccine-specific intervals.
14
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1 point
A patient reports a new concerning symptom, although no routine screening test is due. What should the clinician do?
- A
Wait until the next routine screening interval.
- B
Order a broader screening panel without assessing the symptoms.
- C
Arrange timely diagnostic evaluation of the symptoms.
- D
Reassure the patient that screening is unnecessary until the next preventive visit.
15
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1 point
A person completing colorectal cancer screening has a positive stool-based test. What is the appropriate next step?
- A
Arrange follow-up colonoscopy.
- B
Repeat the same stool test at the next routine screening interval without further evaluation.
- C
Treat the result as a diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
- D
Stop screening because the stool test has already been completed.
16
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1 point
A pregnant patient missed the recommended early syphilis screening. What should the care team do?
- A
Wait until delivery unless symptoms develop.
- B
Screen only if the patient reports a known exposure.
- C
Defer testing until after pregnancy.
- D
Screen at the first available opportunity.
17
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1 point
An older adult has serious illness that may limit the benefit of treatment after a screening result. How should screening decisions be approached?
- A
Continue every screening test on the usual schedule, regardless of health or preferences.
- B
Reassess screening in light of health, function, prior screening, life expectancy, and preferences.
- C
Stop all preventive care whenever a person has a serious illness.
- D
Base the decision only on chronological age.
18
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1 point
Which plan matches the recommendation for lung cancer screening in an asymptomatic adult with a smoking history?
- A
Annual low-dose CT for anyone ages 50–80 who has ever smoked, regardless of smoking history or quit date.
- B
Annual chest X-ray for adults ages 50–80 with at least a 20 pack-year history.
- C
Annual low-dose CT for adults ages 50–80 with at least a 20 pack-year history who currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years, stopping when smoke-free for 15 years or unable to undergo curative treatment.
- D
Annual low-dose CT for all adults ages 40–74, regardless of smoking history.
19
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1 point
A clinician is considering a preventive service for an asymptomatic patient. The USPSTF assigns the service an I statement. What does that grade mean?
- A
The service is recommended for everyone in the population.
- B
The service should be offered selectively based on individual circumstances.
- C
There is insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms.
- D
The service is recommended only for people with symptoms.
20
Choose one
1 point
An asymptomatic adult has an elevated blood pressure reading during an office visit. What is the appropriate next step, when feasible, before diagnosing hypertension?
- A
Diagnose hypertension based on the elevated office measurement alone.
- B
Confirm the elevated result with measurements outside the clinical setting when feasible.
- C
Wait until the patient develops symptoms before taking another measurement.
- D
Order a screening test for diabetes to confirm the blood pressure result.