Screening

10 free questions tagged Screening, each with a full explanation of every option.

A 32-year-old woman attends for the result of her first cervical screening test under the renewed National Cervical Screening Program. She is asymptomatic and h…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 68-year-old man who smokes 20 cigarettes a day has an ultrasound of the abdomen for vague right upper quadrant discomfort. The gallbladder is normal, but the…

Surgery and Perioperative Care · Clinical rotations · common

A new screening blood test for a cancer has a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 95%. It is proposed for use in the general population aged 50–74, in whom…

General Practice and Population Health · Mechanisms of disease · common

A 30-year-old Aboriginal man attends a regional clinic for an annual health assessment. He feels well, smokes ten cigarettes daily, drinks alcohol most weekends…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 61-year-old man returns to discuss the result of a bowel cancer screening kit he completed through the national program, which detected blood in one of two sa…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 27-year-old woman attends for a travel health consultation. She has never had cervical screening despite two invitation letters from the National Cancer Scree…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A healthy 55-year-old man with no family history of prostate cancer asks for a PSA test after seeing an online advertisement. He has no urinary symptoms, haemat…

General Practice and Population Health · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 40-year-old woman presents for routine preventive care and has never had an abnormal cervical screening result. She is asymptomatic, immunocompetent and has n…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 62-year-old man attends his general practitioner for preventive health care and has no gastrointestinal symptoms. He has no personal or family history suggest…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

How often should low-dose CT (LDCT) screening be performed for eligible individuals at high risk for lung cancer?

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist