Cardiovascular & Metabolic

1.Ramesh 7th semester MBBS student while doing his community medicine stay posting in a rural CHC observed that, there are around 15% people suffering from hypertension. He decided to find out risk factors of hypertension. Answer the following:

• a) What is the type of study design he should use if study has to be completed during the posting and mention reasons
• b) State the objectives of study
• c) Mention the methodology of study
• d) How will you analyze the data Problems

2.A group of 40-year old software professionals have invited you to address them on how to prevent cardiovascular disease, since they have heard that it is the leading cause of death in India. Describe the outline of your session with them on this topic

3.Describe about hypertension under the following headings:

• a) Classification of hypertension by blood pressure levels.
• b) Current magnitude of hypertension in India,
• c) Classification and description of the risk factors for hypertension
• d) Approaches recommended by the WHO for prevention of hypertension Problems

4.There has been reports of increased incidence of mortality due to coronary artery disease in your area. What steps will you take to manage the situation in your area

5.What are the critical factors that you will consider, when taking the history of a 40 years old male whose BMI is 28.5, who presents to you at an annual medical check-up conducted by his company

1.Write in brief about rule of halves in hypertension

2.Describe the concept of web of causation in relation to coronary heart disease. Discuss the suitable measures of prevention and control with reference to risk factors

3.As the medical officer of a PHC, you are asked to prepare a project to control diabetes in the area. Prepare a project for this

1.Environmental risk factors for diabetes

2.Assessment of obesity

3.Self care among diabetic

4.Tracking of blood pressure

5.Risk factors and prevention and control of hypertension

6.Self-care in Diabetes management

7.Measures of Obesity

8.Chronic non communicable diseases are assuming increasing importance among adult population in both developed and developing countries

9."DASH ( Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) eating plan to be advised to hypertensive patients

10.Primary level of prevention of hypertension

11.The complications of diabetic mellitus

12.Criteria for assessment of obesity

13.Checking blood pressure is the single most useful test in identifying individuals at risk of developing coronary heart disease. List the following

14.Indicators of Obesity

15.Modifiable risk factors of hypertension

1.Rule of halves is associated with……

2.Any two indicators of obesity

1.Which of the following are RIGHTLY matched?

• 1) Kalamazoo consensus : Communication skills
• 2) Rule of halves : Hypertension
• 3) Corpulence index : Fertility measure
• a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
• b) 1 and 2 are correct
• c) 1 and 3 are correct
• d) 2 and 3 are correct