A 59-year-old Aboriginal woman with type 2 diabetes and BMI 32 kg/m² attends for preventive care. According to the National Aboriginal preventive heal...

Question

A 59-year-old Aboriginal woman with type 2 diabetes and BMI 32 kg/m² attends for preventive care. According to the National Aboriginal preventive health guide, which additional screening is particularly important given the high burden of disease in her population?

Accepted Answer

Regular screening for chronic kidney disease, including uACR and eGFR

Answer

Routine CT coronary angiography

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Annual screening for rheumatic heart disease with echocardiography

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No additional screening beyond non-Indigenous population guidelines

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Annual colonoscopy irrespective of risk factors

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Chronic kidney disease screening in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

A 59-year-old Aboriginal woman with type 2 diabetes and BMI 32 kg/m² attends for preventive care. According to the National Aboriginal preventive health guide, which additional screening is particularly important given the high burden of disease in her population?