OB/GYN Shelf - Guidelines

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BillrothI

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Hey Everybody -

Quick question:

Does anyone know which guidelines are used on the OB/GYN shelf exam? ACOG and USPSTF guidelines differ in a few areas, such as mammography, and I'm not sure which we'll be tested on.

Thanks!

-Bill
 
I believe it's the USPSTF guidelines that are used by writers of APGO UWise question bank. I think the question writers are aware of conflicts in guidelines, and will not write questions that force students to use one guidelines over the other.
 
BillrothI said:
Hey Everybody -

Quick question:

Does anyone know which guidelines are used on the OB/GYN shelf exam? ACOG and USPSTF guidelines differ in a few areas, such as mammography, and I'm not sure which we'll be tested on.

Thanks!

-Bill
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They may test you an both but will specify which one they are asking about. The main difference is in mammography between usptf and acog. From what I remember though they don’t get to specific on screening questions, and there isn’t much about breast disease on the obgyn shelf unless things have changed drastically.
 
Dr G Oogle said:
They may test you an both but will specify which one they are asking about. The main difference is in mammography between usptf and acog. From what I remember though they don’t get to specific on screening questions, and there isn’t much about breast disease on the obgyn shelf unless things have changed drastically.
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Thanks very much! Appreciate the heads-up.

-Bill
 
In my experience, ACOG seems to go with screening mammograms every year past the age of 40 which are the ACS criteria.
 
Jesus1 said:
In my experience, ACOG seems to go with screening mammograms every year past the age of 40 which are the ACS criteria.
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In the general population they ACOG specifically recommends shared decision making I.e. discuss risks and benefits of screening in average risk women between 40-49 and start annual screening no later than 50, at age 55 if negative can discuss screening once every 2 years and then discuss r/b at age 75 but can dc screening after that

I honestly would not bother memorizing this, it is a level of detail seen only on OBgyn oral boards
 
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