Transcript VBWG06-CoreMR-S02 (4 slides

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Physician tools
3-minute lifestyle interview: Nutrition
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• How many servings do you eat per day:
– Fruits and vegetables?
– Whole grains?
• How many servings of fish do you eat per week?
• How often do you eat desserts?
• What are your favorite snack foods?
• Do you eat because you are hungry or because there is
food around?
• Do you weigh the most now that you’ve ever weighed?
• Are you interested in losing weight?
Adapted from Eckel RH. AHA.
http://scientificsessions.americanheart.org.
3-Minute lifestyle interview:
Physical activity
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• How many steps do you take each day?
• Do you have a regular exercise program?
• Do you typically take elevators or escalators or climb
the stairs?
• Do you park as close as you can to your destination?
• What limits your level of physical activity?
• Have you been evaluated for this?
• Would you like to become more active?
Adapted from Eckel RH. AHA.
http://scientificsessions.americanheart.org.
Effective smoking cessation strategies
Counseling/Behavioral
• Practical counseling
– Problem solving
– Skills training
• Social support
– Intra- and extratreatment
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Pharmacotherapies
• First line
– Bupropion SR
– Nicotine gum, inhaler,
nasal spray, patch
• Second line
– Clonidine
– Nortriptyline
Office of the Surgeon General.
www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/treating_tobacco_use.pdf.