Physician tools

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Physician tools
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3-minute lifestyle interview Nutrition

• 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 youve ever
  weighed?
• Are you interested in losing weight?

Adapted from Eckel RH. AHA. http//scientificsessi
ons.americanheart.org.
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3-Minute lifestyle interview Physical activity

• 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//scientificsessi
ons.americanheart.org.
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Effective smoking cessation strategies

• Counseling/Behavioral
• Practical counseling
• Problem solving
• Skills training
• Social support
• Intra- and extra-treatment

• 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.