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141. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - • Populations at increased risk for LTBI, based on increased prevalence of active disease and increased … • Current recommendations for the treatment of LTBI are available from the Centers for Disease Control … • Active TB or TB disease is an illness in which TB bacteria are multiplying and attacking a part … TB disease may be symptomatic (including weakness, weight loss, fever, no appetite, chills, sweating … A person with TB disease may be infectious and spread TB bacteria to others.

142. Nominate a Recommendation Statement Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2019 - The recommendations are meant to prevent the onset, spread of, or complications of disease. … Preventive medications, such as aspirin for preventing stroke or heart disease. … adults and older adults), types of services (screening, preventive medications, and counseling), and disease … meaning that the topic: Relates to a preventive service that is meant to a) avoid the development of disease … (secondary prevention); Is relevant to primary care; and Addresses a disease with a substantial health

143. USPSTF: The Primary Care Clinician’s Source for Prevention Recommendations (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations on effective ways to prevent disease … Every time a primary care clinician sees a patient, it’s an opportunity to prevent disease and promote … Why is the USPSTF the go-to source for disease prevention and health promotion guidance? … industry interests, giving clinicians the confidence that putting them in practice will help prevent disease

144. USPSTF: An Overview (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations on effective ways to prevent disease … The Task Force provides prevention guidance on more than 80 health conditions and diseases across the … Task Force recommendations: Apply to people without signs or symptoms of a specific disease or condition … recommendations help healthcare providers and their patients know what works and does not work to help prevent disease … recommendations help healthcare providers and their patients know what works and does not work to help prevent disease

145. USPSTF: An Overview (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations on effective ways to prevent disease … The Task Force provides prevention guidance on more than 80 health conditions and diseases across the … Task Force recommendations: Apply to people without signs or symptoms of a specific disease or condition … recommendations help healthcare providers and their patients know what works and does not work to help prevent disease … recommendations help healthcare providers and their patients know what works and does not work to help prevent disease

146. Recommendation: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 02, 2021 - and colorectal cancer Statin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults … , hypercholesteremia, and coronary artery disease. … or other cardiovascular disease. … Aspirin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer: U.S. … Updated Society for Vascular Surgery guidelines for management of extracranial carotid disease.

147. Archived: Rh(D) Incompatibility: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - the newborn are very rare. 19 All plasma for D immunoglobulin production is screened for infectious diseases … Centers for Disease Control. Rh hemolytic disease—Connecticut, United States, 1970-1979. … Haemolytic disease of the newborn—the changing scene. … Centers for Disease Control. … Rh(D) haemolytic disease of the newborn: the changing scene.

148. Recommendation: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 27, 2021 - in adults Aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer Screening for high … Definitions Increasing blood pressure predicts an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. 4 , 5 … Risk assessment for cardiovascular disease with nontraditional risk factors 12 Screening for atrial … Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association. … White-coat hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and total mortality.

149. Eighth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial … When provided appropriately, they can identify diseases at earlier stages when they are more treatable … , cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease, respectively). … of mortality and disease progression in peripheral arterial disease. … I Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With the Ankle- Brachial Index

150. Integrating Evidence-Based Clinical and Community Strategies to Improve Health - Table 1 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 01, 2013 - . (%) Heart disease 258.2 Tobacco 435,000 (18.1) Malignant neoplasm 200.9 Poor … diet and physical activity 400,000 (16.6) Cerebrovascular disease 60.9 Alcohol consumption … 85,000 (3.5) Chronic lower respiratory tract disease 44.3 Microbial agents 75,000 (3.1 … Vehicle 43,000 (1.8) Influenza and pneumonia 23.7 Firearms 29,000 (1.2) Alzheimer disease

151. Final Research Plan: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 04, 2018 - ; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; HF = heart failure; QoL = quality of life; PAD = peripheral artery … disease. … with secondary hypertension, and highly selected groups of patients (e.g., those with chronic kidney disease … End-stage renal disease (i.e., kidney disease requiring dialysis) Quality of life KQs 2, 3: … , and retained end-stage renal disease as the renal outcome.

152. Eighth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 01, 2018 - Health Screening for Atrial Fibrillation With Electrocardiography Screening for Cardiovascular Disease … Risk With Electrocardiography Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk … Factors Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment With the … affects health outcomes; identifying tools that can accurately assess people’s risk for a specific disease … ; and the effectiveness of treatments for people who are found to have a disease through screening.

153. Medications for Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     women aged ≥35 years without a prior diagnosis of breast cancer who are at increased risk for the disease … women aged ≥35 years without a prior diagnosis of breast cancer who are not at increased risk for the disease … shown to reduce the incidence of invasive breast cancer in women who are at increased risk for the disease … raloxifene to reduce the incidence of invasive breast cancer in women who are at increased risk for the disease … potential benefits for breast cancer risk reduction in women who are not at increased risk for the disease

154. High-Priority Evidence Gaps For Clinical Preventive Services: 7th Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - When provided appropriately, they can identify diseases at earlier stages when they are more treatable … Celiac disease is an immune disorder; when people with celiac disease eat foods containing gluten ( … the disease. … to prevent coronary heart disease events. … I Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening With Ankle-Brachial Index in Adults

155. Recommendation: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 18, 2023 - what to eat and drink at every stage of life to build a healthy diet that can help prevent chronic diseases … Data suggest that carriers of the FH genetic variant are at increased risk for coronary artery disease … However, the odds ratio for coronary heart disease was 17.0 (95% CI, 5.3-77.9) among individuals with … what to eat and drink at every stage of life to build a healthy diet that can help prevent chronic diseases … Evidence linking abnormal lipid levels in childhood to adult cardiovascular disease requires studies

156. Screening for Hypertension in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 27, 2021 - major con- tributing risk factor for heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, and chronic kidney disease … major contributing risk factor for heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, and chronic kidney disease … in adults • Aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer • Screening for high … Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association. … White-coat hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and total mortality.

157. Archived: Healthy Diet Promotion: Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Burden of Suffering Diseases … Major diseases in which diet plays a role include coronary heart disease, some types of cancer, stroke … summary, it is clear that a direct relationship exists between nutritional risk factors and certain key diseases … objective of caloric balance, modified intake of specific dietary factors may also help prevent certain diseases … vitamin E), and other antioxidants in reducing the risk of cancer, atherosclerosis, and other chronic diseases

158. Archived: Evidence Summary: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 11, 2017 - archived Evidence Summary Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease … Familial risk for common diseases in primary care: the Family Healthware Impact Trial. … Sedentary behaviour and cardiovascular disease: a review of prospective studies. … Heart disease and stroke statistics—2016 update: a report from the American Heart Association. … Aspirin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer: U.S.

159. Archived: High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipid Abnormalities: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Coronary heart disease incidence by sex—United States, 1971-87. … Cholesterol, lipoproteins, and coronary heart disease in women. … Cholesterol and coronary heart disease. Future directions. … Multifactorial [ primary ] prevention of cardiovascular diseases in middle-aged men. … Cost-effectiveness of HMG-CoA reductase inhibition for primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart diseases

160. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - Cardiovascular disease: primary prevention. … Cardiovascular disease: prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVDs): pocket guidelines for assessment … Aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: U.S. … Aspirin overutilization for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. … Statins: new American guidelines for pre- vention of cardiovascular disease.