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September 01, 2013 - Grade: B
For a summary of the evidence systematically reviewed in making this recommendation, the full … Statement
In July 2012, after deliberation of the evidence, the
USPSTF preliminarily voted for a B grade … for screening for
HCV in high-risk persons and a C grade for the birth
cohort. … On the basis of the evidence, the USPSTF changed its
previous recommendations to a grade B recommendation … What the USPSTF Grades Mean and Suggestions for Practice
Grade Definition Suggestions for Practice
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May 01, 2002 - patients are not recognized.8,9 Other disabling
depressive illnesses include dysthymia (a chronic
low-grade
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June 22, 2025 - The EPC review team does not publish an actual grade for the strength of the evidence but rather synthesizes … preventive services, it has determined that only a very high level of evidence would justify a change in the grade … Only recommendations with a current grade of A or D are considered for reaffirmation.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bladder-cancer-screening-2004
June 07, 2004 - Recommendation
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June 15, 2013 - Recommendation
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Population
Recommendation
Grade … Grade: B
Risk Assessment
The most important risk factor for HCV infection is past or current … Statement
In July 2012, after deliberation of the evidence, the USPSTF preliminarily voted for a B grade … for screening for HCV in high-risk persons and a C grade for the birth cohort. … On the basis of the evidence, the USPSTF changed its previous recommendations to a grade B recommendation
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October 15, 2008 - Recommendation
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Population
Recommendation
Grade … Grade: A
Do not screen routinely
Grade: C
Do not screen
Grade: D
For all populations … Grade: I (insufficient evidence)
Screening Tests
High sensitivity FOBT, sigmoidoscopy
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
October 25, 2016 - FREE)
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Recommendation
Grade … Grade: B
Interventions
Primary care clinicians can support women before and after childbirth … The grade of the recommendation remains a B.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-adults-screening-2009
December 15, 2009 - Read the Full Recommendation
Recommendation Summary
Population
Recommendation
Grade … Grade: B
Do not routinely screen when staff-assisted depression care supports * are not in place … Grade: C
Risk Assessment
Persons at increased risk for depression are considered at risk … to assure accurate diagnosis, psychotherapy (cognitive behavioral or interpersonal), and follow-up (Grade
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
July 15, 2009 - Recommendation
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Grade … Services Task Force
Population
Adults Age 65 and Older
Recommendation
Grade … USPSTF recommended routine vision screening with the Snellen visual acuity test for elderly persons (grade
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September 01, 2023 - insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for oral cancer in asymptomatic
adults (Grade
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April 26, 2022 - dation rationale and assessment and the eFigure in the Supplement
for information on the recommendation grade … Grade: C
For adults 60 years or older:
Do not initiate aspirin for the primary prevention of CVD. … Grade: D
USPSTF Recommendation: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease US Preventive Services … to 54.8) 16.3 (11.4 to 21.1) 0.9 (–2.2 to 3.9)20
Yellow shaded cells indicate
persons to whom the C grade
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bladder-cancer-adults-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - Read the Full Recommendation
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Population
Recommendation
Grade … Many cases detected on screening, however, are low-grade transitional cell cancers with low propensity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
May 10, 2022 - FREE)
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Recommendation
Grade … Do not screen asymptomatic adults for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Grade: D
To … current primary care practice for which only a very high level of evidence would justify a change in the grade
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions
March 19, 2024 - FREE)
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Population
Recommendation
Grade … Grade: I statement
To whom does this recommendation apply? … evaluating school performance reported no group differences in the percentage of children repeating a grade … at age 7 years, grade point averages across reading and math at age 9 years, or special education placements
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
February 14, 2023 - FREE)
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Population
Recommendation
Grade … Grade: D
To whom does this recommendation apply? … current primary care practice for which only a very high level of evidence would justify a change in the grade
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
February 02, 2021 - FREE)
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Population
Recommendation
Grade … Grade D
To whom does this recommendation apply? … current primary care practice for which only a very high level of evidence would justify a change in the grade
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January 12, 2016 - additional I statements)
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March 01, 2004 - the use of
specific instruments to detect domestic violence
(a “C” recommendation according to 1996 grade
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March 01, 2004 - the use of
specific instruments to detect domestic violence
(a “C” recommendation according to 1996 grade
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-pregnant-women-screening-2004
February 15, 2004 - Read the Full Recommendation
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Population
Recommendation
Grade