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Grade: B
Discuss with patient and selectively
offer use of low- to moderate-dose
statins. … Grade: C
No recommendation. … Grade: I (insufficient evidence)
Risk Assessment
Risk factors for CVD include dyslipidemia (LDL-C
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-cost-considerations-fact-sheet-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - The Task Force does not consider the costs of a preventive
service when determining a recommendation grade
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January 01, 2021 - The Task Force does not consider the costs of a preventive
service when determining a recommendation grade
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/ClinicalSummaryFinal/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
September 24, 2019 - For pregnant persons: Grade B
Screen persons who are pregnant for asymptomatic bacteriuria with a … For nonpregnant adults: Grade D
Do not screen adults who are not pregnant for asymptomatic bacteriuria
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November 25, 2024 - B
Grade
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for intimate partner violence in pregnant and … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions
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September 02, 2025 - B
Grade
The USPSTF recommends screening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings in adults … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions
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KQ1, KQ2
Both
Grade
assignment,
refinement
of screening
approach
Benefits: Randomized … ‡ Types of gaps may include: grade assignment (moving from an I to a letter grade), change in letter … grade (e.g., C to B, C to D), health disparities (e.g., populations with a disproportionate burden of … the
condition), combined (e.g., grade assignment and health disparities), and general gap (e.g., uptake
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening-adults-adolescents
December 10, 2024 - Read the Full Recommendation
Recommendation Summary
Population
Recommendation
Grade … in women who have had a hysterectomy with removal of the cervix and do not have a history of a high-grade … precancerous lesion (i.e., cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [CIN] grade 2 or 3) or cervical cancer … Women who have had a hysterectomy with removal of the cervix and do not have a history of a high-grade … High-grade cervical lesions may be treated with excisional and ablative therapies.
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KQ1, KQ2 Both Grade
assignment,
Health equity
RCTs; controlled clinical
trials
Children … KQ4 Both Grade
assignment,
Health equity
RCTs; controlled clinical
trials; observational
studies … ‡ Types of gaps may include: grade assignment (moving from an I statement to a letter grade), change … in letter grade (e.g., from a C to B or C to D), health equity (e.g., populations with a disproportionate … burden of the condition),
combined (e.g., grade assignment and health equity), or general gap (e.g.
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KQ1, KQ3 Direct Grade
assignment
Randomized,
controlled trials;
controlled clinical
trials … KQ1, KQ3 Direct Health
equity, grade
assignment
Randomized,
controlled trials;
controlled clinical … KQ2a
Indirect Grade
assignment,
health equity
Large, nationally
representative
observational … KQ2c Indirect Grade
assignment,
health equity
Large, nationally
representative
observational … KQ2d, CQ1 Direct,
indirect
Grade
assignment,
other (modify
topline by
age to start
and stop;
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening-adults
December 21, 2023 - benefits of treatment vary in populations defined by age, race, ethnicity, family history, or Gleason grade … Do the harms vary in populations defined by age, race, ethnicity, family history, or Gleason grade/tumor … characteristic curve); for detection of prostate cancer and for detection of clinically significant or high-grade … screening and diagnostic workup; adding PSA density as a PSA-based screening approach; adding Gleason grade … screening approaches for prostate cancer in general as well as for detection of clinically significant/high-grade
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/usptf-annual-report-congress-2018%20(1).pdf
January 01, 2018 - Meaning of USPSTF Grades
Grade Definition
A The USPSTF recommends the service. … Preventive Services Task Force | 47
Grade Title
I
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening in Women … intraepithelial neoplasia [CIN] grade 2 or 3) or cervical cancer. … (Grade D)
U.S. … (Grade D)
U.S.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/from-topic-nomination-to-clinical-practice-resources-overview.pdf
June 01, 2021 - ” (Topic X),
on its journey from topic nomination through the development of a
recommendation and grade … • This is a B Grade recommendation. … Task Force Grades
Grade Definition
A
The USPSTF recommends the service. … with the following sections:
• Summary/Top Line: Summary statement of
recommendation and assigned grade … (Grade B)”
• Importance: Description of Topic X, prevalence,
burden of disease – why prevention of
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June 18, 2018 - precancerous
lesion (ie, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [CIN] grade 2 or 3) or
cervical cancer. … USPSTF Grades and Levels of Evidence
What the USPSTF Grades Mean and Suggestions for Practice
Grade … Grade: A Grade: A Grade: D
Risk Assessment
Screening Tests
Treatments and
Interventions
For a summary … High-grade cervical lesions may be treated with excisional and ablative therapies. … High-grade cervical
lesions may be treated with excisional and ablative therapies.
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Grade: B
Screening tests
BMI is calculated from the weight in kilograms divided by the … http://www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/
Grade: B
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Friends
Infants and
Young Children
Recommendation
Promote and support breastfeeding
Grade … http://www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/
Promote and support breastfeeding
Grade: B
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Grade: B
No recommendation. … Grade: I (insufficient evidence)
Screening Tests
Numerous brief screening instruments can detect
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/breastfeeding-interventions-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
November 18, 2024 - This is a B grade.
Grade in this recommendation:
B: Recommended. … www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/tfcomment.htm
http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/grade-definitions
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December 23, 2024 - This is an A grade.
Grade in this recommendation:
A: Recommended. … www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/tfcomment.htm
http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/grade-definitions
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August 01, 2021 - B
Grade
Adults aged 35 to 70 years who have overweight or obesity:
Screen for prediabetes and type … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/grade-definitions
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