Results

Total Results: 1,575 records

Showing results for "low".

141. Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/fMMk_xr7hDMEjAcmNb3q8z
     February 01, 2008 - Previous preterm delivery Bacterial vaginosis is more common among African-American women, women of low … socioeconomic status, and women who have previously delivered low-birth-weight infants.

142. Modeling Study: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-modeling-study/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication
     April 26, 2022 - Exposures: Low-dose (≤100mg/d) aspirin for lifetime use, unless contraindicated by a bleeding event, … Intervention Strategies Two strategies for low-dose aspirin use (≤100 mg/d) were modeled. … Effect estimates for the use of low-dose aspirin were taken from an updated systematic review that was … Low-dose aspirin for the prevention of atherothrombosis. … Low doses of acetylsalicylic acid increase risk of gastrointestinal bleeding in a meta-analysis.

143. Screening for Bladder Cancer in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/C6gCSoknL3qd32EDovsUsh
     November 01, 2004 - the following reasons: there is fair evidence that many of the cancers detected by screening have a low … tendency to progress to invasive disease; there is a relatively low overall prevalence of asymptomatic … The potential harms of screening are at least small: screening tests have a low positive predictive value … However, because of the low prevalence of bladder cancer, the positive predictive value of these tests … is low

144. Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation Frequently Asked Questions (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFileByID/3786
     October 09, 2018 - Active surveillance has become a more common treatment choice for men with localized, low-grade prostate … cancer over the past several years and may reduce the potential harms of screening in low-risk men … about prostate cancer treatment, including the use of active surveillance in men with localized, low-grade … surveillance has become a more common treatment choice over the past several years among men with localized, low-grade … Active surveillance may also offer men with localized, low-grade cancer the opportunity to delay active

145. Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation Frequently Asked Questions (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFileByToken/-BbKrbuLt9RAPvf3BQrUMW
     October 09, 2018 - Active surveillance has become a more common treatment choice for men with localized, low-grade prostate … cancer over the past several years and may reduce the potential harms of screening in low-risk men … about prostate cancer treatment, including the use of active surveillance in men with localized, low-grade … surveillance has become a more common treatment choice over the past several years among men with localized, low-grade … Active surveillance may also offer men with localized, low-grade cancer the opportunity to delay active

146. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
     March 14, 2014 - Good evidence from randomized trials demonstrates that people with low HDL-C without high TC benefit … Rationale: The USPSTF found good evidence that lipid measurement in low-risk young adults can detect … The USPSTF concludes the net benefits of screening for lipid disorders in low-risk young people are not … people who have had low or repeatedly normal lipid levels. … Screening could subject some low-risk people to the inconvenience and expense of treatments that may

147. PII: S0749-3797(01)00266-5 (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/aJ-xmGLsKqLQbQsBqodKZ5
     January 01, 2001 - The USPSTF found good evidence that lipid measurement in low-risk young adults can detect some individuals … The USPSTF concludes the net benefits of screening for lipid disorders in low-risk young people are not … Good evidence from randomized trials demonstrates that people with low HDL-C without high TC benefit … people who have had low or repeatedly normal lipid levels … Screen- ing could subject some low-risk people to the inconve- nience and expense of treatments that

148. Evidence on the Benefits and Harms of Screening and TreatingPregnant Women Who Are Asymptomatic for Bacterial Vaginosis: An Update Review (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/5ocd-NWnL3B8wZ5o2hvZJH
     February 01, 2008 - status, and those who have previously delivered low-birthweight infants (12, 25, 26). … This would include a mix of women at low, average, and high risk for preterm delivery. … Studies were stratified by risk (low, average, or high) for preterm delivery. … Treatment in Low-Risk Women The previous review did not identify any low-risk treatment trials, whereas … Association between bacterial vaginosis and preterm delivery of a low-birth-weight infant.

149. Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Aged 5 Years or Younger: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/hJqnmpWRHyD8TxPFyXpMRp
     June 30, 2015 - and language delay and disorders include male sex, family history of speech and language impairment, low … parental education level, and perinatal risk factors (e.g., prematurity, low birth weight, and birth

150. Archived: Thyroid Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/thyroid-disease-screening-2004
     January 15, 2004 - primary care populations, the positive predictive value (PPV) of TSH in detecting thyroid disease is low … review of TSH used to screen patients admitted to acute care and geriatric hospitals, the PPV of a low … The evidence for an increased risk for hypothyroidism from exposure to low doses of I 131 (under 20 … Although some studies have suggested that women with a low TSH as a result of taking thyroid hormone … Low serum thyrotropin concentrations as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation in older persons.

151. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and CVD in Adults: Risk Assessment with Ankle Brachial Index | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary41/peripheral-arterial-disease-pad-and-cvd-in-adults-risk-assessment-with-ankle-brachial-index
     September 03, 2013 - did not prevent CVD events in persons with a screen-detected low ABI but may have increased the risk … aspirin reduced CVD morbidity and mortality among participants with a screen-detected low ABI 34 . … Direct trial evidence in asymptomatic persons with low ABI shows that low-dose aspirin probably does … †  Also adjusted for center, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, and diabetes. … ‡  Also adjusted for race and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level.

152. The Ankle–Brachial Index for PAD and CVD Prediction Among Asymptomatic Adults: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/R_Fp-7sDqohFNj_9WF3_tY
     September 01, 2013 - Of 2 treatment trials meeting inclusion criteria, 1 large trial (n � 3350) showed that low-dose aspirin … did not prevent CVD events in persons with a screen-detected low ABI but may have increased the risk … The largest portion of women reclassified were those who had an ABI of 0.91 to 1.10, were at low risk … aspirin reduced CVD morbidity and mortality among participants with a screen-detected low ABI (34). … Direct trial evidence in asymptomatic persons with low ABI shows that low-dose aspirin probably does

153. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and CVD in Adults: Risk Assessment with Ankle Brachial Index | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary41/peripheral-arterial-disease-pad-and-cvd-in-adults-risk-assessment-with-ankle-brachial-index-2013
     September 03, 2013 - did not prevent CVD events in persons with a screen-detected low ABI but may have increased the risk … aspirin reduced CVD morbidity and mortality among participants with a screen-detected low ABI 34 . … Direct trial evidence in asymptomatic persons with low ABI shows that low-dose aspirin probably does … †  Also adjusted for center, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, and diabetes. … ‡  Also adjusted for race and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level.

154. Screening for Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction in Non-Pregnant Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_xHkw4GBnFbY3eWncxmZDA
     January 01, 2004 - these complications.4–6 The term subclinical hyperthyroidism describes conditions characterized by a low … > 5 mU/L Low FT4 Subclinical hypothyroidism > 5 mU/L* Normal FT4 Table 1. … The rated relevance of these 2 studies to screening is low. … Low thyrotropin levels are not associated with bone loss in older women: a prospective study. … Risk for fracture in women with low serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone.

155. Evidence Summary: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/preeclampsia-screening
     April 25, 2017 - screened woman in a first trimester screening unit (135 low risk, 120 high risk). … Low-dose aspirin use for the prevention of morbidity and mortality from preeclampsia: U.S. … Performance of a first-trimester screening of preeclampsia in a routine care low-risk setting. … a low cost. … birth weight, eclampsia, stillbirth) NA Low: Low-risk women seeking prenatal care in first

156. Archived: Evidence Summary: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
     April 25, 2017 - screened woman in a first trimester screening unit (135 low risk, 120 high risk). … Low-dose aspirin use for the prevention of morbidity and mortality from preeclampsia: U.S. … Performance of a first-trimester screening of preeclampsia in a routine care low-risk setting. … a low cost. … birth weight, eclampsia, stillbirth) NA Low: Low-risk women seeking prenatal care in first

157. Procedure Manual Appendix XI. Tool to Assess Adequacy and Certainty of Evidence for a Task Force Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xi-tool-assess-adequacy-and-certainty-evidence-task-force-recommendation
     July 01, 2017 - substantial, moderate, small, zero, or cannot be determined ) Overall Certainty ( high, moderate, or low … ) ( high, moderate, or low ) Magnitude of Net Benefit ( Net Benefit = Benefits – Harms ) (

158. Screening for Thyroid Dysfunction: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YxbZ4t8FPud98ahYtdd5ru
     March 17, 2015 - Risk factors for a low TSH level include female sex; advancing age; black race; low iodine intake; personal

159. Clinical Summary: Vision Screening in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/LSFY2VhFxKToKkvJjYCzn7
     August 30, 2017 - , strabismus, or refractive errors include family history in a first-degree relative, prematurity, low … birth weight, maternal substance abuse, maternal smoking during pregnancy, and low levels of parental

160. Procedure Manual Appendix XI. Tool to Assess Adequacy and Certainty of Evidence for a Task Force Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xi-tool-assess-adequacy-and-certainty-evidence-task-force-recommendation
     July 01, 2017 - substantial, moderate, small, zero, or cannot be determined ) Overall Certainty ( high, moderate, or low … ) ( high, moderate, or low ) Magnitude of Net Benefit ( Net Benefit = Benefits – Harms )