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61. Screening for Coronary Heart Disease With Electrocardiography: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    July 23, 2012 - PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Asymptomatic adults at low risk for … -year risk >20% are considered to be high-risk, those with a 10-year risk <10% are considered to be low-risk … However, the incremental information offered by screening asymptomatic adults at low risk for a CHD

62. Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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    November 18, 2014 - Grade: I statement (insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment Persons with low vitamin D intake, … Obesity and darker skin pigmentation may be associated with low levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D … (25-[OH]D), but it is not clear whether low levels in these populations reflect vitamin D deficiency

63. Clinical Summary: Screening for Cardiovascular Disease Risk With Electrocardiography (pdf file)
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    June 05, 2018 - Summary: Screening for Cardiovascular Disease Risk With Electrocardiography Population Adults at low … risk of CVD events are usually treated w ith a combination of diet and exercise modif ications, lipid-low … In addition, the USPSTF recommends low -dose aspirin use in certain persons at increased risk of CVD

64. Archived: Coronary Heart Disease (Electrocardiography): Screening (2004) | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 03, 2004 - PDF) Recommendation Summary Population Recommendation Grade Adults at low … coronary artery stenosis (CAS) or the prediction of coronary heart disease (CHD) events in adults at low … In the absence of evidence that such detection by ECG, ETT, or EBCT among adults at low risk for CHD … Although the exact risk factors that constitute each of these categories (low or increased risk) have … in those at low risk for CHD, the potential for harm from false-positive tests is high.

65. Screening for Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2021 - history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years: • Screen for lung cancer with low-dose … If a person decides to be screened, refer them for lung cancer screening with low-dose CT, ideally to … • Screen every year with low-dose CT.

66. Recommendation: Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening and Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 10, 2018 - Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2004) show that 5.9% of the US population 40 years or older has a low … The true prevalence of PAD is difficult to establish, because more than half of persons with a low ABI … Examination Survey show that 5.9% of the US population 40 years or older (7.1 million adults) has a low … ABI and 13% (95% CI, 9%-17%) in symptomatic patients with a low ABI; patients with a normal ABI had … Because of its low sensitivity and high specificity, the positive and negative predictive values for

67. Archived: Evidence Summary: Child Maltreatment: Counseling, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 09, 2004 - These had fairly high sensitivity but low specificity when administered in high-risk study populations … Risk of child abuse or neglect in a cohort of low-income children. … Poor Participation was low; requires trained interviewers. … Study populations included predominantly young, single women with low socioeconomic indicators. … Parent with isolation, low self-esteem, or depression. Multiple stresses or crises.

68. Final Research Plan: Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 14, 2016 - ): male sex, older age, cigarette smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia (high total cholesterol, high low-density … lipoprotein cholesterol, or low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), and diabetes … Does improvement in health outcomes vary for subgroups defined by baseline CVD risk (e.g., low, intermediate … assessment accurately reclassify persons into different risk groups (e.g., high-, intermediate-, and low-risk … Do the harms of screening vary for subgroups defined by baseline CVD risk (e.g., low, intermediate, or

69. Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Draft Evidence Review | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 14, 2022 - Current Terms and Conditions Page 1 Page 2 Contact Information Complete The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) welcomes yo…

70. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    January 14, 2025 - or low bone mass only. … Utility of screening tools for the prediction of low bone mass in African American men. … Performance of risk indices for identifying low bone density in postmenopausal women. … Intravenous zoledronic acid in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density. … Denosumab in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density.

71. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    February 11, 2025 - or low bone mass only. … Utility of screening tools for the prediction of low bone mass in African American men. … Performance of risk indices for identifying low bone density in postmenopausal women. … Intravenous zoledronic acid in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density. … Denosumab in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density.

72. Draft Research Plan: Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 25, 2018 - at higher risk for vitamin D deficiency (e.g., persons residing in institutions, with obesity, with low … at higher risk for vitamin D deficiency (e.g., persons residing in institutions, with obesity, with low … at higher risk for vitamin D deficiency (e.g., persons residing in institutions, with obesity, with low … Languages other than English Study quality Good- and fair-quality studies (i.e., studies with low

73. Screening Children for Family Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2004 - abuse during childhood.5 Frequently cited factors associated with child abuse and neglect include low … income,6–9 low maternal education,6–8 non-white ethnicity,6,9 large family size,6,8 young age of the … Risk of child abuse or neglect in a cohort of low-income children. … Parent with isolation, low self-esteem, or depression 5. Multiple stresses or crises 6. … Low risk: less than 21 points and not all items in cluster present.

74. Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    February 18, 2020 - cardiovas- cular disease (CVD) (ie, symptomatic coronary artery disease or ische- mic stroke) use a low … Clinicians may choose to offer a low- to moderate-dose statin to cer- tain adults without a history of … CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The USPSTF recommends initiating use of low- to moderate-dose statins … Low The available evidence is insufficient to assess effects on health outcomes. … Grade: B Discuss with patient and selectively offer use of low- to moderate-dose statins.

75. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the USPTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2012 - and 62 biopsies were performed, yielding 16 neoplasms (15 invasive cancer cases and one tumor of low … Also of note, the relative contribution of tumors of low malignant potential comprised 31 percent of … Tumors of low malignant potential, or borderline tumors, have favorable 5- and 10-year survival at … Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumors Treatment (PDQ Summary): Health Professional Version. … /HealthProfessional http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/ovarian-low-malignant-potential/

76. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2002 - BMD (lowest low, 77% high. … Femoral neck: 66% low, 53% high. … BMI, low physical specificity 65%. … activity, low exposure to sunlight, and low consumption of calcium and tea. … moderate to high sensitivity and low specificity.

77. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 17, 2002 - Lower body weight (weight < 70 kg ) is the single best predictor of low bone mineral density. 4 , 5 … Low weight and no current use of estrogen therapy are incorporated with age into the 3-item Osteoporosis … Other risk factors for fracture or low bone density found in some, but not all, studies include white … Specific instruments to assess risk for low bone density or fractures generally have moderate-to-high … sensitivity and low specificity.

78. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 15, 2008 - Behavioral counseling interventions ranged from low intensity (for example, distribution of tailored … The results are reported only for the low-intensity and high-intensity intervention groups combined, … to show a difference in STI incidence, given the small sample size, relatively short follow-up, and low … Behavioral counseling interventions in these studies ranged from low intensity (brief single-session … * Low- and high-intensity intervention groups were not analyzed separately.  

79. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 17, 2002 - sensitivity and low specificity. … moderate to high sensitivity and low specificity. … Lumbar spine: 61% low, 45% high. … Femoral neck: 66% low, 53% high Poor Falch, 1992 35 Cross-sectional 73 Yes Low body weight … BMI, low physical activity, low exposure to sunlight, and low consumption of calcium and tea Hip fractures

80. Archived: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 07, 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.