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41. Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_cRbjtBvRYVLgT-9_c2jm7
    Screening Tests BMI measurement, using height and weight, is the recommended screening test for obesity

42. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/WzcBGop2UHqGdxk9y_PMF-
    Direct LDL-C measurement does not require fasting.

43. Archived: High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipid Abnormalities: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-cholesterol-other-lipid-abnormalities-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - C Asymptomatic persons There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine measurement … Due to normal physiologic variation and measurement error, a single measurement may not reflect the patient's … A single cholesterol measurement underestimates the risk of coronary heart disease. … Recommendations for improving cholesterol measurement. … Motivational effects of cholesterol measurement in general practice health checks.

44. Sei Lee, M.D., M.A.S. | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/sei-lee-md-mas
    January 01, 2024 - Lee is immediate past chair of the American Geriatrics Society Quality and Performance Measurement Committee

45. Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2021 - • Screening tests for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes include measurement of fasting plasma glucose

46. Screening for Gestational Diabetes: Clinician Summary for USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2021 - • Fasting plasma glucose measurement. How often?

47. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/y6xRBv7uSZY5bGCx7y48x7
    May 01, 2009 - congenital abnormalities: adjusted OR, 0.71 (CI, 0.33–1.50) conception, and counting unused tablets; measurement … 636 5 May 2009 Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 150 • Number 9 www.annals.org applied exposure measurement … Retrospective exposure assessment poses potential recall bias; differential measurement of exposure causes … potential measurement bias; lower response rate in control participants; no adjustment for smoking. … Measurement validity issues: exposure measured at 10 weeks; reported folic acid use in this study was

48. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary25/folic-acid-to-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-2009
    May 15, 2009 - biases, had response rates of 88% among both case patients and control participants, applied exposure measurement … visits, "tick-off" form for basal body temperature before conception, and counting unused tablets; measurement … Retrospective exposure assessment poses potential recall bias; differential measurement of exposure causes … potential measurement bias; lower response rate in control participants; no adjustment for smoking. … Measurement validity issues: exposure measured at 10 weeks; reported folic acid use in this study was

49. Archived: Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/postmenopausal-osteoporosis-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - times (5-10 vs. 20-40 minutes) than DPA. 20-22 The precision of DXA (variation in results on repeated measurement … influences treatment decisions, and that women appreciate the more precise estimates of risk provided by BMD measurement … treatment strategies. 40 , 52 Although routine screening may not be appropriate for asymptomatic women, measurement … Clinical indications for bone mass measurement[s]. … [Measurement of bone density with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.]

50. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-dyslipidemia/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
    November 13, 2016 - comparable groups for cohort studies: consideration of potential confounders with either restriction or measurement … assembled initially and maintained throughout the study (follow-up at least 80%); reliable and valid measurement … some question remains as to whether some (although not major) differences occurred with follow-up; measurement … initially are not close to being comparable or maintained throughout the study; unreliable or invalid measurement … : Total or LDL cholesterol alone or in combination with HDL cholesterol, with or without measurement

51. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary6/osteoporosis-screening-2011
    July 06, 2010 - Recent Studies Comparing Performance of Bone Measurement Tests in Predicting Fractures Appendix … To determine the performance of bone measurement tests in predicting fractures, we limited studies to … Performance of Peripheral Bone Measurement Tests in Predicting Fractures (Key Question 3b) Several … peripheral bone measurement tests have been developed, although clinical practice and recent research … 3b) "How well do peripheral bone measurement tests predict fractures?"

52. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2002
    September 17, 2002 - Among different bone measurement tests performed at various anatomical sites, bone density measured at … likelihood of being diagnosed with osteoporosis varies greatly depending on the site and type of bone measurement … The accuracy of different bone density measurement techniques for identifying women at risk for fracture … likelihood of being diagnosed with osteoporosis varies greatly depending on the site and type of bone measurement … The conference panel recommended an individualized approach to screening, noting that bone density measurement

53. Screening for Preeclampsia US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    April 25, 2017 - been well established.13 Sphygmomanometry is the recommended method for blood pressure measurement during … The pa- tient should be relaxed prior to measurement. … Blood-pressure measurement and classification in pregnancy. Lancet. 2001;357(9250):131-135. 15. … Recommendations for blood pressure measurement in humans and experimental animals: part 1: blood pressure … measurement in humans: a statement for professionals from the Subcommittee of Professional and Public

54. Final Research Plan: Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Primary Care-Based Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents
    August 30, 2018 - Intervention participation/compliance Outcome assessment timing At least 3 months after baseline measurement … women, for which shorter length of follow-up will be included) Less than 3 months after baseline measurement

55. Archived: Final Research Plan: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan98/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
    May 02, 2014 - thresholds for dyslipidemia Screening interventions Lipid panel (fasting or nonfasting lipid measurement … : total or LDL cholesterol alone or in combination with HDL cholesterol, with or without measurement

56. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary16/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
    October 15, 2009 - Most epidemiologic studies used a single measurement. … Most epidemiologic studies used 1 measurement. … Most epidemiologic studies used 1 measurement. … Most epidemiologic studies used 1 measurement. … Most epidemiologic studies used 1 measurement.

57. Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2002 - • Among different bone measurement tests performed at various anatomical sites, bone density measured … likelihood of being diagnosed with osteoporosis varies greatly depending on the site and type of bone measurement … identifying women at risk for osteoporosis or fracture; and the accuracy of different bone density measurement … likelihood of being diagnosed with osteoporosis varies greatly depending on the site and type of bone measurement … The conference panel recommended an individualized approach to screening, noting that bone density measurement

58. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/reconsidering-approach-prevention-recommendations-older-adults
    February 01, 2014 - Measurement Issues The USPSTF methods are designed to use evidence that preventive interventions improve … USPSTF analytic framework may remain unattainable for some time because of the lack of standardized measurement … unified definitions of patients at risk, categorization of interventions, and standards of outcome measurement … The measurement of consistent outcomes, in addition to morbidity and mortality, is 1 element of the USPSTF

59. Screening for Hypertension in Adults: Clinician Summary (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2021 - Screen: Measure blood pressure with an office blood pressure measurement. 2.

60. Archived: Blood Pressure in Adults (Hypertension): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/blood-pressure-in-adults-hypertension-screening-2007
    December 15, 2007 - The USPSTF found good evidence that blood pressure measurement can identify adults at increased risk … Office measurement of blood pressure is most commonly done with a sphygmomanometer. … Others The JNC 7 calls for routine blood pressure measurement