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121. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary4/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
     October 15, 2008 - cases of colorectal cancer occur in average-risk individuals (those without a family or predisposing medical … Colonography Few serious, procedure-related harms (for example, perforation, major events requiring medical … screening—including potential benefits from early disease detection as well as harms from unnecessary medical … generally considered 3 types of clinical significance: high (findings that require surgical treatment, medical … intervention, or further investigation), moderate (findings that would not require immediate medical

122. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: A Targeted, Updated Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - cases of colorectal cancer occur in average-risk indi- viduals (those without a family or predisposing medical … Colonography Few serious, procedure-related harms (for example, perforation, major events requiring medical … screening—including potential benefits from early disease detection as well as harms from unnecessary medical … Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 149 • Number 9 www.annals.org that require surgical treatment, medical … intervention, or further investigation), moderate (findings that would not require immediate medical

123. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening-2003
     January 07, 2003 - Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), 7 American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), 29 American Medical … (Professor of Family Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical … Associate Professor, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical … The effect of hysterectomy on the risk of an abnormal screening Papanicolaou test result. … American Medical Association. Cancer screening guidelines. Available at www.ama-assn.org.

124. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 1994 - Methods Relevant articles from the medical literature were identified using a MEDLINE search (1982 … data obtained from the work of Einhorn and col­ leagues (7) and from our own work in determining the medical … From Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts … Requests for Reprints: Karen Carlson, MD, Medical Practices Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General … Carlson, Skates, and Singer: Medical Prac­ tices Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

125. Screening for Cervical Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Preventive Services Task Force, c/o David Atkins, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Center for Practice … Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)7, American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM),29 American Medical … American Medical Association. Cancer screening guidelines. Available at: www.ama-assn.org. … MD, MPH (Professor of Family Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey—New Jersey Medical … Associate Professor, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical

126. Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 10, 2021 - Additional Contributions: We thank AHRQ Medical Officers Justin Mills, MD, MPH, and Iris Mabry-Hernandez … Barbour, MD, University of Colorado School of Medicine at Anschutz Medical Campus). … Classification and diagnosis of diabetes: standards of medical care in diabetes—2020. … routine clinical care; individualized nutritional counseling by CDE in group or individual setting, SMBG, medical … gestations, receiving prenatal care at <20 wGA at the university hospital Preexisting diabetes, major medical

127. Archived: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - Alexandria, VA: International Medical Publishing. 1996. 12. … Assessing missed opportunities for HIV testing in medical settings. … Voluntary HIV testing as part of routine medical care—Massachusetts, 2002. … Multistate evaluation of anonymous HIV testing and access to medical care. … Incorporating HIV prevention into the medical care of persons living with HIV.

128. Archived: How Did the USPSTF Arrive at This Recommendation?: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/how-did-the-uspstf-arrive-at-this-recommendation-/prostate-cancer-screening-2012
     May 11, 2012 - My doctor says I need a PSA screening test. Should I get one? … How should I decide whether to have a PSA screening test? … If you choose to get a PSA test, talk with your physician about the results of your test and whether … My doctor says I need a PSA screening test. Should I get one? … They are practicing doctors and nurses, deans, medical directors, chief health officers, professors,

129. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - What are the test Studies of Fair Using viremia as the reference characteristics of HCV diagnostic test … American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2000;319(6):353–359. 41. … Medical Journal of Australia. 1992;157(4):227–230. 49. … Medical Journal of Australia. 1990;153(5):274–276. 53. … Medical Progress: Hepatitis C Virsus Infection.

130. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - American Journal of the Medical Sciences 2000;319(6):353-359. 41. … Medical Journal of Australia 1992;157(4):227-30. 49. … Medical Journal of Australia 1990;153(5):274-6. 53. … Medical Progress: Hepatitis C Virus Infection. … [f] Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR.

131. Clinical Summary: Screening for Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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     consider the balance of benefits and harms on the basis of family history, race/ethnicity, comorbid medical … Screening Tests Screening for prostate cancer begins with a test that measures the amount of prostate-specific … Men with a positive PSA test result may undergo a transrectal ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy of

132. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 15, 2012 - Management of abnormal test results was directed by the participant's personal health care provider. … The OvaDx test is not currently approved by the U.S. … Recommendations of Others Consensus among major medical … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Baumann, PhD, RN (University of … Wilt, MD, MPH (University of Minnesota Department of Medicine and Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical

133. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
     June 07, 2016 - This article was first published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on June 7, 2016 … Reverse sequence testing with an initial automated treponemal test yielded more false reactive test results … a TPPA assay as a confirmatory test. … as the initial screening test. … Source: This article was first published in the Journal of the American Medical

134. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 13, 2018 - Education JAMA | US Preventive Services Task Force | EVIDENCE REPORT (Reprinted) 595 © 2018 American Medical … Ovarian Cancer 596 JAMA February 13, 2018 Volume 319, Number 6 (Reprinted) jama.com © 2018 American Medical … & Education jama.com (Reprinted) JAMA February 13, 2018 Volume 319, Number 6 597 © 2018 American Medical … & Education jama.com (Reprinted) JAMA February 13, 2018 Volume 319, Number 6 599 © 2018 American Medical … & Education jama.com (Reprinted) JAMA February 13, 2018 Volume 319, Number 6 601 © 2018 American Medical

135. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 14, 2014 - The most commonly used screening test in the United States is the 50-g oral glucose challenge test (OGCT … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Baumann, PhD, RN (University of … Treatment of women with an abnormal glucose challenge test (but a normal oral glucose tolerance test) … Preventive Services Task Force and the National Institutes of Health Office of Medical Applications of … Standards of medical care in diabetes—2013. Diabetes Care . 2013;36(Suppl 1):S11-66. 17.

136. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)
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     May 02, 2023 - There are two types of screening tests for LTBI in the United States: the tuberculin skin test and the … interferon- gamma release assay, which is a blood test. … statement and corresponding evidence summary have been published online in the Journal of the American Medical … Barry is the director of the Informed Medical Decisions Program in the Health Decision Sciences Center … He is also a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a primary care clinician at Massachusetts

137. Archived: Drug Use, Illicit: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2008 - File DAST - Drug Abuse Screening Test … There is good evidence that the CRAFFT 9 test can accurately and reliably detect drug use/misuse among … Validity of the CRAFFT substance abuse screening test among adolescent clinic patients. … Validation of the World Health Organization Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test … Psychometric properties of the Drug Abuse Screening Test in a psychiatric patient population.

138. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: A Targeted Evidence Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - decisions concerning the provision of clinical care should consider this report in the same way as any medical … secondary syphilis (11.9 cases per 100,000 population).7 The CDC estimates that, in 2018, the direct medical … Syphilis Testing Among Sexually Active Men Who Have Sex With Men and Who Are Receiving Medical Care … for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States: Medical Monitoring Project, 2013-2014. … Increased Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing Among Sexually Active Persons Receiving Medical Care

139. Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 09, 2020 - Heterogeneity between studies was evaluated by the χ2 test and I2 statistics. … A single-question screening test for drug use in primary care. … Empirical validation of the CRAFFT abuse screening test in a Spanish sample. … Diagnostic accuracy of a two-item Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-2). … Resource guide: screening for drug use in general medical settings.

140. Archived: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
     September 22, 2014 - The same specimen can be used to test for chlamydia and gonorrhea 7 . … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, Co-Vice … Gillman, MD, SM (Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts … Phipps, MD, MPH (Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island); and Michael … Receipt of HIV and STD testing services during routine general medical or gynecological examinations: