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201. Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2008 - Standards of medical care in diabetes— 2006. Diabetes Care. 2006;29 Suppl 1:S4-42. … Results from the Medical Outcomes Study. Med Care. 1992;30:MS253-65. [PMID: 1583937] 33. … Results from the Medical Outcomes Study. JAMA. 1989;262:907-13. [PMID: 2754790] 34. … test for gestational diabetes. … Medical records vs. interview responses: a comparative analysis of selected variables for linked birth

202. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening, April 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2001 - Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Test The most commonly advocated screening test for skin cancer … Yield of Screening Test While dependent on the population screened, rates of suspected melanoma in … (Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH); Steven … (Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Practice, Medical College of Virginia, Fairfax, VA … JAMA . 1992; 268 :1314–19. [ PubMed ] National Health and Medical Research Council.

203. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - Affairs Medical Center (Nelson, Helfand), Portland, Oregon; Department of Family Practice, Virginia … Women who had medical problems (for example, dyspepsia) or who used estrogen were excluded. … Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research; 1996. 14. … Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research; 1998. … Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research; 1999.

204. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2009 - The possibility of false-positive test results is similar for film and digital mammography. … DeWitt, MD (Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio); Allen J. … Dietrich, MD (Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire); Kimberly D. … American Medical Association. H-525.993. … Chicago: American Medical Association; 2002. National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

205. Recommendation: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 02, 2020 - Adults with a positive screening test result are usually followed up with a diagnostic evaluation using … Some health care systems serving insured populations, some academic medical centers, and the Veterans … Davidson, PhD, MASc (Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York … Barry, MD (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts); Michael Cabana, MD, MA, MPH (University of … Ogedegbe, MD, MPH (New York University, New York, New York); Lori Pbert, PhD (University of Massachusetts Medical

206. Screening for Skin Cancer: Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     February 15, 2001 - Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Test The most commonly advocated screening test for skin cancer … Yield of Screening Test While dependent on the population screened, rates of suspected melanoma in mass … Sox, Jr., MD (Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon … National Health and Medical Research Council. … Canberra, Australia: National Health and Medical Research Coun- cil, Commonwealth of Australia, Dec 1996

207. Recommendation: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2018 - consider the balance of benefits and harms on the basis of family history, race/ethnicity, comorbid medical … consider the balance of benefits and harms on the basis of family history, race/ethnicity, comorbid medical … In several studies, men older than 70 years had a significantly increased risk of medical complications … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Chien-Wen Tseng, MD, MPH, MSEE (University … The impact of a suspicious prostate biopsy on patients’ psychological, socio-behavioral, and medical

208. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - Detection The most feasible screening test for severe CAS (for example, 60% to 99% stenosis) is duplex … Good evidence indicates that this test has moderate sensi- tivity and specificity and yields many false-positive … Given these facts, some peo- ple with false-positive test results may receive unnecessary invasive carotid … the USPSTF reviewed the evidence for screening for bruits on physical examination and found that the test … Although this report did not review the evidence on medical treatment, accepted medical strategies to

209. Draft Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2024 - the impact of social risk factors such as housing and food insecurity, financial strain, and other medical … Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (USAUDIT), USAUDIT-Concise (USAUDIT-C), version optimized for … States Adolescents: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) two-item screening test … point after the screening or intervention began (e.g., death, seizure, cardiovascular event, or other medical … issue requiring urgent medical treatment; serious obstetrical/perinatal/neonatal complication) Demoralization

210. Archived: Breast and Ovarian Cancer: BRCA Genetic Testing, September 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 15, 2005 - A BRCA test is typically ordered by a physician. … (University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts); Diana B. … (Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York); Steven M. Teutsch, M.D., M.P.H. … American College of Medical Genetics Foundation. … American College of Medical Genetics.

211. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 20, 2016 - on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) single- (for adults) or two-item (for adolescents) screening test … Tobacco, Alcohol, and other Drugs (BSTAD) (for adolescents) Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test … abbreviated version (AUDIT-C), and variants of these Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test … point after the screening or intervention began (e.g., death, seizure, cardiovascular event, or other medical … issue requiring urgent medical treatment; serious obstetrical/perinatal/neonatal complication attributable

212. Draft Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 06, 2025 - anti-inflammatory drugs Gonadal steroids Vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants Herbal supplements Medical … reactions), total adverse reactions from medications, withdrawals due to adverse events, and unexpected medical … levels, brain matter volume, and brain cell activity level; function markers (e.g., Timed Up and Go Test … , 6-meter timed walk, Functional Reach Test) Family/caregiver-related outcomes: Cost-related outcomes

213. Final Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2018 - prediabetes or diabetes) of rescreening at different intervals in adults with an initial normal screening test … under consideration include hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and the oral glucose tolerance test … cardiovascular disease or severe chronic kidney disease; persons living in an institution; other persons with medical … or diabetes; tests include hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and the oral glucose tolerance test … treatment, including mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, and hypoglycemic events requiring medical

214. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women and Young Children: Screening and Supplementation, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - or against repeated prenatal testing for anemia in asymptomatic pregnant women lacking evidence of medical … forms of anemia not caused by iron deficiency (e.g., vitamin B 12 or folate deficiency), and some medical … or against repeated prenatal testing for anemia in asymptomatic pregnant women lacking evidence of medical … Screening for iron deficiency with the erythrocyte protoporphyrin test. … American Medical Association. Drug evaluations. 6th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders. 1989 99.

215. Screening Women and Elderly Adults for Family and Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - American Medical Association Council on Scientific Affairs. … Chicago: American Medical Association. 35. … American Medical Association Council on Scientific Affairs. … Chicago: American Medical Association. 36. … • Administration of reliable screening test.

216. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Women and Elderly Adults: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - American Medical Association Council on Scientific Affairs. … Chicago: American Medical Association. 35. … Chicago: American Medical Association. 36. … [c] Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR. … Administration of reliable screening test.

217. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 17, 2002 - Women who had medical problems (for example, dyspepsia) or who used estrogen were excluded. … Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research; 1996. 14. … Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research; 1998. … Helfand: Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR. [c] Dr. … Reference standard interpreted independently of screening test.

218. Recommendation: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 20, 2019 - results, and when test results will aid in decision making. … results, and when test results will aid in decision-making. … Genet Test . 2004;8(3):240-247. 113. … American College of Medical Genetics. … Bethesda, MD: American College of Medical Genetics; 1999. 149.

219. Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - inadequate evidence to assess whether treat- ment decisions guided by ABI, hsCRP level, or CAC score test … Harms can include abnor- mal test results, inappropriate risk reclassification, and incidental findings … Abnormal test results may lead to further testing, procedures, and lifelong medication use without proof … involves a single blood sample, and the test is widely available. … Medical treatment of peripheral arterial disease and claudication.

220. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Ultrasound imaging has also been evaluated as a screening test for ovarian cancer, since it is able to … Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical … Association, American Nurses Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Medical … The large majority of women with abnormal screening test results do not have cancer, yet will require … Clinical oncology for medical students and physicians: a multidisciplinary approach. 5th ed.