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221. Screening for Coronary Heart Disease: Clinician Fact Sheet (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - A screening test is routinely recommended only if: y Early treatment of the disease is more effective … The diagnostic evaluation for CHD and medical and/or surgical treatment of CHD is often invasive and … y The screening test is accurate, available, and acceptable to patients. … have it, may receive unnecessary diagnostic evaluations, and may be subjected to overtreatment with medical

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     December 01, 2015 - Test Values for Normal Glucose Metabolism, IFG or IGT, and Type 2 Diabetes* Test Normal IFG or IGT Type … Standards of medical care in diabetes–2015. Diabetes Care. 2015; 38 Suppl 1:S1-S90. 47. … American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for devel- … Canberra, Australia: National Health and Medical Research Council; 2009. … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, Co-Vice

223. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2004 - Reactive nontreponemal tests require confirmation with a treponemal test. 1. … All positive test results were reported within 24 hours, and each case was evaluated by reviewing medical … The ICS test was found to be more sensitive than the RPR test, giving positive test results for a number … RPR card and rapid syphilis test (RST). … Evaluation of INNO-LIA syphilis assay as a confirmatory test for syphilis.

224. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review93/syphilis-infection-screening-2004
     July 15, 2004 - Reactive nontreponemal tests require confirmation with a treponemal test. … All positive test results were reported within 24 hours, and each case was evaluated by reviewing medical … The ICS test was found to be more sensitive than the RPR test, giving positive test results for a number … ICS test reactivity did not appear to correlate with RPR titers. … Evaluation of INNO-LIA syphilis assay as a confirmatory test for syphilis.

225. Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     history of falls, a history of mobility problems, and poor performance on the timed Get-Up-and-Go test … assessment and management interventions include assessment of multiple risk factors for falls and providing medical … should consider the balance of benefits and harms on the basis of the circumstances of prior falls, medical

226. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2012 - Birth outcomes were determined by reviewing participants' medical charts. … American Medical Association; 2008. … Assessing the applicability of studies when comparing medical interventions. … If results range between 0.50 and 0.70, the test has moderate accuracy. … If results are >0.70, the test may be useful clinically.

227. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 13, 2004 - Any child failing an acuity test or cover test was referred to the hospital eye service. … The cover test and visual acuity test were always more than 99-percent specific, but had poor sensitivity … (25, 31 mos); for ocular alignment: cover test (all screenings); for stereopsis: Lang tests 1 & 2 (18 … , 25, 31 mos); Frisby test: (12, 18, 25, 31 mos); for motor fusion: 20 Dioptre base-out test (all screenings … Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary , 29th ed. WBS Company; 2000. 6.

228. Archived: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 06, 2004 - benefits from as little as 1 drink 3 to 4 times a week. 6 The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test … criticism, Guilty about drinking, and need for an Eye-opener in the morning) is the most popular screening test … Johnson, MD, MPH (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–New Jersey Medical School, Newark … Lieu, MD, MPH (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts); C.  … Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): WHO Collaborative Project on Early

229. Archived: Final Research Plan: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 23, 2014 - Studies that use a single screening test as well as multiple tests in series (e.g., ultrasonography followed … with angiography; studies on reliability of screening must include measures of reproducibility (e.g., test-retest … KQ 5: Medical treatment/usual care. … KQ 8: Medical treatment/usual care. … The USPSTF received several comments requesting that it consider the evidence on medical therapies for

230. Archived: Final Research Plan: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 23, 2014 - Studies that use a single screening test as well as multiple tests in series (e.g., ultrasonography followed … with angiography; studies on reliability of screening must include measures of reproducibility (e.g., test-retest … KQ 5: Medical treatment/usual care. … KQ 8: Medical treatment/usual care. … The USPSTF received several comments requesting that it consider the evidence on medical therapies for

231. Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2021 - /total Aspirin PlaceboSource Risk ratio (95% CI) Heterogeneity: τ2 = 0.00; I2 = 0.00% Test of θ = 1 … /total Aspirin PlaceboSource Risk ratio (95% CI) Heterogeneity: τ2 = 0.02; I2 = 48.71% Test of θ = … /total Aspirin PlaceboSource Risk ratio (95% CI) Heterogeneity: τ2 = 0.03; I2 = 41.24% Test of θ = … a novel menopause curriculum for medical residents. … aspirin for pre-eclampsia prevention (TEST study): a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

232. Archived: Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2014 - What is the test performance of prebronchodilator screening spirometry in predicting diagnosis of COPD … pulmonary rehabilitation Comparisons KQs 1–4: Usual care, no screening, comparative test … for COPD diagnosis as determined by established diagnostic standards (i.e., FEV 1 /FVC ratio <0.70); test … yield by disease severity KQs 4, 6, 8: Serious adverse events requiring unexpected or unwanted medical

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     December 01, 2014 - The same specimen can be used to test for chlamydia and gonorrhea (7). … Practice A review of health care claims of 4296 male and fe- male patients presenting for general medical … The estimated direct medical cost of selected sexually transmitted infections in the United States, 2008 … Receipt of HIV and STD testing services during routine general medical or gynecological examinations: … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, Co-Vice Chair

234. Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - being diagnosed with osteoporosis varies greatly depending on the site and type of bone measurement test … being diagnosed with osteoporosis varies greatly depending on the site and type of bone measurement test … Clinicians may have difficulty in using test results to provide accurate information to the patients … because techniques used to measure bone density vary, test results are reported as T-scores, and information … Medical Center, New York, NY) Steven M.

235. Screening for Skin Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - (Am J Prev Med 2001;20(3S): 47–58) Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): skin neoplasms, mass screening, … the population may de- tect a relatively unaggressive, unimportant type of thin From the Division of Medical … University (Helfand, Mahon, Eden), and Division of General Internal Medicine, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical … clinical grounds that advanced locally invasive or metastatic nonmelanoma skin cancers result from medical … Many of these studies were small and used convenience samples of attending physicians at academic medical

236. Evidence Summary: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 27, 2021 - For KQs 2 and 3 (test accuracy), test accuracy studies comparing an initial office blood pressure measurement … Test Accuracy Key Question 2. … , and conduct of the reference test. … Source: This article was first published online in the Journal of the American Medical … Randomised controlled trial of treatment for mild hypertension: design and pilot trial: report of Medical

237. Archived: Drug Abuse: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - important implications for screening of asymptomatic persons. 57 If confidentiality is not ensured, test … testing is sensitive and specific for recent drug use but has many limitations as a routine screening test … risks: testing without informed consent may violate patient autonomy the predictive value of positive test … The drug abuse screening test. Addict Behav . 1982;7:363–371. [ PubMed ] 44. … American Medical Association.

238. Recommendation: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 11, 2019 - Repeat screening is also reasonable for persons who live or receive medical care in a high-prevalence … Repeat screening is also reasonable for persons who live or receive medical care in a high-prevalence … persons would allow for earlier and expanded detection of HIV infection, thus resulting in earlier medical … 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

239. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - cells, is an indirect test for bacteriuria. … forms of testing are considered within the domain of diagnostic studies for patients with existing medical … Screening for bacteriuria with the LN strip test. … Further evaluation of the Griess test to detect significant bacteriuria. … Detection of bacteriuria by a modification of the nitrite test.

240. Archived: Gonorrhea (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - positives. 39 Urine dipstick for leukocyte esterase (LE) is an inexpensive, rapid, and noninvasive test … Bright Futures, 48 the American Medical Association Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS … Urinary leukocyte esterase test: a screening method for the detection of asymptomatic chlamydial and … American Medical Association. … Chicago: American Medical Association, 1994. 50. American Academy of Pediatrics.