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241. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
     June 15, 2007 - Test and/or treat partners of patients treated for Chlamydial infection. 1. … chlamydial infection in asymptomatic men and women, including asymptomatic pregnant women, with high test … In low prevalence populations, however, a positive test is more likely to be a false positive than a … women, including the potential for different followup intervals for women with positive or negative test … Test and/or treat partners of patients treated for Chlamydial infection. 1.

242. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 16, 2024 - housing and food insecurity, financial strain, lack of transportation, caregiver support needs, 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 … including: primary care; prenatal or obstetrics/gynecology; geriatric ambulatory care; subspecialty medical … point after the screening or intervention began (e.g., death, seizure, cardiovascular event, or other medical

243. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Spirometry: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2008 - By definition, an ex- acerbation requires medical care. … cough, increased sputum production, wheezing, or dyspnea, spirometry would be indicated as a diagnostic test … Accuracy of Screening Tests Because spirometry is used as a confirmatory test as well as a screening … test for COPD, no gold standard exists for comparison to provide precise estimates of sensitivity and … Yawn, MD, MSPH, MSc (Olmsted Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota).

244. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 13, 2021 - 2 What are the harms of screening (eg, stigma, sequelae of test inaccuracy)? … Letters jama.com (Reprinted) JAMA September 27, 2022 Volume 328, Number 12 1251 © 2022 American Medical … emotional stress just before and after syphilis testing.Factors thatwereassociatedwith stress atpre- test … individuals, although the study did not directly compare changes in levels of emotional stress pre- test … Letters 1252 JAMA September 27, 2022 Volume 328, Number 12 (Reprinted) jama.com © 2022 American Medical

245. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years: An Update of the Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials, 1999–2003 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 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% specific, but had poor sensitivity until … (25, 31 mos); for occular assessment at alignment: cover test (all 37 mos screenings); for stereopsis … base-out test (all screenings); non-cycloplegic photorefraction: (all screenings); referrals based … Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 29th ed. WBS Company; 2000. 6.

246. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast and Ovarian Cancer: BRCA Genetic Testing, September 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-and-ovarian-cancer-brca-testing-screening-2005
     September 15, 2005 - mastectomy in high-risk women have been published, including 2 retrospective cohort studies based on medical … However, long-term effects are unknown, studies did not evaluate psychological aspects of medical outcomes … American College of Medical Genetics Professional Practice and Guidelines Committee. … Journal of Clinical Psychology Medical Settings 1998;5:365-79. 46. … Administration of reliable screening test.

247. Archived: Final Research Plan: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan15/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
     September 15, 2013 - sampled entirely from a specialty care population or from a population in which >50% of the sample has a medical … Diagnostic accuracy compared with an independent standard, assessed at ≤2 months after the screening test … Diagnostic accuracy compared with an independent standard, assessed at >2 months after the screening test … trials Systematic reviews published since 2011 Criteria specific to KQ 2: Test … /retest studies (test compared with gold standard) that are stand alone or incorporated within other

248. Screening Women for Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review to Update teh 2004 USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     June 01, 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.

249. Archived: Evidence Summary: Supplemental Screening in Women With Dense Breasts: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-supplemental-screening-in-women-with-dense-/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     January 11, 2016 - of reproducibility of Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) density categorization and test … Test Performance Characteristics of Supplemental Screening Technologies in Women With Dense Breasts … No studies reported test performance characteristics of DBT for women with dense breasts. … Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Louisiana Requires that insurers cover appropriate medical … ¶ Clinical interpretation of exams prior to inclusion in test set.

250. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     December 31, 2013 - number of scans received; and the person's exposure to other sources of radiation, particularly other medical … The NLST excluded persons who were unlikely to complete curative lung cancer surgery and those with medical … for the effectiveness of screening for lung cancer with LDCT comes from RCTs done in large academic medical … Most positive test results were followed by additional imaging. … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Baumann, PhD, RN (University of

251. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2012 - transient urinary difficulties associated with prostate biopsy, psychological harm of false-positive test … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Baumann, PhD, RN (University of … Wilt, MD, MPH (University of Minnesota and Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, … The impact of a suspicious prostate biopsy on patients’ psychological, socio-behavioral, and medical … result Most positive test results lead to biopsy.

252. Final Recommendation Statement: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2018 - Overall, 34% of invited men received a valid PSA screening test. … The false-positive rate for the PSA test depends on the PSA threshold used. … 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

253. Fdqhj57Mmfqognvjn Qg9Q (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2019 - The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is the most studied screening tool for detecting … cism, Guilty about drinking, and need for an Eye-opener in the morning) is the most popular screening test … Johnson, MD, MPH (Uni- versity 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. … Develop- ment of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): WHO Collab- orative Project on

254. Gjqj 6Nehz7Xahypfhvr33 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - of reproducibility of Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) density categorization and test … Studies on test performance characteristics and out- comes of supplemental screening modalities were … Only cancers detected by the sup- plemental test after negative mammography results and cancers found … No studies reported test per- formance characteristics of DBT for women with dense breasts. … Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Louisiana Requires that insurers cover appropriate medical

255. Recommendation: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2013 - Although there is interest in screening for oral HPV infection, medical and dental organizations do not … Currently, no screening test for oral HPV infection has been approved by the U.S. … No screening test for oral HPV infection has been approved by the FDA. … Test performance characteristics for the oral screening examinations also varied widely. … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Baumann, PhD, RN (University of

256. Procedure Manual Section 3. Topic Work Plan Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     An AHRQ Medical Officer is assigned to oversee the topic and may be joined by the Task Force Scientific … The name of the action (e.g., "screening with the prostate-specific antigen test") appears below the … for cervical cancer screening that is concerned mainly with two questions (whether the Papanicolaou test … Analytic frameworks used by the Task Force distinguish between actions (e.g., obtaining a screening test … The performance characteristics (e.g., sensitivity, specificity) of a screening test is not itself an

257. Archived: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 20, 2016 - Grade: D Screening Tests The most widely used, currently available serologic screening test … Adequate evidence suggests that the most widely used, currently available serologic screening test for … Western blot test results can be obtained by sending a blood sample to a single research laboratory ( … Given the test characteristics of the most widely used serologic screening test for HSV-2 and a population … Epling Jr, MD, MSEd (State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse); Francisco A.R

258. 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.

259. Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 20, 2019 - Understanding of risk improved after receiving test results. Key Question 3d. … Genet Test. 2004; 8(3):240-247. doi:10.1089/gte.2004.8.240 83. … Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2009;13(3):325-330. doi:10.1089/gtmb.2008.0126 86. … Genet Test. 2007;11(1):45-54. doi:10. 1089/gte.2006.9998 90. … The impact of receiving genetic test results on general and cancer-specific psychologic distress among

260. Recommendation: Rh(D) Incompatibility: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2004 - women, unless the father is also known to be Rh (D)-negative, provides additional benefit over a single test … and intervention with Rh(D) immunoglobulin, as appropriate, provides additional benefit over a single test … (Acting Chief Medical Officer, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO); Paul … (Professor of Family Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical