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281. Screening for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 14, 2021 - © 2021 American Medical Association. … studies used credible reference standards, adequately de- scribed the study population, defined positive test … Harms in- clude labeling, anxiety, false-positive and false-negative test re- sults, and other consequences … reported an AUC of 0.73 (95% CI, 0.71-0.74) in a population of asymptomatic men and women attending STI test … Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae with the cobas CT/NG v2.0 test: performance

282. Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - results, and false reassur- ance from false-negative test results). … These studies excluded women taking hormone medications or those with other medical conditions that may … As with most effective medical interventions, there is the potential for under- use, appropriate use, … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, Co-Vice … Garcı́a, MD, MPH (Pima County Department of Health, Tucson, Ari- zona); Matthew Gillman, MD, SM (Harvard Medical

283. Screening Adults for Bladder Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2010 - Acknowledgment: The authors thank Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Medical Officer Iris Mabry-Hernandez … Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:889-97. … NMP22 is a sensitive, cost-effective test in patients at risk for bladder cancer. … (routine$ adj3 (test$ or detect$ or find$ or diagno$)).mp. 4. 2 or 3 5. 1 and 4 6. … (routine$ adj3 (test$ or detect$ or find$ or diagno$)).mp.

284. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - more biopsies, in the following year than those who have a negative test result (5). … result Most positive test results lead to biopsy. … The impact of a suspicious prostate biopsy on patients’ psychological, socio- behavioral, and medical … 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,

285. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 20, 2016 - Prescription stimulants Over-the-counter drugs (e.g., DXM) Combination of any of the above Medical … Accuracy of screening instruments, such as the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test … Include Drug Use (CAGE-AID); Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends, Trouble (CRAFFT); Drug Abuse Screening Test … point after the screening or intervention began (e.g., death, seizure, cardiovascular event, other medical … issue requiring urgent medical treatment, serious obstetrical/perinatal/neonatal complication attributable

286. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Spec- trum bias occurs when heterogeneity of test performance exists Table 6. … Spectrum bias: a quantitative and graphical analysis of the variability of medical diagnostic test performance … subgroup variation in diagnostic test evaluation. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137(7):598- 602. 156. … Spectrum bias—why clinicians need to be cautious when applying diagnostic test studies. … test and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale: failure of the MSLT as a gold standard.

287. Cancer Older Adults (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2012 - Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; 4San Francisco VA Medical … screening tests; the overdiagnosis of disease; the bur- den of disease labeling; the effects of inaccurate test … s lifetime in the absence of screening), harms of treatment, and harms related to prioritization of medical … longitudinal population studies such as registries, cohort studies, or studies based on longitudinal medical … Medical care for the final years of life: “when you’re 83, it’s not going to be 20 years”.

288. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 15, 2013 - Conventional HIV test results are available within 1 to 2 days from most commercial laboratories. … for HIV infection, those who are actively engaged in risky behaviors, and those who live or receive medical … earlier and expanded detection of HIV infection, thus creating opportunities for earlier linkages to medical … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Baumann, PhD, RN (University of … False-positive HIV-1 test results in a low-risk screening setting of voluntary blood donation.

289. Fbqmoapkebekmj7Aqmale5 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - Other instruments with more limited evidence include the Clock Drawing Test, Mini-Cog Test, Memory Impairment … Screen, Abbreviated Mental Test, Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire, Free and Cued Selective … Other instruments with more limited evidence include the Clock Drawing Test, Mini-Cog Test, Memory Impair … , Abbreviated Mental Test, and Short Portable Mental Sta- tus Questionnaire. … Peters Veter- ans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Bau- mann, PhD, RN (University

290. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2011 - Direct medical care costs of osteoporotic fractures were estimated to be $12.2 to $17.9 billion per year … test results. … Dietrich, MD (Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire); Glenn Flores, MD (University of Texas … Sanford Schwartz, MD (University of Pennsylvania Medical School and the Wharton School, Philadelphia, … Timothy Wilt, MD, MPH (University of Minnesota Department of Medicine and Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical

291. More Information on the Final Recommendation: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 16, 2016 - Currently, there is no medical test for autism. … Doctors can diagnose a child who has signs of autism by taking a detailed medical history, observing … They are practicing doctors and nurses, medical directors, deans, professors, and researchers.

292. Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Insufficient Evidence (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2009 - ) to major morbidity or mortality (e.g., procedures that would be done to follow up on a positive test … Patient time and burden to participate in colorectal cancer screening using test strategies that require … If a test or service existed but there was no evidence of net benefit, a decision not to offer the service … clinician might decide against recommending lung cancer screening, even to a smoker, because the test … Moreover, the test is neither widely available nor in widespread use.

293. Use of Decision Models in the Development of Evidence-Based Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - Can the screening test accurately detect the target condition? a. … What are the sensitivity and specificity of the test? b. … Is there significant variation between examiners in how the test is performed? c. … Is the test acceptable to patients? b. … Medical Decision Making. 2nd ed. Chichester, United Kingdom: J Wiley; 2013. 9.

294. Primary Care Screening for and Treatment of Depression in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 26, 2016 - A requirement was that the control group either was not screened (KQ1) or did not have screening test … Do the test performance characteristics of the screening instruments vary by population characteristics … a What is the test performance of the most commonly used depression screening instruments in pregnant … For review for key question 2 (KQ2), design included >2 weeks between screening and reference test, or … What is the test performance of the most com- monly used depression screening instruments in pregnant

295. Archived: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 24, 2013 - results, and when test results will aid in decision making. … can be adequately interpreted, and the results will aid in diagnosis or medical management of the patient … can be adequately interpreted, if testing will influence medical management of the patient or relative … The European Society for Medical Oncology recommends that all patients who may be referred for BRCA testing … Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Baumann, PhD, RN (University of

296. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2009 - require prophylaxis against perinatal infection is a well-established, evidence-based standard of current medical … Potential harms of screening for HBV infection in pregnant women include false-positive test results, … studies that described false-positive screening rates or downstream events associated with false-positive test … important to note that the benefits of screening rest on the timely and accurate transfer of maternal test … results to the labor, delivery, and newborn medical records.

297. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 13, 2018 - The most commonly used test is central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the hip and lumbar spine … Screening Tests The most commonly used bone measurement test used to screen for osteoporosis is central … Characteristics of the Most Common Bone Measurement Screening Tests for Osteoporosis Screening Test … Description Other Considerations Central DXA Most commonly studied and used bone measurement test to … results, which can lead to un- necessary treatment, and false-negative test results.

298. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2009 - require prophylaxis against perinatal infection is a well-established, evidence-based standard of current medical … Potential harms of screening for HBV infection in pregnant women include false-positive test results … that described false- positive screening rates or downstream events associated with false-positive test … important to note that the benefits of screening rest on the timely and accurate transfer of maternal test … results to the labor, delivery, and newborn medical records.

299. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 15, 2009 - organization during the subsequent 30 to 90 days. 17 Similarly, data from the National Ambulatory Medical … Care Survey (NAMCS) and the outpatient component of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey … Screening for major depression disorders in adolescent medical outpatients with the Beck Depression Inventory … disorder or with psychotic disorders, including psychotic depression, as well as patients with severe medical … , performed regardless of test results The test is compared with an appropriate gold standard

300. Screening for Breast Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2009 - The possibility of false-positive test results is similar for film and digital mammography. … American Medical Association. H-525.993. … Chicago: American Medical As- sociation; 2002. … DeWitt, MD (Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio); Allen J. … Dietrich, MD (Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire); Kimberly D.