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361. Archived: Rh(D) Incompatibility: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - D-negative women at 24-28 weeks gestation Unless the father is known to be D-negative, a repeat D antibody test … highly sensitive and specific, but it is technically difficult to perform. 36 The erythrocyte rosette test … and need for neonatal therapy) in 94-99% of cases. 47 , 48 In the second trimester, however, this test … Medical Research Council. An assessment of the hazards of amniocentesis. … Use of the erythrocyte rosette test to screen for excessive fetomaternal hemorrhage in Rh-negative women

362. Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 12, 2019 - The DerSimonian and Laird model for pool- ing was used, and I2 and Q statistic were calculated to test … For the full body of evidence, a funnel plot was gener- ated and the Egger test was performed to explore … met an a priori threshold for symptoms of depression (eg, exceeded a specified score on a screening test … There was a statisti- cally significant small-studies effect for the counseling trials (Egger test, − … Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test.

363. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 24, 2017 - relationships; overdiagnosis and overtreatment; false reassurance; incomplete testing; misinterpretation of test … 4: Incidence of BRCA-related cancer; disease-specific and all-cause mortality KQ 2a: Measures of test … relationships; overdiagnosis and overtreatment; false reassurance; incomplete testing; misinterpretation of test

364. Testimony for the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2016 - I want to be clear that if I recommend something for Ruth—a particular screening test, a preventive … Since I began my medical training in 1995, the recommendations of the USPSTF have always been there … process of updating our 2012 recommendation statement on screening for prostate cancer with the PSA test … providers to engage in informed decision-making with 7 their patients before they order a PSA test … Otis Brawley, a medical oncologist and the Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society.

365. Archived: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 15, 2009 - Depressed adolescents have more psychiatric and medical hospitalizations than adolescents who are not … DeWitt, MD (Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH); Allen Dietrich, MD (Dartmouth Medical … Marion, PhD, RN (School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA); Virginia A. … Ockene, PhD (University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA); George F. … Yawn, MD, MSc (Olmsted Medical Center, Rochester, MN).

366. Clinical Summary: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer (pdf file)
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     willing to see a health professional who is suitably trained to provide genetic counseling and interpret test … results, and when test results will aid in decision making.

367. Screening for Depression in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - A positive result on an initial screening test does not nec- essarily indicate the need for treatment … A negative result on a screening test, however, does not always preclude referral when clinical judgment … Four studies recruited adolescents from school settings and compared the screening test with a diag- … nostic interview or a different screening test. … report a diagnostic cut- off score but reported sensitivity of 73% and specificity of 94% for a positive test

368. Evidence Summary: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/anxiety-adults-screening
     June 20, 2023 - Where possible, quantitative syntheses of test accuracy and anxiety treatment studies were conducted … Does sending anxiety screening test results to providers (with or without additional care management … Ten primary studies (in 12 articles; eTable 3 in the JAMA Supplement) reported the test accuracy of … included some studies excluded from the current review because they were limited to people with certain medical … included if they were limited to persons with physical or developmental disabilities or to people with medical

369. Archived: Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-july-2014
     July 08, 2014 - Duplex ultrasonography is a widely available, noninvasive screening test … Its use in a low-prevalence population would result in many false-positive test results—for example, … If all positive test results were followed by magnetic resonance angiography (95% sensitivity and 90% … therapy versus medical therapy alone and CEA plus medical therapy versus medical therapy alone. … have contralateral asymptomatic stenosis or with incidental bruits and positive noninvasive screening test

370. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Service Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 25, 2016 - included some [up to 20% of sample] with baseline cirrhosis) and interactions were assessed using a test … inflammation, HBV viral load, HBeAg status, antibody to HBeAg (anti-HBe) status, and liver function test … results but negative anti-HBs and HBsAg test results and indicates prior HBV exposure or false-positive … Patients who have positive isolated anti-HBc test results may benefit from education regarding risk of … HBV vaccination is recommended for patients with positive isolated anti-HBc test results who are from

371. Screening for Suicide Risk - Recommendation and Rationale (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - The test characteristics of most commonly-used screening instruments (Scale for Suicide Ideation [SSI … assessing suicide risk, “feeling suicidal,” was predictive of plans to attempt suicide with reasonable test … when complicated by comorbid substance abuse, irritability, agitation, or psychosis).20 The American Medical … American Medical Association. … MSPH (Professor and Chairman, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai Medical

372. Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 02, 2021 - *Studies that screen using an HSV-2 serologic test … combination will be included if they meet other eligibility criteria; however, only the accuracy of test … discord, or distress or anxiety around the meaning of HSV-1 results when screening involves a “paired test … ‡ Studies that test for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 (simultaneously) will be included if they meet other eligibility … criteria; however, only the accuracy of test characteristics related to HSV-2 serologic tests will be

373. Recommendation: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 25, 2020 - A positive screening test result should lead to additional testing that can include blood tests, radiology … examinations, and a medical and neuropsychologic evaluation to confirm the diagnosis of dementia and … Other screening instruments include the clock drawing test (CDT), Memory Impairment Screen (MIS)/MIS … Interview (AD8), Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ), 7-Minute Screen (7MS), Abbreviated Mental Test … Across all instruments, test accuracy (ie, sensitivity and specificity) was generally higher to detect

374. Screening for Rh (D) Incompatibility - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2004 - intervention with Rh (D) immunoglobulin, as appropriate, provides additional benefit over a single test … School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD) Ned Calonge, MD, MPH (Acting Chief Medical … Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical … MSPH (Professor and Chairman, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai Medical

375. Archived: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
     April 17, 2018 - Clinicians could also use assessments of gait and mobility, such as the Timed Up and Go test. … presence of comorbid medical conditions. … Barry, MD (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts); Aaron B. … The history of falls and the association of the timed up and go test to falls and near-falls in older … Is the Timed Up and Go test a useful predictor of risk of falls in community dwelling older adults: a

376. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - The authors also thank the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Medical Officer Tracy Wolff, MD … Users’ guides to the medical literature. III. How to use an article about a diagnostic test. B. … Cluster Correlation Funding Source External Validity Quality Score Yes No (14%) NA National Health and Medical … Seems highly applicable to screening settings in primary care Fair Yes Yes Yes Department of Health, Medical … Yes Yes Yes Yes AMD � age-related macular degeneration; BCVA � best corrected visual acuity; MRC � Medical

377. Nominate a Recommendation Statement Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2019 - The USPSTF The USPSTF is a Congressionally mandated, independent panel of medical experts in primary … the USPSTF Web site ( https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/ ) and in various peer-reviewed medical

378. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/tfannrpt2011.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Providers are then informed whether the patient needs a referral for a test, such as colorectal screening … The University of Washington Medical School has developed a similar program for medical students enrolled … The USPSTF recommends against routine screening with resting electrocardiography, exercise treadmill test … to recommend for or against routine screening with resting electrocardiography, exercise treadmill test … to recommend for or against the routine use of human papillomavirus testing as a primary screening test

379. Archived: Final Research Plan: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
     November 05, 2015 - ≥40 years with increased fracture risk KQs 1–5: Majority of study population has underlying medical … Fractures, fracture-related morbidity and mortality, or all-cause mortality KQs 2, 3: Screening test … All KQs: Settings not comparable or applicable to U.S. adult population KQ 1: Inpatient, medical

380. Screening for Lung Cancer With Low-Dose Computed Tomography: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 09, 2021 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Lung cancer incidence, lung cancer mortality, all-cause mortality, test accuracy … normal screening test re- sults had no influence. … Regarding smoking intensity, evidence was minimal, and no study showed influence of screening or test … Definition of a positive test result in computed tomography screening for lung cancer: a cohort study … Cumulative incidence of false-positive test results in lung cancer screening: a randomized trial.