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381. JAMA (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2020 - RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT jama.com (Reprinted) JAMA Published online May 24, 2022 E1 © 2022 American Medical … Other tests available for vision screening in primary care include the pinhole test (a test for refractive … error), the Amsler grid (a test of central field of vision to detect AMD), or fundoscopy (visual inspection … Published by JAMA®—Journal of the American Medical Association under arrangement with the Agency for … A preliminary assessment of the medical and functional factors associated with vehicle crashes by older

382. Recommendation: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 15, 2011 - Potential Harms False-positive test results may result in anxiety and unneeded evaluations, diagnostic-related … Potential harms of screening for bladder cancer include false-positive test results and unnecessary subsequent … Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York); Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH (University of California Davis Medical … Sanford Schwartz, MD (University of Pennsylvania Medical School and the Wharton School, Philadelphia, … DeWitt, MD (Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio) and Diana B.

383. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - Methods In conjunction with a medical librarian, we conducted literature searches using MEDLINE® (January … Studies were excluded if the population was selected according to prior test results. … (s) Negative test(s) 3 Early detection and effective treatment for ovarian cancer 1 2 Adverse … Although specificity for either strategy is high, the predictive value of a positive test is low because … Sonographic evaluation of ovarian volume in postmenopausal women: a screening test for ovarian cancer

384. N3Veybr4Zdhzfqsw3Erlhe (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2014 - Detection The most feasible screening test for CAS (defined as 60% to 99% stenosis) is ultrasonography … Although ade- quate evidence indicates that this test has high sensitivity and specificity, in practice … intensive medical management alone. … beyond current standard medical therapy. … Although angiography is less commonly used now as a confirmatory test, harms from it occurred in 2 of

385. Archived: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 26, 2018 - Screening Tests The most commonly used test is central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the … The most commonly used test is central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the hip and lumbar spine … selectively offering multifactorial interventions based on circumstances of prior falls, presence of comorbid medical … results, which can lead to unnecessary treatment, and false-negative test results. … Barry, MD (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts); Aaron B.

386. Archived: Depression: Screening 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 07, 2002 - cases, perform better than the original instrument from which they were derived. 3 Assuming optimal test … (Professor of Medicine, Chief of Division of General Internal Medicine, and Medical Director of the Primary … Care and Medical Services Care Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and The Mount Sinai Medical Center … American Medical Association. … Chicago: American Medical Association; 1997. Return to Table of Contents

387. Screening for Depression - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2002 - cases, perform better than the original instrument from which they were derived.5 Assuming optimal test … American Medical Association. … Chicago: American Medical Association; 1997. … of the Primary Care and Medical Services Care Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and The Mount Sinai … Medical Center, New York, NY) Steven M.

388. Archived: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 07, 2004 - (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 … (Professor and Chairman, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai Medical

389. Recommendation: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 14, 2025 - They do not apply to persons with secondary osteoporosis due to an underlying medical condition (eg, … It does not apply to persons with secondary osteoporosis due to an underlying medical condition (eg, … Other medical conditions and medications (eg, corticosteroids or diabetes treated with insulin) may also … Centrally measured DXA was the test used to determine eligibility for participants enrolled in nearly … wants to reiterate that this recommendation does not apply to individuals, including men, who have medical

390. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 24, 2022 - reference standard in all patients, interpretation of the reference standard not independent from screening test … results, and thresholds for a positive screening test result not prespecified (eTable 5 in the Supplement … performance.21,39,57 There remains in- sufficient evidence to assess the accuracy or utility of pinhole test … Consistent Precise All studies rated fair quality Variability in screening tests and testing thresholds; test … screening had meth- odological limitations, including high attrition and use of a subop- timal screening test

391. Screening and Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - The American Medical Association recommends screening for depression among adolescents who may be at … 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 Massachu- setts Medical School, Worcester, MA); George F. … Yawn, MD, MSc (Olmsted Medical Center, Rochester, MN).

392. Final Evidence Summary: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 09, 2020 - Heterogeneity between studies was evaluated by the χ2 test and I 2 statistics. … A single-question screening test for drug use in primary care. … Empirical validation of the CRAFFT abuse screening test in a Spanish sample. … Diagnostic accuracy of a two-item Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-2). … Resource guide: screening for drug use in general medical settings. Accessed September 11, 2017.

393. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2020 - asymptomatic until onset of cirrhosis or end-stage liver disease.4,5 This contributes to delays in medical … STATEMENT jama.com (Reprinted) JAMA December 15, 2020 Volume 324, Number 23 2415 © 2020 American Medical … adults at increased risk using hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) tests followed by a confirmatory test … performed with HBsAg tests ap- proved by the US Food and Drug Administration, followed by a con- firmatory test … (See the Additional Tools and Resources section for sero- logic test interpretation.)

394. Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of Multifactorial Dyslipidemia: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2016 - data were abstracted into evidence tables, including study characteristics, study design elements, test … Three large population-based studies that used only a single lipid test (without confirmatory testing … After a nonfasting screen- ing test, the prevalence of elevated TC (�200 mg/dL) was 10.7% (7.5% for children … and adolescents screened positive at the fixed NCEP cut point of 200 mg/dL or higher on a single TC test … result in harms, such as labeling a child as sick, parent or child anxiety, and unnecessary or harmful test

395. Task Force Resources | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 09, 2025 - final recommendation statements and evidence summaries are published in the Journal of the American Medical … 2018 prostate cancer recommendation and explains the benefits and harms of screening using the PSA test

396. Archived: Evidence Summary (Pregnant and Postpartum Women): Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 26, 2016 - This article was first published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on January 26, … population effect of screening programs, studies that included some participants who already had a medical … from populations of known or likely depressed patients (eg, persons identified as depressed in their medical … syndrome, neonatal respiratory distress, cardiopulmonary effects, and other serious events requiring medical … treated for depression; 26 , 27 however, the trials that randomized at the level of a midwife or medical

397. Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 23, 2018 - The meaning of false-positive test results is unclear. … Additional challenges to this research may include legal requirements related to disclosure, underlying medical … patients (eg, cognitive impairment), and dependence on the perpetrator for caregiving and access to medical … Screening for elder mistreatment in dental and medical clinics. … (Fair) HITS PVS Past year Emergency department, United States Men ≥18 y triaged to the medical

398. JAMA (pdf file)
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     June 09, 2020 - settings, but longer tools (eg, the 8-item ASSIST [Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test … • Longer tools (eg, the 8-item ASSIST [Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test]) … - professionals/screening-tools-resources/chart-screening-tools Screening for Drug Use in General Medical … drug use and risks associ- ated with drug use (ASSIST; ASSIST-Drug; CAST [Cannabis Abuse Screening Test … ]; 2-, 10-, and 28-DAST [Drug-Abuse Screening Test]; PDUQp [Prescription Drug Use Questionnaire-Patient

399. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2016 - Copyright 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. … Copyright 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. … Copyright 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. … Copyright 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. … Copyright 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. REFERENCES 1.

400. Final Evidence Summary: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 11, 2022 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Test accuracy, symptoms, response, remission, loss of diagnosis, mortality … developed for youth 8 years or older in emergency department settings but has since been evaluated in other medical … specialty and primary care. 81 , 82 The Joint Commission recommends suicide risk screening for all medical … patients in all medical settings, including outpatient practices. 83 The National Institute for Mental … Health developed an ASQ toolkit to support implementation of suicide risk screening in medical settings