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July 01, 2017 - Fair: Studies are graded "fair" if any or all of the following problems occur, without the fatal flaws
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January 10, 2017 - Rationale
Importance
Neural tube defects are major birth defects of the brain and spine
that occur early … However, most cases occur in the absence of any
personal or family history. … Evidence on folic acid fortification,
counseling to increase dietary intake of folic acid or naturally occur
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/postmenopausal-osteoporosis-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - An estimated 1.3 million osteoporosis-related fractures occur … fractures in persons aged 45 or older are types that are related to osteoporosis. 2 Most of these injuries occur … mass at menopause correlates only moderately with bone mass 10-20 years later, when most fractures occur
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January 01, 1996 - An estimated 22,000 births occur to HBV-infected women each year in the U.S. 6 Infants whose mothers … adults have a 15% lifetime risk of PHC or cirrhosis. 3 An estimated 5,000 hepatitis B-related deaths occur
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August 03, 2020 - blood loss at delivery.7 About
1 g of iron is needed to replace net losses
during pregnancy, which occur … unpleasant
gastrointestinal symptoms (eg, nausea
and constipation), but these are dose
related and usually occur … At a dose of 200 mg of
iron per day in three divided doses,
symptoms occur in about 25% of indi¬
viduals … ingestion of iron or iron-containing
vitamins.72 Most deaths from iron over-
dosage in the United States occur
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Screening for Skin Cancer: Clinical Summary
Figure. Screening for Skin Cancer: Clinical Summary
Population Asymptomatic adults
Recommendation
No recommendation.
Grade: I (insufficient evidence)
Risk Assessment
Skin cancer occurs more commonly in men than in women and among persons with a fai…
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Clinical Summary: Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer
Clinical Summary: Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer
Population
Young adults, adolescents, children, and
parents of young children with fair skin type
Adults older than 24 years with fair skin
type
Skin self-examination in adults
…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
June 15, 2013 - Evidence on how often screening should occur in these persons is lacking. … In contrast, 60% of new HCV infections occur in persons who report injection drug use within the past … The USPSTF found no evidence about how often screening should occur in persons who continue to be at … availability of various noninvasive tests that have good diagnostic accuracy, liver biopsy will probably occur
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/syphilis-infection-pregnant-persons
November 19, 2024 - If a person has not received prenatal care, testing should occur at the first opportunity, which may
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Evidence Summary
Ovarian Cancer: Screening
February 13, 2018
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should not be construed as an offi…
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June 07, 2004 - Smoking increases the risk for bladder cancer; about 50% of all cases of bladder cancer occur in current
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-6-methods-arriving-recommendation
July 06, 2017 - 2) Did the more or less important outcomes occur with similar frequency? … These situations can occur because coherence, based on the six critical appraisal questions ( Table 2 … At times severe harms occur at a relatively infrequent rate compared to benefits and require larger sample … discrete benefits that the preventive service is intended to provide, harms are often varied and complex, occur … Many of these occur more frequently and earlier than benefits.
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Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
PREVENTION OF FALLS IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS
CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION
Population
Community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older who are at
increa…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - lymph-adenopathy, and condylomata lata. 2 Systemic spread, including invasion of the central nervous system, can occur … penicillin early in pregnancy (desensitization for penicillin allergy may be required). 21 Failures can occur
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September 07, 2015 - The previous USPSTF recommendation also noted that accidental iron overdose can occur in children receiving … Iron deficiency can occur when there is an increased need for iron (e.g., during rapid growth in infants … concluded that there was no evidence on the harms of treatment but noted that accidental iron overdose can occur
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Clinical Summary: Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women
Clinical Summary: Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women
Population Pregnant Persons
Recommendation
Grade: A
Screen for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
Risk Assessment
In the United States, new …
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Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
SCREENING FOR CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA
CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION
Population
Sexually active females aged ≤24 y
and older women at increased risk
for infection
Sexually active fem…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - the U.S., accounting for over 149,000 deaths in 1993. 1 Most stroke-related morbidity and mortality occur … in older adults: 87% of all deaths and 74% of all hospitalizations occur in persons age 65 years or … carotid artery is a fair indicator of vascular disease but a poor predictor that ischemic stroke will occur
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April 01, 2009 - Continued AAA surveillance
should occur only if the patient remains a good sur-
gical candidate and
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May 24, 2022 - older adults. 9-12 Refractive errors, such as myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness), occur … recognized by the individual or may remain unreported because vision changes can be relatively subtle, occur … in more advanced stages of the condition, progress slowly over time, or occur in persons with cognitive