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301. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - directly depends on the prevalence of the disease—is low, and most women with a positive screening test … The evaluation of abnormal test results consists of ei- ther repeated testing or, frequently, removal … Management of abnor- mal test results was directed by the participant’s personal health care provider … The OvaDx test is not currently approved by the U.S. … Food and Drug Administra- tion for review in August 2010); pilot studies of its test characteristics

302. Evidence Summary: Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 12, 2018 - DYNAMIT evaluated a bicycle exercise test, 10 whereas DADDY-D evaluated an exercise treadmill test. … Both DYNAMIT and DADDY-D reported on subsequent interventions after abnormal exercise test findings, … Limited clinical value of exercise stress test for the screening of coronary artery disease in young, … test finding, or with ECG abnormalities impairing interpretation of the exercise test. … , n = 962: mean, 12.1 (median, 10.4) Positive exercise test, n = 89: mean, 14.7 (median, 11.4)

303. Archived: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 15, 2005 - The potential harms of screening asymptomatic adolescents and adults include false-positive test results … The potential harms of screening include false-positive test results, labeling, and anxiety, as well … The potential harms of screening include false-positive test results, labeling, and anxiety, although … Negative test results (both false-negative and true-negative results) may provide false reassurance to … Negative test results may potentially provide false reassurance to continue high-risk sexual behavior

304. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 07, 2003 - recommend for or against the routine use of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as a primary screening test … receive appropriate followup after an abnormal Pap smear. 5 , 6 Because sensitivity of a single Pap test … Screening Using Cytologic Methods The USPSTF did not re-examine test characteristics of conventional … A previous review estimated that the sensitivity of a single Pap test was 60-80 percent for high-grade … The effect of hysterectomy on the risk of an abnormal screening Papanicolaou test result.

305. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 07, 2003 - recommend for or against the routine use of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as a primary screening test … receive appropriate followup after an abnormal Pap smear. 5 , 6 Because sensitivity of a single Pap test … Screening Using Cytologic Methods The USPSTF did not re-examine test characteristics of conventional … A previous review estimated that the sensitivity of a single Pap test was 60-80 percent for high-grade … The effect of hysterectomy on the risk of an abnormal screening Papanicolaou test result.

306. Draft Recommendation: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 16, 2021 - Screening Tests Screening for GDM in asymptomatic persons involves either a two-step (screening test … followed by a diagnostic test) or one-step (diagnostic test used for all patients) approach. … In the United States, a two-step approach is commonly used. 8 , 26 A 50-g oral glucose challenge test … If the screening threshold is met or exceeded, patients receive the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT … ; OGTT=oral glucose tolerance test.

307. Draft Recommendation: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 16, 2021 - Screening Tests Screening for GDM in asymptomatic persons involves either a two-step (screening test … followed by a diagnostic test) or one-step (diagnostic test used for all patients) approach. … In the United States, a two-step approach is commonly used. 8 , 26 A 50-g oral glucose challenge test … If the screening threshold is met or exceeded, patients receive the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT … ; OGTT=oral glucose tolerance test.

308. Final Recommendation Statement: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - Abnormal screening test results are also associated with psychological harms. … , screening ages, screening interval, test characteristics, and follow-up protocols, including triage … Variable risk of cervical precancer and cancer after a human papillomavirus-positive test. … Protecting the underscreened women in developed countries: the value of HPV test. … The effect of hysterectomy on the risk of an abnormal screening Papanicolaou test result.

309. Final Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 12, 2020 - change the intermediate outcomes of HbA1c level, fasting plasma glucose level, 2-hour glucose tolerance test … change the intermediate outcomes of HbA1c level, fasting plasma glucose level, 2-hour glucose tolerance test … agreement among screening tests (HbA1c level, fasting plasma glucose level, and 2-hour glucose tolerance test … impaired fasting glucose; IGT=impaired glucose tolerance; KQ=key question; OGTT=oral glucose tolerance test

310. Screening for Dementia - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - Depending upon the cutpoint used for an abnormal test, the sensitivity of MMSE for dementia ranges from … 71% to 92%, and the specificity ranges from 56% to 96%.12–19 The predictive value of a positive test … , Modified MMSE, Mini-Cog, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test, and the 7-minute screen are promising, but have … Chula Mental Test: A screening test for elderly people in less developed countries. … Validation of a French version of an informant-based questionnaire as a screening test for Alzheimer’

311. Preeclampsia Screening Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2017 - Limited information on the specific protein to creatinine ratio index test used, differing test thresholds … h A test performance statistic used to measure what proportion of patients who test positive have the … i A test performance statistic used to measure what proportion of patients who test negative do not have … Maximizing single-test perfor- mance for a relatively inexpensive and noninvasive test may have limited … Is the urine spot protein/creatinine ratio a valid diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia?

312. Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes (pdf file)
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     April 12, 2021 - Facts About Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Screening includes a blood test that measures … The blood test may include fasting (not eating for a period of time) or drinking a solution that includes … (B Grade) Notes 1 screening A blood test that measures sugar in

313. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - Since false-positive test results are rare, harms associated with HIV screening are minimal. … Potential harms of true-positive test results include increased anxiety, labeling, and effects on close … Persons who request an HIV test despite reporting no individual risk factors may also be considered at … However, ethical and legal concerns of not obtaining specific informed consent for an HIV test using … False-positive HIV-1 test results in a low-risk screening setting of voluntary blood donation.

314. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - Since false-positive test results are rare, harms associated with HIV screening are minimal. … Potential harms of true-positive test results include increased anxiety, labeling, and effects on close … Persons who request an HIV test despite reporting no individual risk factors may also be considered at … However, ethical and legal concerns of not obtaining specific informed consent for an HIV test using … False-positive HIV-1 test results in a low-risk screening setting of voluntary blood donation.

315. Screening for Oral Cancer: Literature Surveillance Review (Updated 2022) (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - Thirteen new studies evaluate the test performance characteristics of HPV tests, toluidine blue, swabs … Validity of Toluidine Blue test as a diagnostic tool for high risk oral potentially malignant disorders

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     December 20, 2016 - Adequate evidence suggests that the most widely used, currently available serologic screening test for … , the biokit HSV-2 Rapid Test (Biokit USA), has a pooled estimate of sensitivity of 84% (95% CI, 73%- … Western blot test results can be obtained by sending a blood sample to a single research labora- tory … Given the test characteristics of the most widely used serologic screening test for HSV-2 and a population … Diagnostic test- ing, however, in persons with recurrent atypical genital symptoms may be helpful.

317. Evidence Summary: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 13, 2018 - Test positivity for CA-125 was defined by a fixed serum level cutpoint or by a proprietary risk algorithm … to surgery for investigation of suspected ovarian cancer based on positive screening and follow-up test … c Follow-up included repeat CA-125 test (intermediate risk) or repeat CA-125 and TVU (elevated risk) … Without Cancer (%) c Screening Test Complications False-Positive Surgery, No. … Women with abnormal test results (n = 32) compared with women with no abnormal results more likely to

318. Archived: Hearing Loss in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 15, 2012 - are used in primary care settings to detect hearing loss in adults, including: Whispered voice test … Finger rub test Watch tick test Single-item screening (for example, asking "Do you have difficulty … The cost of screening varies according to the test. … Simple screening methods, such as the whispered voice test and single-question screening, seem to be … Negative LRs ranged from 0.03 to 0.52 for whispered voice test, single-question screening, and HHIE-S

319. Screening for Hypertension in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 27, 2021 - For KQs 2 and 3 (test accuracy), test accuracy studies compar- ing an initial office blood pressure measurement … Test Accuracy Key Question 2. … , and conduct of the reference test. … What screening protocol characteristics define the best test accuracy? … What confirmation protocol characteristics define the best test accuracy?

320. Screening for Gestational Diabetes (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - The most common screening test for gestational diabetes is an oral glucose tolerance test, in which the … I Statement 2 Notes screening A test in which a pregnant woman drinks a sugar solution and then … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Gestational Diabetes (MedlinePlus) Glucose Tolerance Test