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301. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
     April 05, 2016 - Screening Questionnaires KQ 2: Can high-risk asymptomatic adults who are more likely to test positive … Simple tables were constructed to compare screening test performance using the CDQ across a range of … , however, had quality concerns (31% of spirometry was invalid or incomplete) and relatively poorer test … Three studies (1 good-quality and 2 fair-quality) reported the screening test performance of FEV 1 /FEV … In a subsample limited to ever-smokers, postbronchodilator screening appeared similar to screening test

302. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review11/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening-2008
     July 15, 2008 - It would be useful to identify a rapid test with a high negative predictive value for asymptomatic bacteriuria … that could replace urine culture as a screening test. … However, in a 2005 study of 150 asymptomatic pregnant women in Venezuela, the test detected only 17 of … gestation. 9  Additional cultures were performed at routine prenatal visits if a leukocyte esterase-nitrite test … The uriscreen test to detect significant asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy.

303. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-2001
     January 01, 2001 - For women with a previous negative screening test, the interval for re-screening should take into account … Choice of test will depend on issues of cost, convenience, and feasibility, which may vary in different … Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Test A number of tests are available to identify chlamydial infection … Until recently, culture has been accepted as the most specific test but it requires specialized handling … Evaluation of cost-effectiveness of a specific screening strategy considers test

304. Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - Risks for Men 55–69 The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening test is the most common method clinicians … The PSA test measures the amount of PSA, a type of protein, in the blood.

305. Archived: Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan23/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
     March 15, 2013 - KQs 1, 2 Screening   KQ 3 Screening strategies Laboratory test …   KQs 5–7 No treatment   KQ 3 Gold standard diagnostic test

306. Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - Risks for Men 55–69 The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening test is the most common method clinicians … The PSA test measures the amount of PSA, a type of protein, in the blood.

307. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2013
     April 15, 2013 - Conventional HIV test results are available within 1 to 2 days from most commercial laboratories. … Screening Tests The conventional serum test for diagnosing HIV infection is the repeatedly reactive … The test is highly accurate (sensitivity and specificity, >99.5%), and results are available within 1 … The sensitivity and specificity of the rapid test are also both greater than 99.5%; however, initial … False-positive HIV-1 test results in a low-risk screening setting of voluntary blood donation.

308. 8Crjsjsjujfehbpdnupysb (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - The same specimen can be used to test for chlamydia and gonorrhea (7). … screen patients whose sexual history reveals new or persistent risk factors since the last negative test … counseling can also serve as an educational opportunity for patients who present with STI concerns but test … False-positive test results may occur more frequently among low-prevalence populations. … Performance of the cobas CT/NG test compared to the Aptima AC2 and Viper CTQ/GCQ assays for detection

309. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - Drawing Test (k � 7), Mini-Cog (k � 4), Memory Impairment Screen (k � 5), Abbre- viated Mental Test ( … Forty-six studies provided the test performance for detection of dementia. … , Benton Orientation Test, Delayed Recall Test, and Short Concord Informant Dementia Scale all had greater … Association Test, General Practitioner As- sessment of Cognition, ADL/IADL, Benton Orientation Test, … The GPCOG: a new screening test for dementia designed for general practice.

310. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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     otherwise have become a threat to her health, or even apparent, during her lifetime; • False-positive test … testing, such as breast biopsies and psychological harms (such as anxiety); and • False-negative test

311. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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     otherwise have become a threat to her health, or even apparent, during her lifetime; • False-positive test … testing, such as breast biopsies and psychological harms (such as anxiety); and • False-negative test

312. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - smear may occasionally reveal malignant ovarian cells, 20 but it is not considered a valid screening test … Ultrasound imaging has also been evaluated as a screening test for ovarian cancer, since it is able to … women over age 45 detected five ovarian cancers. 45 Although the sensitivity and specificity of the test … normal, the American Cancer Society specifies that the pelvic examination be performed with the Pap test … The large majority of women with abnormal screening test results do not have cancer, yet will require

313. Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children 5 Years or Younger: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     December 02, 2023 - STUDY SELECTION English-language studies of screening test accuracy, trials or cohort studies comparing … MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Screening test accuracy, speech and language outcomes, school performance, … ,20 and the Battelle Developmental Inventory Screening Test–Communication.23 Figure 2. … ; FPST, Fluharty Preschool Screening Test; GLS, General Language Screen; HELST, Hackney Early Language … ; SSLM, Sure Start Language Measure; SST, Structured Screening Test; WIC, Women, Infants, and Children

314. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - cases and normal controls. 36 There are only limited data, however, on its performance as a screening test … average MMSE scores 16-19) over 6-30 weeks. 54-56 In one trial, the benefit of tacrine on cognitive test … A positive screening test is more meaningful in patients when there is prior reason to suspect dementia … (due to the higher prevalence of disease), and normal mental status test results may provide reassurance … The Clock test: a sensitive measure to differentiate normal elderly from those with Alzheimer's disease

315. Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 20, 2019 - Understanding of risk improved after receiving test results. Key Question 3d. … Genet Test. 2004; 8(3):240-247. doi:10.1089/gte.2004.8.240 83. … Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2009;13(3):325-330. doi:10.1089/gtmb.2008.0126 86. … Genet Test. 2007;11(1):45-54. doi:10. 1089/gte.2006.9998 90. … The impact of receiving genetic test results on general and cancer-specific psychologic distress among

316. Evidence Summary: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing
     August 20, 2019 - Understanding of risk improved after receiving test results. Key Question 3d. … Genet Test . 2004;8(3):240-247. 83. Arver B, Haegermark A, Platten U, Lindblom A, Brandberg Y. … Genet Test Mol Biomarkers . 2009;13(3):325-330.  86. … Genet Test . 2007;11(1):45-54.  90. Graves KD, Vegella P, Poggi EA, et al. … The impact of receiving genetic test results on general and cancer-specific psychologic distress among

317. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 4 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2009 - Costs Patient time and burden to participate in colorectal cancer screening using test strategies that

318. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 2 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2009 - screen) to major morbidity or mortality (e.g., procedures that would be done to follow up on a positive test

319. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests Screening tests include the Mantoux tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release

320. Archived: Final Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan93/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
     September 27, 2014 - and negative predictive values; area under the receiver operating curve; other measures of diagnostic test … screening KQ 3: Studies evaluating diagnostic accuracy of a screening question or diagnostic test