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321. Screening for Coronary Heart Disease with Electrocardiography (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - ECG is a test that records the heart’s electrical activity through soft, sticky patches called electrodes … on the quality and strength of the evidence about the potential benefits and harms of the screening test … If you do get a screening test, talk with your health care professional about the results of your test

322. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 15, 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 either repeated testing or, frequently, removal of … Management of abnormal 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 Administration for review in August 2010); pilot studies of its test characteristics are

323. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - There is convincing evidence that screening with a visual acuity test identifies persons with refractive … The USPSTF found convincing evidence that screening questions are not as accurate as visual acuity test … These costs would include opportunity costs for time spent administering the visual acuity test; costs … In the United States, a standardized test of visual acu- ity is the usual test for identifying the presence … Screening questions are not as accurate as a visual acuity test.

324. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Harms include testing and follow-up for false-positive test results and adverse effects from penicillin … Finger-stick POC test using Abbott Determine Syphilis TP test (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois … ; TPPA� Treponema pallidum particle agglutination test; TRUST� toluidine red unheated serum test; VDRL … � Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test; WHO � World Health Organization. … Diagnostic accuracy of a point-of-care syphilis test when used among preg- nant women in Bolivia.

325. Evidence Summary: Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-eating-disorders-adolescents-adults
     March 15, 2022 - Study Selection: English-language studies of screening test accuracy, randomized clinical trials (RCTs … Meta-analysis of test accuracy studies and intervention trials. … Seventeen studies (n = 6804) evaluated screening test accuracy. … For KQ2 (screening test accuracy), studies comparing a screening test with a diagnostic reference standard … Table 2 summarizes results of screening test accuracy.

326. Draft Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 13, 2020 - negative predictive values, areas under the receiver operating curve, and other measures of diagnostic test … screening) KQs 3, 4: Studies evaluating diagnostic accuracy of a screening question or diagnostic test

327. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer (pdf file)
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     March 18, 2019 - “The test results are complex and testing comes with some harms, so we recommend women who get tested … In addition, current test results do not definitively tell a woman if she has a potentially harmful … thorough explanation of the benefits and harms of genetic testing and options for what to do if the test

328. Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Finger rub test Watch tick test Single-item screening (for example, asking “Do you have difficulty with … Cost The cost of screening varies according to the test. … Simple screening methods, such as the whispered voice test and single-question screen- ing, seem to be … Negative LRs ranged from 0.03 to 0.52 for whispered voice test, single-question screening, and HHIE-S … In community-based and primary care settings, rates of false-positive test results (using �25 dB as a

329. Final Research Plan: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 22, 2024 - Asymptomatic, Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults   *Harms of screening include false-positive test … Pregnant Persons *Harms of screening include false-positive test results, anxiety and effects of … transmitted infections KQ 2: Number of new diagnoses per screening interval KQ 3: False-positive test … Outcomes KQ 1: Vertical transmission rates * KQ 2: Harms of screening, including false-positive test

330. Final Research Plan: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 21, 2022 - Efficacy Scale Function measures (e.g., Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment, Timed Get Up & Go Test … , 6-meter timed walk, Functional Reach Test, and Berg Balance Scale) KQ 2: Minor adverse events

331. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 13, 2020 - negative predictive values, areas under the receiver operating curve, and other measures of diagnostic test … screening) KQs 3, 4: Studies evaluating diagnostic accuracy of a screening question or diagnostic test

332. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - had a sensitivity of 50% in predicting subsequent preeclampsia. 15 The conventional urine dipstick test … variable elevations in albumin that occur early in the course of preeclampsia. 16 , 17 The definitive test … Other tests that have been suggested include the angiotensin II infusion test and the supine pressor … adequate sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value. 1 , 17 The most promising screening test … Because the target condition is a common medical complication of pregnancy and the screening test is

333. Final Research Plan: Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening and Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 16, 2016 - The figure also depicts the diagnostic accuracy of ABI as a screening test for PAD (KQ 2) and the harms … What is the diagnostic accuracy of the ABI as a screening test for PAD in generally asymptomatic adults … cessation, physical activity level); intermediate measures of lower limb function (e.g., 6-minute walking test … lower extremity strength) Change in ABI Harms KQ 3: Adverse outcomes related to ABI test

334. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - not feel sick, cannot spread tuberculosis to others, and usually have a positive tuberculosis skin test … result or positive tuberculosis blood test reaction. … result or positive TB blood test reaction … • Two types of screening tests for LTBI are currently available in the US: the tuberculin skin test … In the absence of a reference standard for detec- tion of LTBI, screening test performance is based on

335. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes (pdf file)
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     August 16, 2022 - Screening is done through a blood test that looks for antibodies, which are proteins made by the body … An important harm of screening is that there is a high chance that test results will say a person has … serologic screening A blood test that looks for antibodies, which are proteins made by the body to

336. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2004 - Results from one study done with a new enzymatic urine-screening test (Uriscreen™) showed that the test

337. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 04, 2003 - The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has recommended the FPG test (>126 mg/dL) for screening because … The FPG test is more reproducible than the 2‐hour PG test, has less intraindividual variation, and has … Compared with the FPG test, the 2‐hour PG test may lead to more individuals being diagnosed as diabetic … The ADA recommends confirmation of a diagnosis of diabetes with a repeated FPG test on a separate day … A study using NHANES III data demonstrated that, compared with FPG, the 2‐hour PG as a screening test

338. Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the use of resting ankle–brachial index (ABI) as a screening test … Detection Although the USPSTF found few data on the reliabil- ity of the ABI as a screening test in … Screening Tests Resting ABI is the most commonly used test in screen- ing for and detection of PAD in … Potential Harms Although minimal harms are associated with the ABI test itself, downstream harms are … Cost The cost of the ABI test is primarily in time and staff resources; performing the test in the office

339. Final Evidence Summary: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 25, 2020 - The test accuracy of 5 additional brief tests (7-Minute Screen, Abbreviated Mental Test, Montreal Cognitive … Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test. … The GPCOG: a new screening test for dementia designed for general practice. … Is the clock drawing test appropriate for screening for mild cognitive impairment? … The validity of the Memory Alteration Test and the Test Your Memory test for community-based identification

340. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2020 - The test accuracy of 5 additional brief tests (7-Minute Screen, Abbreviated Mental Test, Montreal Cognitive … Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test. … The GPCOG: a new screening test for dementia designed for general practice. … Is the clock drawing test appropriate for screening for mild cognitive impairment? … The validity of the Memory Alteration Test and the Test Your Memory test for community-based identification