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341. Archived: Brief Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 07, 2004 - Specificity of human complement factor H-related protein test (Bard BTA stat test). … NMP22 is a sensitive, cost-effective test in patients at risk for bladder cancer.

342. Qd4Zm2Uk2Ldubpa9Yyfbrm (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - No study reported on harms from the screening test or from false-positive or false-negative re- sults … The primary screening test for oral cancer is a systematic clinical examination, including inspection … Currently, no screening test for oral HPV infection has been approved by the U.S. … No screening test for oral HPV infection has been approved by the FDA. … Test performance characteristics for the oral screening examinations also varied widely.

343. Screening for Bladder Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2004 - Specificity of human complement factor H-related protein test (Bard BTA stat test). … NMP22 is a sensitive, cost-effective test in patients at risk for bladder cancer.

344. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - , a physician may not be able to assess whether a patient with a low T-score on a hand or forearm test … Results varied by type of test and site; those identified as osteoporotic by DXA had higher fracture … A test result indicating osteoporosis could produce anxiety and perceived vulnerability118 that may be … A sequential approach, in which women with low values on a peripheral test are subsequently tested by … interpreted independently of screening test. • Handles indeterminate results in a reasonable manner.

345. Archived: Letter to the Editor and Response from the Evidence-Based Practice Center: Human Papillomavirus Testing to Screen for Cervical Cancer: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2012 - types of HPV-based primary screening due to their heterogeneity in approaches to screening and abnormal test … When is measuring sensitivity and specificity sufficient to evaluate a diagnostic test, and when do we

346. Screening for Oral Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests The primary screening test for oral cancer is a systematic clinical examination, including

347. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 30, 2014 - polysomnography; studies on reliability of screening must include measures of reproducibility (e.g., test-retest … discrimination, calibration KQ 3: Sensitivity and specificity; measures of reproducibility (e.g., test-retest … tools, and tests not validated in a group of participants separate from the sample used to develop the test

348. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women and Young Children: Screening and Supplementation, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - to assess outcome, which is not as well standardized or validated as the test used in the other trials … Because hemoglobin measurement is a nonspecific test for iron deficiency, further evaluation should be … Serum ferritin testing may be useful as an additional screening test in selected high-risk infants. … Iron deficiency anemia and iron therapy effects on infant developmental test performance. … Screening for iron deficiency with the erythrocyte protoporphyrin test.

349. Screening For Impaired Visual Acuity In Older Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     July 07, 2009 - Screening questions are not as accurate as a visual acuity test.

350. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - absorbed (FTA-ABS) • Treponema pallidum particle agglutination (TPPA) Timing of Screening Test

351. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 17, 2002 - Results varied by type of test and site; those identified as osteoporotic by DXA had higher fracture … A test result indicating osteoporosis could produce anxiety and perceived vulnerability 118 that may … Study uses a credible reference standard, performed regardless of test results. … Reference standard interpreted independently of screening test. … Administration of reliable screening test. Return to Table of Contents

352. Overdiagnosis in Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - For a prostate cancer screening test with a given level of sensitivity, the frequency of overdiagnosis … Imagine that a man age 115 years has his first PSA screening test, it is positive, and he is found to … If the screening test advances the diagnosis of cancer by 6 years (i.e., the lead time—the time between … , such that test sensitivity combines the probability of a positive PSA test, receipt of biopsy, and … such that test sensitivity combines the probability of a positive PSA test, receipt of biopsy, and

353. Xt2Uhv4Qyluz8O2Hb A4Yq (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - The conventional serum test for diagnosing HIV infection is repeatedly reactive immunoassay, followed … Conventional HIV test results are available within 1 to 2 days from most commercial laboratories. … 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.

354. Screening for Lung Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     specificity for detecting lung cancer in high-risk persons and is the only currently recommended screening test

355. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 02, 2020 - drug use.1 In the US, an estimated 4.1 million persons have past or current HCV infection (ie, they test … Of these persons who test positive for the anti-HCV antibody, approximately 2.4 million have current … Adults with a positive screening test result are usually followed up with a diagnostic evaluation using … the anti-HCV antibody followed by confirmation of active infection by HCV RNA assay for persons who test … due to liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma) • Given the accuracy of the screening test

356. Overdiagnosis in Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - For a prostate cancer screening test with a given level of sensitivity, the frequency of overdiagnosis … Imagine that a man age 115 years has his first PSA screening test, it is positive, and he is found to … If the screening test advances the diagnosis of cancer by 6 years (i.e., the lead time—the time between … , such that test sensitivity combines the probability of a positive PSA test, receipt of biopsy, and … such that test sensitivity combines the probability of a positive PSA test, receipt of biopsy, and

357. Final Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2018 - prediabetes or diabetes) of rescreening at different intervals in adults with an initial normal screening test … under consideration include hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and the oral glucose tolerance test … or diabetes; tests include hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and the oral glucose tolerance test

358. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 15, 2009 - Although the literature on diagnostic screening test accuracy is small and methodologically limited, … Despite this limitation in quantity, however, good-quality RCTs have been conducted to test SSRIs and … for heterogeneity: X 2 = 8.40, df = 8 ( P = .40), I 2 = 4.7% Test for overall effect: z = 1.27 … , performed regardless of test results The test is compared with an appropriate gold standard … and gold standard are measured independently (blind) of each other Sample size The test and

359. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 31, 2013 - Therefore, LDCT is currently the only recommended screening test for lung cancer. … The positive predictive value for lung cancer of an abnormal test result ranged from 2% to 42% . … Most positive test results were followed by additional imaging. … Approximately 2.5% of positive test results required additional invasive diagnostic procedures, such … Of the 17,053 positive test results evaluated, there were approximately 61 complications and 6 deaths

360. Recommendation: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 13, 2018 - Tool (CARET) is used in older adults. 18 The Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test … Further test performance studies are needed to confirm their accuracy in identifying unhealthy alcohol … , AUDIT, ASSIST, TWEAK, or T-ACE). 1 A study in American Indian women reported the test accuracy of … One study (n = 225) in a German high school reported on the test accuracy of the AUDIT-C for detecting … AUDIT: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for Use in Primary Care. 2nd ed.