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361. Evidence Summary: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 09, 2018 - 93.8% sensitivity; 99.2% specificity) in a cohort study of a clinic-based program using forward bend test … , most commonly the forward bend test ( Box ). … estimates ranged from 29.3% 24 to 54.1% for forward bend test plus scoliometer 28 and ranged from … 5.0% to 17.3% for a single screening modality 27 to 81.0% for forward bend test with scoliometer and … Forward bend test (FBT): The most commonly used screening test in the United States.

362. 6Y7Rjecz Klegpj4Qqxmbc (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - ical thyroid dysfunction is defined as elevated or low results on a thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test … Screening was based on TSH test- ing, with follow-up testing of thyroid hormone levels (free thyroxine … Trail Making Test, Part B, psychomotor test of executive function score (SD): 94 (62) vs. 103 (49); … Mean Trail Making Test, Part B, psychomotor test of executive function score (SD): 100.65 (7.75) vs. … 114.11 (9.07); P = 0.95 Mean Trail Making Test, Part B-Part A, psychomotor test of executive function

363. Archived: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
     May 15, 2012 - a history of falls, a history of mobility problems, and poor performance on the timed Get-Up-and-Go test … Only the Get-Up-and-Go test and the Functional Reach Test are feasible for primary care settings. … Balance in elderly patients: the "get-up and go" test. Arch Phys Med Rehabil . 1986;67:387-9. … The timed "Up & Go": a test of basic functional mobility for frail elderly persons. … Reference values for the timed up and go test: a descriptive meta-analysis.

364. Screening for Genital Herpes - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2005 - 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 … False-positive test results may lead to labeling and psychological stress without any potential benefit … 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

365. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2014 - Carotid Artery Stenosis Carotid artery stenosis screening is often done using ultrasound, a painless test … This is when a test result says a person has a condition that he or she actually does not have. … Grade D 1 Notes screening Conducting an ultrasound test or listening to the neck with a stethoscope

366. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2018 - yield (incidence) 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

367. Draft Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes-mellitus-screening
     July 05, 2018 - yield (incidence) 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

368. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes-screening
     July 05, 2018 - yield (incidence) 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

369. Recommendation: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2018 - Men with a positive PSA test result may undergo a transrectal ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy of … Men with a positive PSA test result may undergo a transrectal ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy of … Overall, 34% of invited men received a valid PSA screening test. … The false-positive rate for the PSA test depends on the PSA threshold used. … Recommendations on screening for prostate cancer with the prostate-specific antigen test.

370. Draft Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 18, 2024 - Incidence of BRCA1/2 -related cancer; disease-specific and all-cause mortality KQ 2a: Measures of test … relationships; overdiagnosis and overtreatment; false reassurance; incomplete testing; misinterpretation of test

371. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 05, 2008 - Screening Tests The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is more sensitive than the digital rectal … The conventional PSA test cut-point of 4.0 μg/L misses some early cancer. … of screening include the discomfort of prostate biopsy and the psychological harm of false-positive test … gaps in the evidence, and their personal preferences should guide the decision of whether to order the test … Thus, the accuracy of the PSA test for detecting clinically important prostate cancer cases cannot be

372. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2016 - Screening tests include the Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs … Screening tests include the Mantoux tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assays; both are … Numerous patient and systems factors may influence the se- lection of a screening test.15 Generally, … In the absence of a reference standard for detection of LTBI, screening test performance is based on … Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection: too soon to pull the plug on the tuberculin skin test.

373. Final Recommendation Statement: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2018 - Men with a positive PSA test result may undergo a transrectal ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy of … Overall, 34% of invited men received a valid PSA screening test. … As with all screening tests, some men without prostate cancer will receive positive PSA test results … The false-positive rate for the PSA test depends on the PSA threshold used. … Recommendations on screening for prostate cancer with the prostate-specific antigen test.

374. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
     April 11, 2024 - Incidence of BRCA1/2 -related cancer; disease-specific and all-cause mortality KQ 2a: Measures of test … relationships; overdiagnosis and overtreatment; false reassurance; incomplete testing; misinterpretation of test

375. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - Detection The USPSTF found convincing evidence that screening with a vi- sual acuity test can identify … Evidence on the use of other tests for vision screening in primary care, such as the pinhole test (a … test for refractive error), the Amsler grid (a test of central vision to detect AMD), genetic testing … A visual acuity test (such as the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method for screening for visual acuity … Compared with a detailed ophthalmological examination, no vi- sual acuity screening test has both high

376. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends Against Screening Healthy Adults for Carotid Artery Stenosis (pdf file)
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     July 08, 2014 - Stenosis Task Force finds that screening the general adult population leads to many false-positive test … False-positive results are when a test shows that a person has a condition that he or she actually does

377. Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 09, 2018 - 93.8% sensitivity; 99.2% specificity) in a cohort study of a clinic-based program using forward bend test … , most commonly the forward bend test (Box). … Forward bend test (FBT): The most commonly used screening test in the United States. … Scoliometer: A handheld, noninvasive device placed on a patient’s back during a forward bend test to … ranged from 29.3%24 to 54.1% for forward bend test plus scoliometer28 and ranged from 5.0% to 17.3%

378. Recommendation: Celiac Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 28, 2017 - The standard method of diagnosing celiac disease is the tissue transglutaminase IgA test, followed by … disease in asymptomatic populations include false-positive, inconclusive, or unnecessary serologic test … In a higher-risk population, the positive predictive value is 40% to 80%, depending on the serologic test … and those whose symptom status was not described, found high strength of evidence that the tTG IgA test … Sensitivity was 71% for both the tTG and EMA IgA tests and specificity was 93% for the tTG test and 96%

379. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), we focus on whether it is useful to test for anti-HCV antibodies … of the screening test.81–86 The tenth study, a study of RIBA in 51 patients receiving hemodialysis, … What are the test Studies of Fair Using viremia as the reference characteristics of HCV diagnostic test … KQ 3: What are the test characteristics of HCV antibody testing? … KQ 5: a) What are the test characteristics of the work-up for active disease?

380. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - What are the test characteristics of HCV antibody testing? … Studies of diagnostic test characteristics. … What are the test characteristics of the work-up for treatable disease? … KQ 3: What are the test characteristics of HCV antibody testing? … KQ 5: a) What are the test characteristics of the work-up for active disease?