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461. USPSTF Issues Draft Recommendation Statement: Genetic Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer (pdf file)
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     April 02, 2013 - or ovarian cancer with a primary care professional and discussed the pros and cons of the screening test … family history and, if indicated and after weighing the pros and cons of BRCA testing, receive the test

462. Screening for Rh (D) Incompatibility: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2004 - that Doppler ultrasonography is an accurate noninvasive screening test for fetal anemia in pregnancies … Nevertheless, 2 studies suggest that Doppler ultrasonography is an accurate noninvasive screening test

463. Recommendation: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2013 - No study reported on harms from the screening test or from false-positive or false-negative results. … Screening Tests The primary screening test for oral cancer is a systematic clinical examination of … 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.

464. Archived: Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/idiopathic-scoliosis-in-adolescents-screening-2004
     June 15, 2004 - The accuracy of the most common screening test—the forward bending test with or without a scoliometer—in … for idiopathic scoliosis include unnecessary followup visits and evaluations due to false positive test

465. Screening for Cervical Cancer (pdf file)
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     March 12, 2012 - Screening for Cervical Cancer SCREENING FOR CERVICAL CANCER CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Women ages 21 to 65 Women ages 30 to 65 Women younger than age 21 Women older than age 65 who have had adequate prior screening and are not high risk …

466. Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 31, 2017 - Interventions KQs 1, 2: Two-step screening for syphilis with a nontreponemal and treponemal test … screening KQ 2: No comparator necessary for studies on psychosocial harms; studies on screening test

467. Archived: Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary11/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.

468. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2008 - that could replace urine culture as a screening test. … bacteriuria (7) highlighted the Uriscreen (Savyon Diagnostics, Ashdod, Israel) enzymatic screening test … However, in a 2005 study of 150 asymptomatic pregnant women in Venezuela, the test detected only 17 of … Additional cultures were performed at routine prenatal visits if a leukocyte esterase–nitrite test result … The uriscreen test to detect significant asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy.

469. 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

470. Archived: Breast and Ovarian Cancer: BRCA Genetic Testing, September 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 15, 2005 - benefits of chemoprevention or intensive screening in improving health outcomes in these women if they test … A BRCA test is typically ordered by a physician. … When done in concert with genetic counseling, the test assures the linkage of testing with appropriate … percent of tests report mutations of unknown significance; however, the harms associated with such test … The test can be adequately interpreted and its results will influence diagnosis or management of the

471. 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

472. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     August 30, 2016 - Screening Tests Screening tests include the Mantoux tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release

473. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - In following this recommendation, your doctor or nurse may offer you a hepatitis B test. … If you have questions, talk to your doctor or nurse about hepatitis B infection, the test, and the meaning … Use this information to become fully informed and to decide whether getting a hepatitis B test is right

474. Recommendation: Rh(D) Incompatibility: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2004 - women, unless the father is also known to be Rh (D)-negative, provides additional benefit over a single test … and intervention with Rh(D) immunoglobulin, as appropriate, provides additional benefit over a single test

475. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     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

476. Genetic Risk Assessment and BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2005 - benefits of chemopre- vention or intensive screening in improving health outcomes in these women if they test … A BRCA test is typically ordered by a physician. … When done in concert with genetic counseling, the test assures the linkage of testing with appropriate … in high-risk families and population screening of Ashkenazi Jewish individuals after discussion of test … individual has a personal or family history that suggests a genetic cancer susceptibility and 2) the test

477. Archived: Final Research Plan: Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan44/depression-in-adults-screening
     July 03, 2014 - Does sending depression screening test results to providers (with or without additional care management … Does sending depression screening test results to providers (with or without additional care management … What is the test performance of the most commonly used depression screening instruments in pregnant and … Do the test performance characteristics of the screening instruments vary by population characteristics

478. Final Research Plan: Thyroid Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan144/thyroid-cancer-screening
     April 23, 2015 - What are the test performance characteristics of screening tests (palpation or ultrasound) for detecting … What are the test performance characteristics of fine needle aspiration for diagnosing thyroid cancer

479. Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
     March 04, 2021 - tools, and tests not validated in a group of participants separate from the sample used to develop the test

480. Pzrh6M8Vucdvmsabwkaqa2 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - has ac- cess to a health professional who is trained to provide ge- netic counseling and interpret test … results, and when test results will aid in decision making. … who has breast or ovarian cancer is the pre- ferred strategy in most cases, but it is reasonable to test … Because of the complexity of BRCA test results, the USPSTF also suggests posttest counseling. … testing when there is a personal or family history suggestive of genetic cancer susceptibility, the test