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201. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2008
     June 15, 2008 - Definitions of diabetes were originally developed by using results of 2-hour postload plasma glucose testing … abnormal fasting plasma glucose level was developed on the basis of 2-hour postload plasma glucose testing … comparable with that of 2-hour postload plasma glucose testing. … However, a study using NHANES III data has demonstrated that, compared with fasting plasma glucose testing … Such testing should also be considered in people who are younger than 45 years of age and overweight

202. Final Recommendation Statement: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
     December 15, 2020 - Treatment Persons with testing results indicative of acute or chronic HBV infection generally receive … cdc_hcp_diagnosis_recommended-recommended-tests and https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis-b/hcp/diagnosis-testing … Risk Assessment The USPSTF previously reviewed the evidence on screening for HBV using serologic testing … Guidelines on hepatitis B and C testing. World Health Organization. Published February 2017. … https://www.who.int/hepatitis/publications/guidelines-hepatitis-c-b-testing/en/ . 25.

203. Archived: Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     June 15, 2016 - Exposures: Screening with sensitive guaiac-based fecal occult blood testing, fecal immunochemical testing … (FIT), multitarget stool DNA testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy with or without stool testing, computed … Overall conclusions for stool-based testing did not change with the inclusion of FIT strategies with … Multitarget stool DNA testing for colorectal-cancer screening. … Decision memo for screening for colorectal cancer: stool DNA testing (CAG-00440N).

204. 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 - before SF-36 testing was repeated. … characteristics. generation ELISA testing appears to be 94% or higher. … Diagnostic testing for hepatitis C. Seminars in Liver Disease. 2000;20(2):159–171. 35. … False-negative testing errors in routine viral marker screening of blood donors. … KQ 3: What are the test characteristics of HCV antibody testing?

205. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Other Clinical Considerations Most organizations recommend testing high-risk women again during the

206. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection in Pregnancy: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2009 - Timing of Screening Order HBsAg testing at the first prenatal visit.

207. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - Detection There is adequate evidence that visual acuity testing does not accurately identify early age-related … Screening questions are not as accurate as visual acuity testing for identifying visual acuity impairment … Evidence is limited on the use of other vision tests, including pinhole testing, the Amsler grid (a chart … Although visual acuity testing is adequate for identify- ing refractive errors, it might be inadequate … Additional risk factors include: Screening Tests Visual acuity testing (e.g., by the Snellen eye chart

208. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2013 - Avoiding the Unintended Harms of Medical Procedures and Testing in Older Adults The USPSTF will continue … ........................................16 Avoiding the Unintended Harms of Medical Procedures and Testing … Avoiding the Unintended Harms of Medical Procedures and Testing in Older Adults Screening tests and … A Cervical Cancer: Screening in Women Ages 21 to 65 (Pap Smear) or 30 to 65 (With HPV Testing) The … Preventive Services Task Force | 27 Grade Title B BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian

209. Archived: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-in-pregnant-women-screening-2009
     June 15, 2009 - Timing of Screening Order HBsAg testing at the first prenatal visit. … Screening Tests Screening for HBV infection by testing for HBsAg should be performed in each pregnancy … screening of all pregnant women with HBsAg. 5 The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends HBsAg testing

210. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - HCV) infection based on the USPSTF’s examination of evidence specific to asymptomatic persons for HCV testing … • Initial testing for HCV infection is typically done by enzyme immunoassay (EIA). … As a result, confirmatory testing is recommended with the strip recombinant immunoblot assay (third-generation … Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is considered the gold standard in HCV-infection testing, as it is the … Guidelines for laboratory testing and result reporting of antibody to hepatitis C virus.

211. Update Existing Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/public-comments-and-nominations/nominating-recommendation-statement-topics/update-an-existing-prevention-recommendation
     June 22, 2025 - our Privacy Policy (new window) CAPTCHA This question is for testing

212. Procedure Manual Appendix VIII. Standardization of Outcome Tables | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - For repeated services (e.g., annual fecal occult blood testing), the number of services should be identified

213. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Clinical Summary of a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     The optimal frequency of subsequent urine testing during pregnancy is uncertain.

214. Clinical Summary: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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     least 1 risk factor, a reasonable approach to determine w ho should be screened w ith bone measurement testing

215. Screening for Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Diagnosis of IFG, IGT, or type 2 diabetes should be confirmed with repeated testing (the same test on

216. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests Total cholesterol may be measured with fasting or nonfasting serum testing.

217. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: A Targeted, Updated Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - , high- sensitivity guaiac FOBT, and fecal DNA testing) and CT colonography. … Fecal DNA testing done only in subsample based on histopathologic and colonoscopic results (n � 2507 … Food and Drug Administration; FOBT � fecal occult blood testing; NR � not reported. * Left-sided tumors … Both fecal DNA testing and Hemoccult II had poor sensitivity for advanced carcinoma. … Fecal DNA testing for colorectal cancer screening and monitoring. Lansdale, PA: HAYES; 2002. 137.

218. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary34/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
     July 15, 2007 - age for testing)? … No studies addressed the frequency and optimal age for testing. … Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group. … age for testing)? … , optimal age for testing)?

219. Final Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
     August 02, 2018 - biomedical prevention interventions (e.g., HPV vaccination, pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV) STI testing … i.e., comparative effectiveness) Outcomes KQ 1 (health outcomes): STI incidence (based on testing

220. untitled (pdf file)
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     January 03, 2017 - adults (or adults with unrecognized symptoms) to accurately identify who will benefit from further testing … adults (or adults with unrecognized symptoms) to accurately identify who will benefit from further testing … of specific screening tools to identify persons at high risk for OSA who could benefit from further testing … in safety-sensitive transportation occupa- tions (eg, truck drivers or rail operators) have unique testing … It also recommends polysomnography for diagnos- tic testing in patients with suspected OSA.