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221. Recommendation: Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cardiovascular-disease-risk-screening-with-electrocardiography
     June 12, 2018 - Standard ECG testing is performed with 12 leads, although some tests use fewer leads. … Only 1 study reported harms of subsequent testing (1/12 patients referred for revascularization had a … Is exercise testing useful to improve the prediction of coronary events in asymptomatic subjects? … Exercise testing of healthy men in a new perspective: from diagnosis to prognosis. … ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 10th ed.

222. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years: An Update of the Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials, 1999–2003 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - Children in the control group were offered similar testing by an orthopist at age 37 months only. … Before age 37 months, photorefraction was found to be more sensitive than acuity testing. … The cover test, with either photorefraction or acuity testing at 37 months, provided the best sensitivity … Visual acuity testing was conducted using an ATS protocol administered by a study-certified tester. … usual care and orthopic testing before 37 mos at 37 mos provided the best at 8, 12, 18, 25, 31, 37

223. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     June 15, 2016 - (FIT-DNA) is an emerging screening strategy that combines a FIT with testing for altered DNA biomarkers … Multitargeted stool DNA testing has increased single-test sensitivity for detecting colorectal cancer … Multitarget stool DNA testing for colorectal-cancer screening. … Stool DNA testing for screening detection of colorectal neoplasia in Alaska Native people. … Colonoscopy versus fecal immunochemical testing in colorectal-cancer screening.

224. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening1
     July 15, 2009 - Screening Tests Visual acuity testing (for example, the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method … Detection There is adequate evidence that visual acuity testing does not accurately identify early … The USPSTF found convincing evidence that screening questions are not as accurate as visual acuity testing … 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

225. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2002 - recommend for or against routine screening for prostate cancer using prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing … The yield of screening in terms of cancer detected declines rapidly with repeated annual testing. 2   … The yield of screening in terms of cancers detected declines rapidly with repeated annual testing. 3 … Predictive properties of serum‐prostate‐specific antigen testing in a community‐based setting. … Also: Update 2001—testing for early lung cancer detection.

226. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
     July 15, 2009 - Screening Tests Visual acuity testing (for example, the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method … Detection There is adequate evidence that visual acuity testing does not accurately identify early … The USPSTF found convincing evidence that screening questions are not as accurate as visual acuity testing … 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

227. Final Evidence Review: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review/cervical-cancer-screening
     August 21, 2018 - All Panel 1 Screening for Cervical Cancer With High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Testing

228. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 1 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2009 - Type of Service Population/Setting Cervical Cancer Screening using human papillomavirus testing

229. Final Research Plan: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan153/ovarian-cancer-screening
     March 03, 2016 - cancer in asymptomatic women using a single test or combined algorithm (such as, but not limited to, testing … tests Screening tests and approaches evaluated in clinical trials, including, but not limited to: testing

230. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2011
     January 15, 2011 - Because of limitations in the precision of testing, a minimum of 2 years may be needed to reliably measure … Persons who have fractures or secondary causes of osteoporosis would undergo bone density testing as … It also recommends bone density testing for postmenopausal women younger than 65 years and men aged 50 … Organization Women Men National Osteoporosis Foundation BMD testing … for all women ≥65 y and postmenopausal women <65 y, based on risk factor profile BMD testing

231. Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Screening for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2024 - screening mammography findings receive equitable and appropriate follow-up evaluation and additional testing … reduce women’s risk for breast cancer, as well as risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing

232. Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/colorectal-cancer-screening
     June 15, 2016 - [gFOBT], immunochemical-based fecal occult blood testing [FIT], stool DNA [sDNA] testing), endoscopy … Colonoscopy versus fecal immunochemical testing in colorectal-cancer screening. … Multitarget stool DNA testing for colorectal-cancer screening. … Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average-Risk Adults. … Sex differences in performance of fecal occult blood testing.

233. Archived: Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
     June 15, 2016 - [gFOBT], immunochemical-based fecal occult blood testing [FIT], stool DNA [sDNA] testing), endoscopy … Colonoscopy versus fecal immunochemical testing in colorectal-cancer screening. … Multitarget stool DNA testing for colorectal-cancer screening. … Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average-Risk Adults. … Sex differences in performance of fecal occult blood testing.

234. Cervical Cancer Screening What You Should Know (pdf file)
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     December 03, 2024 - Alternatively, get screened with: • A Pap test every 3 years; or • A combination of Pap and HPV tests (co-testing

235. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - Contact Form | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 04, 2025 - Question or Comments E-mail Address CAPTCHA This question is for testing

236. Evidence Summary: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/elevated-blood-lead-levels-in-childhood-and-pregnancy-screening
     April 16, 2019 - Testing approaches included studies of screening questionnaires and venous or capillary blood lead testing … , pain, or discomfort related to testing) and treatment. … What is the accuracy of capillary blood lead testing in children? … Research on newer methods for testing blood lead levels, such as point-of-care testing, and on the intraindividual … and interlaboratory reliability of blood lead level testing would be helpful for informing testing strategies

237. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2021 - Colonoscopy versus fecal immunochemical testing in colorectal-cancer screening. … Stool DNA and occult blood testing for screen detection of colorectal neoplasia. … Performance of multitarget stool DNA testing in African American patients. … Multitarget stool DNA testing for colorectal-cancer screening. … Sex differences in performance of fecal occult blood testing.

238. Recommendation: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
     February 14, 2023 - recommendation This recommendation does not apply to persons who present to clinicians requesting testing … HSV-2 infection in the US is difficult to determine because prevalence estimates rely on serologic testing … This recommendation statement does not apply to persons who present to clinicians requesting testing … population (since the 2016 review) likely further limit test predictive value. 1 , 7 Confirmatory testing … There is also a lack of widely available confirmatory testing.

239. Draft Recommendation: Screening for Colorectal Cancer | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening3
     October 27, 2020 - The benefits of stool-based testing accrue over frequent, repeated testing, thus requiring commitment … Requires good adherence over multiple rounds of testing. … Requires good adherence over multiple rounds of testing. … Requires good adherence over multiple rounds of testing. … Screening with FIT requires good adherence over multiple rounds of testing.

240. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Seeks Comments on Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/prostate-cancer-draft-bulletin.pdf
     April 03, 2017 - //www.screeningforprostatecancer.org/ positive results, which often lead to immediate, additional testing … most common cancers to affect men, and the decision about whether to begin screening using PSA-based testing … based in part on new evidence on the use of active surveillance, which includes regular, repeated PSA testing