Results

Total Results: 1,801 records

Showing results for "testing".

341. Recommendation: Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vitamin-d-deficiency-screening
     April 13, 2021 - This recommendation focuses on screening (ie, testing for vitamin D deficiency in asymptomatic adults … because of the uncertainty about the cutoff for defining deficiency and the variability of available testing … Data suggest that laboratory testing for vitamin D levels has increased greatly over the last several … One study reported a more than 80-fold increase in Medicare reimbursement volumes for vitamin D testing … Evidence suggests that results vary by testing method and between laboratories using the same testing

342. Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/4BpSYQnx9MYzmKJSWQxrbC
     April 13, 2021 - This recommenda- tion focuses on screening (ie, testing for vitamin D deficiency in asymptomatic adults … method and between laboratories using the same testing methods. … cause of the uncertainty about the cutoff for defining deficiency and the variability of available testing … Data suggest that labo- ratory testing for vitamin D levels has increased greatly over the last several … One study reported a more than 80-fold in- crease in Medicare reimbursement volumes for vitamin D testing

343. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
     May 02, 2023 - First, it did not cover testing of close contacts of persons with active tuberculosis (usually managed … Comparison of a whole-blood interferon-gamma assay and tuberculin skin testing in patients with active … Comparison of a whole-blood interferon gamma assay with tuberculin skin testing for detecting latent … Comparison testing of current (PPD-S1) and proposed (PPD-S2) reference tuberculin standards. … Interferon-γ release assays and tuberculin skin testing for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection

344. Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vNNEgX2uX_Svr5zwVfDdAh
     November 18, 2014 - Screening Tests Numerous testing methods to measure serum 25-(OH)D are available.

345. Procedure Manual Appendix VIII. Standardization of Outcome Tables | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-viii-standardization-outcome-tables
     July 01, 2017 - For repeated services (e.g., annual fecal occult blood testing), the number of services should be identified

346. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/WzcBGop2UHqGdxk9y_PMF-
     August 02, 2016 - Screening Tests Total cholesterol may be measured with fasting or nonfasting serum testing.

347. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Clinical Summary of a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/wDCLf8QzfbRMDsTFEaGD-7
     June 27, 2008 - The optimal frequency of subsequent urine testing during pregnancy is uncertain.

348. untitled (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/y_ApQN4Tw4RtnoWWrofH8d
     December 20, 2016 - population-based screening, based on its low speci- ficity, the lack of widely available confirmatory testing … population-based screening, based on its low specificity, the lack of widely available confirmatory testing … 2010.10 These es- timates, however, should be interpreted with caution; because of a lack of confirmatory testing … Confirmatory testing is not cur- rently widely available and is only performed at a single research labo … The CDC recommends consideration of serologic testing for HSV-2 in persons presenting for STI evaluation

349. Final Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
     June 04, 2020 - settings (including funduscopic examination performed by an eye professional and specialized diagnostic testing

350. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/k2QHcwuK4NkvxFXhvGrbwY
     May 01, 2004 - cancer.10 A growing literature focuses on the identification of women who carry these genes by genetic testing … Papers related to genetic testing were also excluded because they are beyond the scope of screening recommendations … ultrasound screening, multimodal screening (sequential CA 125 tests followed by ultrasound in those testing … A positive result on testing initiates a referral to the patients’ own physicians for diagnosis. 2. … An estimated 3% to 12% of screened women will be recalled for further testing and assessment, resulting

351. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1–5 Years: Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/r_MgZHrtyHRn7rZoCPS6MT
     February 01, 2011 - that intensive, peri- odic orthoptist screening (a clinical ex- amination, age-specific visual acuity testing … condition: 29%).55,60 Visual Acuity Screening In the VIP Study, crowded Lea symbols visual acuity testing … , fundoscopic examina- tion, visual acuity testing with cyclo- pegia) or not intended to detect amblyopia … , fundoscopic examina- tion, visual acuity testing with cyclo- pegia) or not intended to detect amblyopia … Field testing of the PlusOptix S04 photoscreener. J AAPOS. 2009;13(1):51–57 28.

352. Second Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2012%20(2).pdf
     November 01, 2012 - (Grade: D) The USPSTF recommends against screening for cervical cancer with HPV testing, alone or … combined with a Pap smear (“co-testing”) as a reasonable alternative for women aged 30 to 65 years … Brca mutation testing for Breast and Ovarian cancer: Women at increased risk B The USPSTF recommends … repeated Rh(D) antibody testing for all unsensitized Rh(D)-negative women at 24-28 weeks gestation, … routine referral for genetic counseling or routine breast cancer susceptibility gene (BRCA) testing

353. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
     August 09, 2016 - Screening Tests Total cholesterol may be measured with fasting or nonfasting serum testing. … Because accurate calculation depends on triglyceride levels, serum testing requires a fasting state. … Repeat testing in an individual is necessary to reliably identify children and adolescents with elevated … After confirmatory testing using a fasting LDL-C threshold level of 130 mg/dL or greater, the positive … Cholesterol testing among children and adolescents during health visits.

354. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - before SF-36 testing was repeated. … Diagnostic testing for hepatitis C. Seminars in Liver Disease 2000;20(2):159-71. 35. … False-negative testing errors in routine viral marker screening of blood donors. … What are the test characteristics of HCV antibody testing? … KQ 3: What are the test characteristics of HCV antibody testing?

355. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/aSLgQ3VeNEmowQmpvPk_Xe
     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.

356. Recommendation: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
     May 02, 2023 - Testing with IGRA may have advantages over TST for persons who have received a BCG vaccination, as IGRA … Information on testing in these populations is provided by other groups, such as the Office of AIDS Research … Clinicians seeking further information about testing for tuberculosis in these populations can refer … Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. … https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/testing/whobetested.htm 15.

357. Recommendation: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
     September 05, 2017 - cooperate with some of the clinical screening tests performed in clinical practice, such as visual acuity testing … acuity, or strabismus. 1 , 33 Phase 1 of the study compared the accuracy of 11 screening tests. 33 Testing … clinically significant nonamblyogenic refractive error. 1 In phase 1 of the VIP study, visual acuity testing … The study assessed prevalence of amblyopia at age 7.5 years (using visual acuity testing); school performance

358. Draft Recommendation: Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/vitamin-d-deficiency-screening-adults
     September 22, 2020 - This recommendation focuses on screening (i.e., testing for vitamin D deficiency in asymptomatic adults … because of the uncertainty about the cut point for defining deficiency and the variability of available testing … Data suggest that laboratory testing for vitamin D levels has increased greatly over the last several … One study reported more than an 80-fold increase in Medicare reimbursement volumes for vitamin D testing … Evidence suggests that results vary by testing method and between laboratories using the same testing

359. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nV4GCeHGsZrfKUWxo9_zZb
     April 01, 2023 - • Testing with IGRA may have advantages over TST for persons who have received a BCG vaccination,

360. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
     June 07, 2016 - for investigating incident cases of syphilis and identifying potential contacts who may need further testing … Other Considerations Implementation Although testing … The CDC recommends at least annual screening for sexually active MSM with confirmatory testing