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401. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     July 18, 2023 - All significance testing was 2-sided, and results were considered statistically significant at P < .05 … single positive screen- ing test results rather than the diagnostic yield as defined by con- firmatory testing … reasonably precise for total cholesterol and LDL-C but imprecise for other measures No confirmatory testing … expressed by elevated LDL-C level is not straightforward.115-118 Further, diagnosis of FH by genetic testing … Integration of child-parent screening and cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia.

402. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/preeclampsia-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - diagnostic evaluation and clinical monitoring, including frequent blood pressure monitoring and urine testing

403. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review55/genital-herpes-screening-2005
     March 15, 2005 - necessary by the UNC/RTI update process and expert reviewers because of new literature in areas of testing … Identification could occur by serological testing or by education followed by diagnostic testing of newly … The study did not provide age specific information regarding accuracy of HSV serological testing. … examined the efficacy of vaccine in the treatment of recurrent genital HSV. 38-40 All of the RCTs are testing … continues from there, becoming one line again, and proceeds to the three-part KQ 3 which falls under "HSV testing

404. 3Srxnwxgcldkb Bpt2Cqwf (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2019 - Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: Recommendations and Rationale U.S. Preventive Services Task Force* This statement summarizes the current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for type 2 diabetes in adults and updates the 1996 recommendations on this topic. The comp…

405. Final Research Plan: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 06, 2019 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Final Research Plan Gestational Diabetes: Screening June 06, 2019 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should not be construed a…

406. Screening for Genital Herpes Simplex: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2005 - Simplex: Brief Update UNC/RTI update process and expert reviewers because of new literature in areas of testing … Identification could occur by serological testing or by education followed by diagnostic testing of newly … Pregnant women Low risk HSV Testing Harms High risk 1 2 4 3 Harms 6 Screening Adults/adolescents … The study did not provide age specific information regarding accuracy of HSV serological testing. 3b … examined the efficacy of vaccine in the treatment of recurrent genital HSV.38–40 All of the RCTs are testing

407. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2020 - Treatment Persons with testing results indicative of acute or chronic HBV in- fection generally receive … and Risk Assessment The USPSTF previously reviewed the evidence on screening for HBV using serologic testing … that various high-risk populations were not discussed, requested addi- tional information on follow-up testing … Guidelines on hepatitis B and C testing. World Health Organization. Published February 2017. … Accessed October 22, 2020. https://www.who.int/ hepatitis/publications/guidelines-hepatitis-c-b- testing

408. Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2018 - experience potential harms of screening, including false- positive results that require additional testing … Although new screening meth- ods are being developed (such as single- and adjusted-threshold testing … Men with localized prostate cancer were offered enrollment into the Pros- tate Testing for Cancer and … Opportunistic testing versus organized prostate-specific antigen screening: outcome after 18 years in … Measuring the psychosocial impact of population-based prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate

409. Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 08, 2020 - nonpharmacologic therapy (including case management, behavioral counseling, and exercise therapy) KQ 1: Testing

410. Archived: Brief Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 07, 2004 - Hematuria home screening: repeat testing results. J Urol 1995;154:57-61. 16.

411. Screening for Prostate Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2008 - However, no evidence suggests that any of these testing strategies improves health outcomes (2, 5). … Intervals The yield of screening in terms of cancer cases de- tected declines rapidly with repeated annual testing … Prostate Testing for Can- cer and Treatment Study, are studying these issues.

412. Final Recommendation Statement: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2018 - Although new screening methods are being developed (such as single- and adjusted-threshold testing and … Although protocols vary, active surveillance usually includes regular, repeated PSA testing and often … Despite the common use of PSA testing in the control group, after 13 years more cases of prostate cancer … Opportunistic testing versus organized prostate-specific antigen screening: outcome after 18 years in … Measuring the psychosocial impact of population-based prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate

413. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation VISION SCREENING IN CHILDREN AGES 1 TO 5 YEARS: CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Children ages 3 to 5 years Children younger than 3 year…

414. Final Research Plan: Pregnant Women: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2017 - hepatitis B virus, or tuberculosis coinfection Interventions KQs 1–3: Rapid or standard HIV testing

415. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - tests will not have dementia these patients may be subjected to further tests (e.g., neuropsychological testing

416. High-Priority Evidence Gaps For Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2016 - A Cervical Cancer: Screening in Women Ages 21 to 65 (Cytology) or 30 to 65 (Cytology With HPV Testing … B BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing in Women at Increased … D BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing in Women at Low Risk … D Cervical Cancer: Screening With HPV Testing in Women Younger Than Age 30 Years The USPSTF recommends … against screening for cervical cancer with human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, alone or in combination

417. Archived: Evidence Summary: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary30/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening-july-2015
     July 07, 2015 - All but 2 instruments require some direct testing of the child; the Developmental Nurse Screen48 and … (Supplemental Table 6), 4 used parents as the primary intervention agent. 57 , 61–63 In 2 trials testing

418. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on PrEP for HIV Prevention (pdf file)
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     August 22, 2023 - use condoms consistently, practice other safer sex behaviors, and receive ongoing care, including testing

419. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - these groups and considered their credibility based on the timing of planned analysis, interaction testing … The WHS was the only a priori analysis; it reported more stroke events but had no interaction testing … Three of these 6 trials (30, 43, 44) performed interaction testing, and 4 (30, 37, 39, 44) adjusted for … These CIs over- lapped, however, and no interaction testing was re- ported. … Subgroup analysis in the HOT study reported nonsignificant interaction testing for total stroke based

420. Archived: Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary1/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
     September 22, 2014 - Some interventions included additional components, such as HIV testing and contraceptive counseling. … Most trials collected their own samples at follow-up assessment, and many supplemented their testing … One other trial testing the brief video-based intervention in STI clinics provided subgroup results for … Effect of HIV antibody testing and AIDS education on communication about HIV risk and sexual behavior … Effect of risk-reduction counseling with rapid HIV testing on risk of acquiring sexually transmitted