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461. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - confirmation Events caused � prevented 1888 MRA confirmation 8696 922 * Screening and confirmatory testing … selection of cases/controls with exclusion criteria applied equally to both Response rate Diagnostic testing

462. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2007 - specificities (≤55%).2 Population- based estimates of the number of children requiring serum lipid testing … Optional cholesterol testing may be recommended in children and adolescents judged to be at higher risk

463. Prostate-Specific Antigen–Based Screening for Prostate Cancer: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2018 - indefinitely unless evidence of progression is found during periodic physical examination, PSA–based testing … culators were included if they predicted the presence of “signifi- cant” prostate cancer using PSA testing … Opportunistic testing versus organized prostate-specific antigen screening: outcome after 18 years in … Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing of men in UK general practice: a 10-year longitudinal cohort … Measuring the psychosocial impact of population-based prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate

464. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2007 - specificities (≤55%). 2 Population-based estimates of the number of children requiring serum lipid testing … Optional cholesterol testing may be recommended in children and adolescents judged to be at higher risk

465. Screening and Treatment for Hypercholesterolemia in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - Task Force, intended to synthesize the published evidence regarding the effectiveness of selecting, testing … age for testing)? … No studies addressed the frequency and optimal age for testing. … , optimal age for testing)? … age for testing)?

466. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 31, 2013 - most notably the risk for false-positive results and incidental findings that lead to a cascade of testing … The registry should also compile data on incidental findings and the testing and interventions that occur … They received annual testing at baseline and years 1 and 2 and were followed for a median of 6.5 years

467. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2009 - (2, 3), a third study (4) demonstrated that two 20-minute counseling sessions before and after HIV testing … One fair-quality study found that HIV testing in combination with two 20-minute individual counseling … Effect of HIV antibody testing and AIDS education on communi- cation about HIV risk and sexual behavior

468. Evidence Summary: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 27, 2021 - All significance testing was 2-sided, and results were considered statistically significant if the P … and the scant evidence on screening’s effect on absenteeism is mixed. 39 , 73 , 85 ABPM follow-up testing

469. Archived: Genital Herpes Simplex: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - sensitive than is conventional viral culture. 6 Newer methods, not yet licensed for clinical diagnostic testing … Antibody testing can accurately distinguish HSV-seropositive from HSV-seronegative persons and therefore … communication, July 1995). 60 , 61 Although acyclovir has not been found to be teratogenic in standard animal testing

470. Archived: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 26, 2015 - Diagnosis of IFG, IGT, or type 2 diabetes should be confirmed with repeated testing (the same test on … The diagnosis of IFG, IGT, or type 2 diabetes should be confirmed; repeated testing with the same test … All positive test results should be confirmed with repeated testing. † After 2 h.

471. Uhtgkzvs Bpnj4 G4Fxuay (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - most notably the risk for false-positive results and incidental findings that lead to a cascade of testing … The registry should also compile data on incidental findings and the testing and interventions that occur … They received annual testing at baseline and years 1 and 2 and were followed for a median of 6.5 years

472. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children September 2015 Task Force FINAL Recommendation | 1 Understanding Task Force Recommendations Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) has issued a final recommendation statement on Screening…

473. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 11, 2016 - reduce women's risk for breast cancer, as well as risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing … limited data available, DBT seems to reduce recall rates (i.e., follow-up for additional imaging or testing … False-positive results are common and lead to unnecessary and sometimes invasive follow-up testing, with … and more common harms (overdiagnosis and overtreatment, unnecessary and sometimes invasive follow-up testing … (including invasive testing); a false-negative result, with false reassurance or delayed diagnosis;

474. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary Figure. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary Population Asymptomatic adults at increased risk for infection Recommendation Screen for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Grade: B Risk A…

475. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 18, 2014 - Testing for antibodies to HBsAg (anti-HBs) and hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) is also done as part … large proportion of persons at increased risk, such as clinics for sexually transmitted infections; HIV testing … Testing for antibodies to HBsAg (anti-HBs) and hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) is also done as part … Accuracy of Tests The USPSTF previously reviewed serologic testing for HBV and found it to be accurate … It found that a screening strategy for HBV infection that focused on testing persons born in countries

476. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 09, 2017 - neonates to reduce vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus infection KQs 1, 2: Viral load followup testing

477. Evidence Summary: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 13, 2018 - All significance testing was 2-tailed, and results were considered statistically significant if the

478. Ninth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - alone, or every 5 years with hrHPV testing in combination with cytology (cotesting). … B BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing in Women at Increased … Risk The USPSTF recommends against routine risk assessment, genetic counseling, or genetic testing … (Grade A) Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer The USPSTF … (Grade B) The USPSTF recommends against routine risk assessment, genetic counseling, or genetic testing

479. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Clinical Summary Figure. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Clinical Summary Population Asymptomatic, nonpregnant adults and adolescents at increased risk for syphilis infection Recommendation S…

480. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - more symptoms of prostatism. 10 Since PPV is a function of the prevalence of disease, routine PSA testing … important for clinicians to inform patients who express an interest in screening about the consequences of testing