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201. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - assessment tools to identify pregnant women who are at increased risk for iron deficiency anemia Screening Tests … Although the evidence is insufficient to recommend specific tests for screening, measurement of serum

202. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     January 24, 2011 - screening Grade: B No recommendation Grade: I (Insufficient Evidence) Screening tests … Various screening tests are used in primary care to identify visual impairment in children, including

203. Final Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 04, 2020 - including multicomponent screening with a distinct vision screening component KQs 3, 4: Vision screening tests … antioxidants KQs 1, 2: Vision screening performed in eye specialty settings KQs 3, 4: Diagnostic tests … curve, and other measures of diagnostic test accuracy KQs 1, 2, 5–7: Reading speed and other tests

204. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - • Two types of screening tests for LTBI are currently available in the US: the tuberculin skin test … • Additional examinations, diagnostics, and tests (ie, medical history, physical examination, chest … radiograph, and other laboratory tests) are essential to completing a diagnosis of LTBI

205. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - and JAMA Link Archived Versions Burden of Suffering Accuracy of Screening Tests … Influence of diet on occult blood tests. … False-negative stool occult blood tests caused by ingestion of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). … Reliability of chemical tests for fecal occult blood in hospitalized patients. … Colon cancer screening: the dilemma of positive screening tests.

206. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - Screening Tests Current syphilis screening tests rely on detection of antibodies rather than direct detection … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Test accuracy can vary based on disease stage. … Sensitivity of preferred treponemal tests ranged from 82% to 100% across the spectrum of disease. … screen- ing tests in the Practice Considerations and Supporting Evidence sections. … Diagnostic tests for syphilis: new tests and new algorithms.

207. Recommendation: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 27, 2022 - Screening Tests Current syphilis screening tests rely on detection of antibodies rather than direct … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Test accuracy can vary based on disease stage. … Sensitivity of preferred treponemal tests ranged from 82% to 100% across the spectrum of disease. … tests in the Practice Considerations and Supporting Evidence sections. … Diagnostic tests for syphilis: new tests and new algorithms.

208. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: A Reaffirmation Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2018 - Nontreponemal tests can be qualitative or quantitative (measure titers). … Treponemal tests detect antibodies directed against T. pallidum proteins. … Treponemal tests are qualitative and generally remain positive after treatment. … Typically, EIA or CIA tests are used at the initial test. … This study found no false negatives for any of the three tests.

209. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - However, the USPSTF found fair evidence that screening tests have reasonable accuracy in identifying … • Various tests are used widely in the United States to identify visual defects in children, and the … choice of tests is influenced by the child’s age. … Some of these tests have better test characteristics than others. … The USPSTF reviewed the evidence for the accuracy of vision screening tests in children younger than

210. Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2004 - Are there new tests (or new evidence about old tests) that substantially improve the accuracy of screening … 73 abstracts but found no study that provided high quality evidence about the accuracy of screening tests

211. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2011 - made by the USPSTF address clinical preventive services for adults and children, and include screening tests … made by the USPSTF address clinical preventive services for adults and children, and include screening tests … following high-priority evidence gaps that can be addressed through targeted research: Screening tests

212. Information for Consumers | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     Preventive services, such as screening tests, counseling services, and preventive medicines, are tests … Colorectal Cancer: Screening Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests

213. Final Research Plan: Celiac Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 03, 2014 - What is the accuracy of screening tests for celiac disease? … screening (immunoglobulin A [IgA] anti-tissue transglutaminase [TTG] antibody or other commonly used tests … ) KQ 3: Serologic screening (IgA TTG antibody or other commonly used tests); diagnostic testing … , with or without biopsy KQ 4: Serologic screening (IgA TTG antibody or other commonly used tests

214. Archived: Pancreatic Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2004 - significant harm due to the very low prevalence of pancreatic cancer, limited accuracy of available screening tests … , the invasive nature of diagnostic tests, and the poor outcomes of treatment. … significant harm due to the very low prevalence of pancreatic cancer, limited accuracy of available screening tests … , the invasive nature of diagnostic tests, and the poor outcomes of treatment.

215. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Final Recommendation Statement on Medications for Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Screening tests, like mammography, help detect breast cancer early, but they can’t prevent cancer from … Getting the best health care means making smart decisions about what screening tests, counseling services … Many people don’t get the tests, counseling, or medications they need. … Others get tests, counseling, or medications they don’t need or that may be harmful to them. … Task Force recommendations can help you learn about screening tests, counseling services, and preventive

216. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Pap tests should be performed at least every 3 years. … tests. 81 Empirical data also support the effectiveness of a 3-year interval. … Pap tests should be performed at least every 3 years ("B" recommendation). … Testing cervicography and cervicoscopy as screening tests for cervical cancer. … Common screening tests. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 1991:413–414. 86.

217. Menopausal Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Getting the best health care means making smart decisions about what screening tests, counseling services … Many people don’t get the tests or counseling they need. … Others get tests or counseling they don’t need or that may be harmful to them. … Task Force recommendations can help you learn about screening tests, counseling services, and preventive … The Task Force recommendations do not cover diagnosis (tests to find out why you are sick) or treatment

218. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2016 - False positive results can cause worry and anxiety and can lead to follow-up tests that are not needed … Syphilis Infection Getting the best health care means making smart decisions about what screening tests … Many people don’t get the tests or counseling they need. … Others get tests or counseling they don’t need or that may be harmful to them. … Task Force recommendations can help you learn about screening tests, counseling services, and preventive

219. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Detection There is adequate evidence that screening tests can accurately detect syphilis infection. … Screening Tests Nontreponemal tests commonly used for initial screening are the Venereal Disease Research … Follow-up serologic tests should be obtained after treat- ment to document decline in titers. … R ecom m endation Screening Tests O ther C linical C onsiderations Interventions For a sum m … N ontreponem al tests com m only used for initial screening include: M ost organizations recom m

220. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2004 - Available screening tests, however, were found to be inadequately sensitive/specific for screening and … How Well Do Screening Tests or Procedures Identify Women with Ovarian Cancer? … The performance of screening tests for ovarian cancer: results of a systematic review. … Arrow 2: How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer? … One arrow goes to "negative tests(s)" and stops. Another goes to "positive test(s)."