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221. Screening for Dementia - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - The USPSTF found good evidence that some screening tests have good sensitivity but only fair specificity … Tests that assess functional limitations rather than cognitive impairment, such as the Functional Activities … Screening tests used for dementia are either direct cognitive tests of patients or functional assessments … The primary limitations of these tests are that not all patients have caregivers and that some functions … Effects of adjustment on the case-finding potential of cognitive tests.

222. 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.

223. Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 24, 2022 - Visual acuity tests (3 studies; n = 6493) and screening question (3 studies; n = 5203) were associated … Screening was performed with vision tests or questionnaires in primary care settings or were feasible … Sensitivity and specificity of tests to detect eye disease in an older population. … Screening for hearing and visual loss among elderly with questionnaires and tests: which method is the … Incorporating vision and hearing tests into aged care assessment: methods and the pilot study.

224. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Pancreatic Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2004 - Key Question 2: Are there new tests (or new evidence about old tests) that substantially improve the … 73 abstracts but found no study that provided high quality evidence about the accuracy of screening tests

225. Preeclampsia Screening Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2017 - Does effectiveness differ by screening protocol (eg, tests used, timing of tests, rescreen intervals) … How accurate are different screening tests for proteinuria? b. … Does preeclampsia screening effectiveness differ by screening protocol (eg, tests used, timing of tests … d Rhode et al50 used statistical tests for noninferiority. … Accuracy of Screening Tests Key Question 4a.

226. Draft Recommendation: Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 02, 2021 - Screening Tests Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for Chlamydia trachomatis  and  Neisseria … Accurate screening tests and effective antibiotic treatments are available for chlamydia and gonorrhea … FDA clears first diagnostic tests for extragenital testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea. … Routine Tests During Pregnancy. … https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/routine-tests-during-pregnancy .

227. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     March 18, 2014 - Screening Tests Screening tests for cognitive impairment in the clinical setting generally include

228. Draft Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 11, 2021 - sensitivity outcome: Persons with TB infection not confirmed by culture, AFB smear, or molecular tests … Commercially available, FDA-approved IGRA tests: T-SPOT. … KQs 2, 4: Other tests, such as nucleic acid amplification and two-step TST. … KQ 2: Concordance rates among tests and other outcomes. Study Designs? 

229. Archived: Lung 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 … risk of lung cancer mortality in those screened with chest x-rays (with or without sputum cytologic tests … , 21 The third trial, which compared dual screening every 4 months with advice to receive the same tests … Screening for lung cancer: effective tests awaiting effective treatment. … In: Common screening tests. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 1991:312–325. 31.

230. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Two Final Recommendation Statements Related to Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
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     July 10, 2018 - These recommendation statements focus on whether additional tests to measure risk can help identify … The Task Force reviewed whether adding three additional (also referred to as “nontraditional”) tests … The three additional risk factor tests include: • The ABI, a comparison of the blood pressure measured … “More research is needed to know if adding these three tests for nontraditional risk factors to CVD

231. Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2022 - • Several screening tests can identify open-angle glaucoma; however, these tests are not commonly

232. Screening for Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - Several recommended screening tests are available. … For example, the tests require different frequencies of screening, location of screening (home or office

233. Owalkrdkgxo54Bcy5Zyuox (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2019 - low risk for CHD events ultimately results in improved health outcomes, and because false-positive tests … The consequences of false-positive tests may poten- tially outweigh the benefits of screening. … False-positive tests are common among asymptomatic adults, especially Clinical Guidelines www.annals.org … Because the sensitivity of these tests is limited, screen- ing could also result in false-negative results … The Task Force further found that the 3 screening tests—ECG, ETT, and EBCT—have poor to fair accuracy

234. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - 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

235. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 05, 2017 - Accuracy of Screening Tests Key Question 2. … , stereoacuity tests, ocular alignment tests, autorefrac­ tors, photoscreeners, and retinal birefringence … visual acuity tests, stereoa­ cuity tests, and ocular alignment tests (eTables 6-7 in the Supplement … tests. … Testability may limit the utility of some screening tests, especially clinical tests, in children younger

236. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)
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     May 02, 2023 - There are two types of screening tests for LTBI in the United States: the tuberculin skin test and the … Both tests have been shown to be safe and effective. … “Importantly, anyone who screens positive needs further clinical tests to rule out active TB and confirm

237. Final Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2018 - What is the frequency of agreement among screening tests * for prediabetes and diabetes? … Which of these screening tests * best predicts future adverse health outcomes associated with type 2 … * Screening tests under consideration include hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and the oral glucose … Screening KQs 1, 2: Screening (targeted or universal) for prediabetes * or diabetes; tests … include hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and the oral glucose tolerance test All other tests

238. Final Research Plan: Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2018 - What is the frequency of agreement among screening tests * for prediabetes and diabetes? … Which of these screening tests * best predicts future adverse health outcomes associated with type 2 … * Screening tests under consideration include hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and the oral glucose … Screening KQs 1, 2: Screening (targeted or universal) for prediabetes * or diabetes; tests … include hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and the oral glucose tolerance test All other tests

239. Final Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2018 - What is the frequency of agreement among screening tests * for prediabetes and diabetes? … Which of these screening tests * best predicts future adverse health outcomes associated with type 2 … * Screening tests under consideration include hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and the oral glucose … Screening KQs 1, 2: Screening (targeted or universal) for prediabetes * or diabetes; tests … include hemoglobin A1c, fasting plasma glucose, and the oral glucose tolerance test All other tests

240. Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 20, 2016 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Accuracy of screening tests, benefits of screening, harms of screening, … Several US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved type-specific HSV serologic tests are available … For KQ2 (accuracy of serologic tests), we included studies of FDA-approved serologic tests for HSV-2 … Accuracy of HSV-2 Serologic Screening Tests Key Question 2. … Performance of HSV-2 type specific serological tests in men in Kenya.