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261. Final Research Plan: Screening for Primary-Angle Glaucoma | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 13, 2021 - with a comprehensive eye examination (as defined in the studies) by an eye health provider; screening tests … at increased risk of open-angle glaucoma KQ 3: Referral to an eye specialist KQ 4: Diagnostic tests … inhibitors) Selective laser trabeculoplasty Latanoprostene bunod Netarsudil KQ 4: Screening tests

262. Screening for Celiac Disease: Literature Surveillance Report (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2022 - targeted screening in persons who are at increased risk for celiac disease; • The accuracy of screening tests … to clinical suspicion.2 Screening Test Accuracy Seven studies report on the accuracy of serum tests … Accuracy of Screening Tests for Celiac Disease in Asymptomatic Patients With Type 1 Diabetes.

263. Archived: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - Rationale: The USPSTF found good evidence that screening with available tests can detect HCV infection … with a low prevalence of HCV infection (e.g., 2 percent), approximately 59 percent of all positive tests … . 9-14 The USPSTF conducted a systematic review of the evidence on the effectiveness of screening tests … Potential harms from screening include effects of both false-positive and true-positive tests, which … Although false-positive tests do occur, they are uncommon if proper confirmatory tests are performed.

264. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2007 - Detection The USPSTF found fair evidence that nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) can identify … Nucleic acid amplification tests have high specificity and sensitivity when used as screening tests … Nucleic acid amplification tests can be used with urine and vaginal swabs, enabling screening when a … These included the accu- racy of screening tests, the effectiveness of treatment, estimation of the … Screening tests to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infec- tions—2002.

265. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 03, 2003 - of both Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.[[9‐11]] Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Tests … Screening tests used for dementia are either direct cognitive tests of patients or functional assessments … it is most accurate for whites with at least a high school education. 2 Other cognitive screening tests … 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.

266. Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 17, 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.

267. Clinical Summary: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations on Screening for Chlamydial Infection (pdf file)
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     July 17, 2007 - Screening Tests Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) can identify chlamydial infection in asymptomatic

268. Preventing Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age Five Years (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Getting the best health care means making smart decisions about what preventive medications, screening tests … Many people don’t get the medications, tests, or counseling they need. … Others get medications, tests, or counseling they don’t need or that may be harmful to them. … Task Force recommendations can help you learn about preventive medications, screening tests, and counseling … The Task Force recommendations do not cover diagnosis (tests to find out why you are sick) or treatment

269. Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - 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

270. Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - Getting the best health care means making smart decisions about using preventive medications, screening tests … Many people don’t get the medications, tests, or counseling they need. … Others get medications, tests, or counseling they don’t need or that may be harmful to them. … Task Force recommendations can help you learn about preventive medications, screening tests, and counseling … The Task Force recommendations do not cover diagnosis (tests to find out why you are sick) or treatment

271. Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - If the screening suggests ASD may be a possibility, then follow-up tests are done to diagnose the condition … Spectrum Disorder Screening Getting the best health care means making smart decisions about the 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

272. Screening Adults Aged 50 Years or Older for Hearing Loss: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2011 - the diagnostic accuracy of different screening tests (23, 28, 30, 32, 33, 36). … Diagnostic tests 4: likelihood ratios. BMJ. 2004;329: 168-9. [PMID: 15258077] 17. … For screening tests, we focused on clinical tests (detection of a whispered voice, finger rub, or watch … Hearing Tests/ 13. Audiometry/ or Audiometry, Pure-Tone/ 14. 12 or 13 15. … �Predictive Value of Tests�/ 17.

273. Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2010 - No study evaluated the sensitivity or specificity of tests for hematuria, urinary cytology, or other … Screening tests that might be feasible for primary care include tests for hematuria, urinary cytology … (Key Question 2) No study evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of screening tests for bladder … Evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests in asymptomatic patients without a history of … Screening tests Includes screening tests used or available in primary care settings (urine dipstick

274. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 25, 2017 - Screening Tests Blood pressure measurements are routinely used to screen for preeclampsia. … The USPSTF found variable and limited evidence on the accuracy of these tests. … Issues such as limited information on the diversity of index tests used, study eligibility criteria, … have better test performance than manually read tests. … Screening tests during prenatal care: does practice follow the evidence?

275. Archived: Ovarian 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 … Potential screening tests for ovarian cancer … Although one ovarian cancer was detected (all three screening tests were positive in this woman), the … study demonstrated poor positive predictive value with each of the three screening tests. … Although various tests can detect occasional asymptomatic tumors, there is currently no evidence that

276. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - Available screening tests, however, were found to be inadequately sensitive/specific for screening and … scoring abnormalities have been described.11–13 Women with persistently abnormal findings on these tests … Arrow 2: How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer? … 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.

277. Archived: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2009
     March 15, 2009 - Screening Tests The following screening tests have been shown to do well in teens in primary … Detection There is adequate evidence that screening tests accurately identify MDD in adolescents. … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence that screening tests accurately identify MDD in children. … Accuracy of Screening Tests There is adequate evidence that screening tests can accurately identify … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence that screening tests can accurately identify MDD in children.

278. Recommendation: Pancreatic Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 06, 2019 - Screening Tests The USPSTF does not recommend screening for pancreatic cancer in the general population … pancreatic cancer in the general population, the uncertain accuracy of current candidate screening tests … Screening Tests The USPSTF does not recommend screening for pancreatic cancer in the general population … Imaging-based methods, such as the CT scan, MRI, and EUS, have been studied as screening tests in trials … of CT scan, MRI, or EUS as screening tests for pancreatic cancer.

279. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - and treatment in asymptomatic adults seen in primary care, as well as the accuracy of LTBI screening tests … • 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 … Screening Tests Two types of screening tests for LTBI are currently available in the US: the tuberculin

280. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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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 question- naires in primary care settings or were feasible … Conclusions regarding the suboptimal diagnostic accuracy of vi- sion screening tests for identifying … Sensitivity and specificity of tests to detect eye disease in an older population. … Incorporating vision and hearing tests into aged care assessment: methods and the pilot study.