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261. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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     number of deaths averted by screening in this age range is smaller and the number of false-positive tests … Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services, such as screening tests

262. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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     number of deaths averted by screening in this age range is smaller and the number of false-positive tests … Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services, such as screening tests

263. Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 04, 2021 - screening approaches KQ 3: Studies eligible for KQ 1 or 2 that report harms of screening or diagnostic tests … PAP or MAD with an eligible control All other study designs KQ 2: Questionnaires, tools, and tests

264. Draft Research Plan: Chronic Kidney Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 19, 2023 - Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist Statins Screening tests … damage, including abnormalities in the composition of the blood or urine, or abnormalities in imaging tests

265. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests Evidence on the use of validated screening questionnaires in asymptomatic adults (or

266. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 4 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2009 - as the growing cumulative radiation exposure from the use of other kinds of diagnostic and screening tests

267. Cervical Cancer Screening What You Should Know (pdf file)
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     Alternatively, get screened with: • A Pap test every 3 years; or • A combination of Pap and HPV tests

268. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 15, 2013 - tests (for p24 antigen and HIV antibodies) and qualitative HIV-1 RNA. … Screening Tests The conventional serum test for diagnosing HIV infection is the repeatedly reactive … tests (for p24 antigen and HIV antibodies) and qualitative HIV-1 RNA. … The USPSTF found good evidence that standard and rapid HIV screening tests are highly accurate and that … Accuracy of Screening Tests The 2005 USPSTF review found that standard and rapid HIV tests are highly

269. Ztmgupsekcuuupvpegum45 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Various noninvasive tests with good diagnostic accuracy are possible alternatives to liver biopsy for … However, the use of liver biopsy to guide treatment decisions is declining, and noninvasive tests have … Screening Tests Anti-HCV antibody testing followed by polymerase chain reaction testing for viremia … Various noninvasive tests with good diagnostic accuracy are possible alternatives to liver biopsy for … Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF previously found that screening with later-generation enzyme

270. Estimation of Benefits, Burden, and Harms of Colorectal Cancer Screening Strategies: Modeling Study for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 21, 2016 - , trial data are available only for screening with low- sensitivity guaiac-based fecal occult blood tests … test performed; its sensitivity and specificity; how frequently it is repeated; and, for endoscopic tests … c If the 2 tests are due in the same year, the stool test is performed first. … All tests are burdensome but in differ- ent ways.70 Ideally, a metric would have been identified that … A comparison of fecal occult-blood tests for colorectal-cancer screening.

271. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2006 - results depending on the child’s age, the setting used for the screening, or the administrator of the tests … Few studies compared the performance of ≥ 2 tests, compared a single screening technique across different … The accuracy of three developmental screening tests. J Early Interv. 1993;17(4):368-379. 6. … Two Language Screening Tests Compared with Developmental Sentence Scoring. … Concurrent validity of two language screening tests. J Commun Disord. 1987;20(4):305-317. 25.

272. peds20151711 1..8 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - and perinatal risk factors (eg, prematurity, low birth weight, and birth difficulties).9 Screening Tests … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on specific screening tests for use in primary care. … Widely used screening tests in the United States include the ASQ, the Language Development Survey (LDS … Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF identified 24 studies (5 good- and 19 fair-quality)9 that evaluated … In addition, it recommends that screening tests should be administered regularly at 6 SIU well-child

273. Recommendation: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2013 - Screening Tests The primary screening test for oral cancer is a systematic clinical examination, including … Screening Tests The primary screening test for oral cancer is a systematic clinical examination of … Additional tests proposed as adjuncts to the oral cancer screening examination include toluidine blue … These screening and adjunct tests have not been adequately tested in primary care nondental settings. … Clarifying language about adjunct screening tools was added to the Accuracy of Screening Tests section

274. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 04, 2018 - Screening Tests Screening for syphilis infection is a 2-step process. … Detection The USPSTF found adequate evidence that screening tests can accurately detect syphilis infection … women at the first prenatal visit, and some mandate screening at the time of delivery. 8 Screening Tests … Current screening tests for syphilis rely on detection of antibodies to the infection rather than direct … Because nontreponemal tests are complex, a reverse sequence screening algorithm has been developed in

275. Recommendation: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 16, 2016 - evidence to determine if certain risk factors modify the performance characteristics of ASD screening tests … Screening Tests The most commonly studied tool is the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT … race/ethnicity. 1 Detection The USPSTF found adequate evidence that currently available screening tests … Screening Tests A number of tests are available for screening for ASD in children younger than 30 months … Accuracy of Screening Tests Several screening tools for ASD are available, but the strongest and most

276. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 13, 2004 - However, new RCTs that address treatment effectiveness and performance of screening tests in the context … During the screenings, an orthopist conducted an examination and a battery of tests appropriate to the … Sensitivities of individual tests within the intervention program were also evaluated. … Do reliable, accurate, and feasible screening tests exist that can be used to detect visual disorders … Picture Test (25, 31 mos); for ocular alignment: cover test (all screenings); for stereopsis: Lang tests

277. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 27, 2022 - disease (KQ1). 4 Chow et al reported that the proportion of MSM screened annually and the mean number of tests … English, conducted in very high-income and high-income countries, and conducted in settings and with tests … 117,387) found that increases in both the proportion of MSM tested annually, and the mean number of tests

278. 3Srxnwxgcldkb Bpt2Cqwf (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2019 - The USPSTF found good evidence that available screen- ing tests can accurately detect type 2 diabetes … Three tests have been used to screen for diabetes: fast- ing plasma glucose (FPG), 2-hour postload plasma … faster to perform, more convenient and acceptable to patients, and less expensive than other screening tests

279. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 04, 2003 - Rationale: The USPSTF found good evidence that available screening tests can accurately detect type 2 … Three tests have been used to screen for diabetes: fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2‐hour post‐load plasma … Determining the accuracy of screening tests for type 2 diabetes is complicated by uncertainty of what … 2‐hour PG > 200 mg/dL, or HbA1c >6. 4 percent.[[15‐17]] Other studies have examined whether these tests … Comparison of tests for glycated haemoglobin and fasting and two hour plasma glucose concentrations as

280. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2007 - Are screening tests for chlamydial infection accu- rate? 4. … tests and higher sensitivities than culture. … However, the USPSTF did not at that time pro- vide clinical guidance on which tests should be used. … Screening tests to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infec- tions—2002. … Subscribers may take the tests free of charge.