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301. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2008 - for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Grade: B No Recommendation Grade: I (Insufficient Evidence) Three tests … Risk assessment Screening tests Suggestions for practice regarding insufficient evidence When BP is

302. Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 18, 2021 - , endoscopic tests, or computed tomography colonography starting at age 45 years provides an efficient … Numbers of noncolonoscopy tests were also reported. … Because of large differences in the number of noncolonoscopy tests across modalities, efficiency analyses … , endoscopic tests, or computed tomography colonography starting at age 45 years provides an efficient … Strategy c COLs Non-COL tests d Complications CRC LYG Cases Deaths Colonoscopy

303. Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     October 05, 2020 - Facts About Screening for Hearing Loss There are several screening tests that can detect hearing … loss including the whispered voice, finger rub, and watch tick tests. … Examples include the whispered voice, finger rub, and watch tick tests.

304. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 13, 2002 - Initial costs of colonoscopy are higher than the costs of other tests. … Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Tests The USPSTF reviewed evidence of the effectiveness of the … following screening tests for colorectal cancer: DRE, FOBT, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, DCBE, and CT … Tests that incorporate quantitative measures of heme and genetic stool markers have not been evaluated … together, most patients in an academic internal medicine clinic preferred both tests or FOBT alone;

305. Archived: Tuberculosis Infection, Including Bacille Calmette-Guérin Immunization: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 11, 2014 - and JAMA Link Archived Versions Burden of Suffering Accuracy of Screening Tests … Some negative reactions to tuberculin skin tests require immediate retesting (two-step testing) to help … False-positive results of Mantoux tests. … Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccinations and tuberculin skin tests. … Comparison of Mantoux, tine, and "Imotest'' tuberculin tests.

306. Recommendation: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 02, 2023 - Two types of screening tests for LTBI are currently available in the US: the tuberculin skin test (TST … , 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 … These additional examinations, diagnostics, and tests are essential to completing a diagnosis of LTBI … Currently available TST and IGRA screening tests are moderately sensitive and highly specific for LTBI

307. Draft Recommendation: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 19, 2024 - Screening Tests Screening for syphilis involves a blood test that detects antibodies to the organism … Treponemal tests, such as the T. pallidum particle agglutination (TP-PA) test, detect an antibody response … to antigens specific to  T. pallidum. 9   Nontreponemal tests, such as the Venereal Disease Research … Because of high false-positive rates associated with nontreponemal tests alone, especially in pregnancy … sequence screening algorithm. 30 The false-positive rate of various chemiluminescence immunoassay tests

308. Cervical Cancer Screening (pdf file)
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     October 09, 2017 - Two tests are used to screen for cervical cancer: • Cytology (also know as a “Pap” test): This test … For women ages 30 to 65, HPV infections are more likely to lead to cancer, so either Pap tests or hrHPV … tests are effective for screening. … https://healthfinder.gov/HealthTopics/Category/doctor-visits/screening-tests/get-tested-for-cervical-cancer

309. Understanding Task Force Recommendations: Preventing Falls in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - Getting the best health care means making smart decisions about what screening tests, counseling services … Many people don’t get the tests, counseling, or preventive medicines they need. … 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

310. Archived: Drug Abuse: 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 … Toxicologic tests can provide objective evidence of drug use. … concentrations of specific drugs and their metabolites in urine specimens. 46 Sensitivity of these tests … Most importantly, toxicologic tests do not distinguish between occasional users and individuals who are … Studies using sensitive toxicologic tests suggest that only one in four pregnant women who have used

311. Screening for Celiac Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     March 28, 2017 - IgA endomysial antibodies tests were associated with high specificity. … Screening tests were serologic tests or questionnaires. … What is the accuracy of screening tests for celiac disease? … 1 What is the accuracy of screening tests for celiac disease? … EMA antibody tests were also associated with strong likelihood ratios.

312. Screening for Preeclampsia US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2017 - EVIDENCE REVIEW The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy of screening and diagnostic tests for … to identify hypertension in adults as adequate.13 Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests There are several tests … The USPSTF found variable and limited evi- dence on the accuracy of these tests. … have better test per- formance than manually read tests. … Screening tests during prenatal care: does practice follow the evidence?

313. Seventh Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 01, 2018 - Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screening tests … Force comprehensively assesses evidence and makes recommendations about the effectiveness of screening tests

314. Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 28, 2021 - What is the clinical test performance of rapid point-of-care antibody tests? … stratification methods that identify persons at increased risk for syphilis infection KQs 1, 3: Screening tests

315. Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 11, 2019 - on the benefits and harms of screening for pancreatic cancer, the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests … Screening Tests The USPSTF does not recommend screening for pancreatic cancer in the general population … Other Considerations Research Needs and Gaps Research is needed to develop effective screening tests … Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF found no studies that reported on the sensitivity or specificity … of CT scan, MRI, or EUS as screening tests for pancre- atic cancer.

316. Archived: Pancreatic 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 … 13 , 14   Return to Table of Contents Accuracy of Screening Tests … There are no reliable screening tests for detecting pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic persons. … such as magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography are too costly to use as routine screening tests … Serum diagnostic tests for pancreatic cancer.

317. Archived: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 22, 2014 - Screening Tests Chlamydial and gonococcal infections are diagnosed by using nucleic acid amplification … tests, which are approved by the U.S. … The USPSTF also found convincing evidence that screening tests can accurately detect gonorrhea. … Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF found convincing evidence that available screening tests … Specificity was high across all specimens and tests for both chlamydia and gonorrhea 7 .

318. Final Research Plan: Pancreatic Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 17, 2017 - personal history of new-onset diabetes, or other risk factors (KQ1a); the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests … What is the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for pancreatic adenocarcinoma? … known genetic syndromes, and adding "included but not limited to" in the section on included screening tests

319. Archived: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2009 - Grade: A Screening Tests Serologic identification of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). … Screening Tests Screening for HBV infection by testing for HBsAg should be performed in each pregnancy … Screening A test for HBsAg should be ordered at the first prenatal visit with other recommended screening tests … hepatitis B immune globulin as soon as possible (but not later than 7 days after birth) if the mother tests … time a pregnancy is discovered, regardless of hepatitis B immunization history and previous results of tests

320. Archived: Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2009 - Grade: A Screening Tests Serologic identification of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). … Screening Tests Screening for HBV infection by testing for HBsAg should be performed in each pregnancy … Screening A test for HBsAg should be ordered at the first prenatal visit with other recommended screening tests … hepatitis B immune globulin as soon as possible (but not later than 7 days after birth) if the mother tests … time a pregnancy is discovered, regardless of hepatitis B immunization history and previous results of tests