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421. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening, April 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2001 - For information on accuracy of screening tests, we used the search terms sensitivity and specificity. … We included studies if they contained data on yield of screening, screening tests, risk factors, risk … For information on accuracy of screening tests, we used the search terms “sensitivity” and “specificity … We included studies if they contained data on yield of screening, screening tests, risk factors, risk … There are no studies by which to judge the extent of harm, if any, related to these tests.

422. Screening for Skin Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - For information on accuracy of screening tests, we used the search terms sensitivity and specificity. … We included studies if they contained data on yield of screening, screening tests, risk factors, risk … For information on accuracy of screening tests, we used the search terms “sensitivity” and “specificity … We included studies if they contained data on yield of screening, screening tests, risk factors, risk … There are no studies by which to judge the extent of harm, if any, related to these tests.

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     August 01, 2013 - Screening Tests The USPSTF considers 3 tools as the instruments of choice for screening for alcohol … Tests include single-question screening; AUDIT; the Cut-Down, Annoyed, Guilty, and Eye- Opener (CAGE) … Several of these tests also have abbreviated versions. … However, the sensitivity of these screening tests varies by sex and achieving similar sensitivity for … None of the identified systematic reviews provided in- formation about the use of screening tests in

424. Archived: Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: 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. 18   Return to Table of Contents Accuracy of Screening Tests … A number of radiologic screening tests have been … Other screening tests under investigation include biochemical markers of bone turnover, which may be

425. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 05, 2008 - Screening Tests The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is more sensitive than the digital rectal … Screening Tests The PSA test is more sensitive than the digital rectal examination for detecting prostate … Accuracy of Screening Tests The 2002 review noted inherent problems with the use of needle biopsy results … as a reference standard to assess the accuracy of prostate cancer screening tests.

426. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2023 - genital herpes is limited by the low predictive value of the widely available serologic screening tests

427. Final Research Plan: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 14, 2019 - quality of life, functional status, or cognitive status KQ 2: Adverse outcomes related to screening tests

428. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 16, 2024 - BSTAD) or comparable Studies without any screening instruments or question(s) Laboratory tests … For KQ2 only, other screening tests (including the AUDIT, AUDIT-C using traditional drink size guidelines

429. Archived: Final Research Plan: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 25, 2016 - seeking care for IPV or for obvious signs or symptoms of abuse Screening KQs 1–3: Screening tests … settings (i.e., brief, easy to interpret, acceptable to patients and clinicians) KQs 1–3: Screening tests … for abuse or presenting with obvious signs or symptoms of abuse Screening KQs 1–3: Screening tests

430. Clinical Summary: Screening for HIV Infection (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests Current CDC guidelines recommend testing for HIV infection with an antigen/antibody

431. Screening for Breast Cancer Clinical Summaries (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests Conventional digital mammography has essentially replaced film mammography as the primary

432. Screening for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 14, 2021 - We did not rereview the diagnostic accuracy of specific assays or tests, which the prior review found … the study population, defined positive test results, and re- ported performance characteristics of tests … Screening tests for chlamydial and gonococcal infections are accurate regardless of anatomical site … First, inclusion criteria consid- ered settings and tests relevant to current US practice and did not … Limitations of screening tests for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in asymptomatic adolescent

433. Archived: Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2007 - from the test, the accuracy and potential for adverse events of any subsequent confirmatory diagnostic tests … settings; and finally, there would probably be important harms from follow-up of positive screening tests—in … averted, while harms may be measured in terms of the health consequences of false-positive screening tests … At the place where the line forks is a second label, "Screen with ultrasonography and confirmatory tests … relationship between the activity under consideration (screening with ultrasonography and confirmatory tests

434. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - Screening Tests A visual acuity test (for example, the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method for screening … Evidence is limited on the use of other vision tests, including pinhole testing, the Amsler grid (a chart … Accuracy of Screening Tests Screening questions can be used to elicit self- perceived problems with … Compared with a detailed ophthalmologic examination, visual acuity screening tests are not accurate in … Additional risk factors include: Screening Tests Visual acuity testing (e.g., by the Snellen eye chart

435. JAMA (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2020 - Rationale Rationale Assessment Detection • Adequate evidence that primary care–based visual acuity tests … Other tests available for vision screening in primary care include the pinhole test (a test for refractive … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Eight studies (n = 7398) examined the accuracy of screening … tests to detect impaired visual acuity. … Visual acuity tests had poor diag- nostic accuracy when compared with a complete ophthalmologi- cal examination

436. Recommendation: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 24, 2022 - Other tests available for vision screening in primary care include the pinhole test (a test for refractive … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Eight studies (n = 7398) examined the accuracy of screening … tests to detect impaired visual acuity. … Visual acuity tests had poor diagnostic accuracy when compared with a complete ophthalmological examination … Rationale Assessment Detection Adequate evidence that primary care–based visual acuity tests

437. Screening and Interventions for Childhood Overweight: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2005 - What clinical screening tests for overweight in childhood are reliable and valid in predicting obesity … What clinical screening tests for overweight in childhood ar c. … What clinical screening tests for overweight in childhood ar c. … What clinical screening tests for overweight in childhood are reliable and valid in predicting obesity … Screening tests as a risk factor II-2 Fair.

438. Routine Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy: Review Article (pdf file)
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     August 03, 2020 - the proportion of women who will require supplements after testing and the costs of the tablets and tests … .11 Observational studies33"38 have shown that iron-deficient infants score poorly during infancy on tests … Before and after treatment, both groups were given six psychomet¬ ric tests. … ¬ provement in scores with treatment, with the exception of the Digit Symbol and Consonant Trigrams tests … A randomized trial of oral iron on tests of short-term memory and attention span in young pregnant women

439. Archived: Carotid Artery Stenosis: 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 … greater. 12 Return to Table of Contents Accuracy of Screening Tests … A 1995 meta-analysis of 70 studies comparing the accuracy of noninvasive diagnostic tests to carotid … positive predictive value of carotid duplex ranges from 82% to 97%. 21 The performance of noninvasive tests

440. Archived: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
     June 15, 2012 - Grade: B Screening Tests Body mass index is calculated from the measured weight and height … Screening tests were not a specific focus of this review. … Accuracy of Screening Tests In 2003, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI is an acceptable measure … adults with excess weight. 5 Therefore, the USPSTF did not systematically address clinical screening tests