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441. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement for Screening for Bladder Cancer | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/announcements/us-preventive-services-task-force-issues-final-recommendation-statement-screening-bladder-cancer
     August 16, 2011 - focused on the benefits and harms of screening among people without symptoms, the accuracy of screening tests

442. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 2 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2009 - associated with delivering this service on a population level, including the costs of the screening tests

443. Archived: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 06, 2016 - Screening Tests Screening tests include the Mantoux tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release … Detection The USPSTF found adequate evidence that accurate screening tests are available to detect … Screening tests include the Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs … Screening Tests Two types of screening tests for LTBI are currently available in the United States: … Fact Sheet: Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs)—Blood Tests for TB Infection.

444. Archived: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 26, 2018 - Screening Tests The most commonly used test is central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the … While several bone measurement tests similarly predict risk of fractures, DXA provides measurement of … Other screening tests include peripheral DXA and quantitative ultrasound (QUS). … Although several bone measurement tests similarly predict risk of fracture, DXA provides measurement … DXA; other screening tests include peripheral DXA and quantitative ultrasound (QUS).

445. Archived: Folic Acid/Folate Prophylaxis to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication, 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 … Tests for neural tube defects include ultrasound … The latter two are used primarily as confirmatory tests and should not be regarded as part of routine … First, about one third of positive tests are not confirmed by a second MSAFP measurement. 9 , 19 Second … When positive results are followed by appropriate diagnostic tests, such as high-resolution ultrasound

446. Draft Research Plan: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 03, 2018 - screening methods Workup or surveillance KQ 5: CT, biopsy, positron emission tomography, or other tests … overdiagnosis, † smoking cessation rates, psychosocial harms, and incidental findings leading to additional tests … overdiagnosis, † smoking cessation rates, psychosocial harms, incidental findings leading to additional tests

447. Commenting on Task Force Draft Recommendations: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (pdf file)
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     October 22, 2012 - September 24 to October 22, 2012 Task Force DRAFT Recommendation | 2 Many types of alcohol screening tests … wine 1.5 oz. of liquor Potential Benefits and Harms The Task Force focused its review on screening tests … The Task Force found that several screening tests do a good job of identifying alcohol misuse in adults

448. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 17, 2002 - Among different bone density tests measured at various sites, bone density measured at the femoral neck … fractures increases with age, that the short-term risk for fracture can be estimated by bone density tests … Tests were not compared with DXA of the femoral neck, and the study did not describe how tests performed … Potential harms may also arise from inaccuracies and misinterpretations of bone density tests. … Peripheral bone density tests have not been extensively studied for screening.

449. Archived: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-in-preschool-children-screening
     February 15, 2006 - the literature for other chains of evidence linking such screening (e.g., the accuracy of screening 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):368-79. … Two Language Screening Tests Compared with Developmental Sentence Scoring. … Concurrent validity of two language screening tests. J Commun Disord 1987;20(4):305-17.

450. Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2006 - • Screening tests for elevated blood lead levels include free erythrocyte (or zinc) protoporphyrin … With this update, the USPSTF also reviewed the evidence on the accuracy of screening tests, and the … Accuracy of Tests Blood tests or questionnaires may be used to screen for elevated blood lead levels … differences were found between treatment and control groups in mean IQ, parental rating of behavior, or tests … inconvenience, work or school absenteeism, and financial costs associated with return visits and repeated tests

451. Archived: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-in-preschool-children-screening-2006
     February 15, 2006 - the literature for other chains of evidence linking such screening (e.g., the accuracy of screening 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):368-79. … Two Language Screening Tests Compared with Developmental Sentence Scoring. … Concurrent validity of two language screening tests. J Commun Disord 1987;20(4):305-17.

452. Clinical Summary: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation With Electrocardiography (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2018 - Screening Tests The USPSTF found inadequate evidence to assess w hether screening w ith electrocardiography

453. Screening for Primary Hypertension in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     October 18, 2013 - Screening Tests Blood pressure screening with sphygmomanometry in the clinical setting may identify

454. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     January 12, 2010 - Grade: B Screening tests BMI is calculated from the weight in kilograms divided by the

455. Archived: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening-2014
     March 18, 2014 - Screening Tests Screening tests for cognitive impairment in the clinical setting generally include … Screening Tests Screening tests for cognitive impairment in the clinical setting generally include … Blood tests and radiology examinations are not currently used as screening tests but are often used after … Each of these tests has reasonable performance in some studies, but estimates of sensitivity and specificity … Accuracy of Screening Tests The review identified 55 studies on instruments that screen for cognitive

456. Final Research Plan: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/adolescent-idiopathic-scoliosis-screening
     January 07, 2016 - known to be associated with scoliosis) and other settings with a symptomatic population Screening tests … Finally, the USPSTF removed studies assessing “selective screening” from the list of excluded screening tests

457. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2016 - 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

458. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2016 - 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

459. Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2008 - Screening Tests Bacterial vaginosis is diagnosed using Amsel’s clinical criteria or Gram stain.

460. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2016 - Screening Tests Primary care screening involves either risk assessment via a formal prescreening questionnaire