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221. Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - Two recent well-conducted RCTs examined estrogen therapy for women with mild to moderate dementia and … One RCT with a crossover design showed that 6 weeks of therapy with clomipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant … Donepezil therapy in clinical practice: a randomized crossover study. … Estrogen replacement therapy for treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer disease: a randomized controlled … For KQs 4-6, we accepted RCTs of treatments with health outcomes that provided information about the

222. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - These treatments include surgery for strabismus and cataracts; use of glasses, contact lenses, or refractive … surgery treatments to correct refractive error; and visual training, patching, or atropine therapy of … and temporary loss of visual acuity of the nonamblyopic eye, which resolves weeks after completion of therapy … Efficacy and stability of amblyopia therapy. Optom Vis Sci. 1992;69:747–754. 31. … Results of amblyopia therapy in eyes with unilateral structural abnormalities.

223. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2022 - Options include best medical therapy alone or in combination with revascu- larization (carotid endarter … Revascularization has been associated with small long- term benefits compared with best medical therapy … carotid artery stenosis in the general population, the small benefit of surgery compared with medical therapy … compared with best medical therapy alone (KQ3). … ]) or carotid artery stenting (unadjusted HR, 3.50 [95% CI, 0.42-29.11]) compared with best medical therapy

224. Archived: Blood Pressure in Adults (Hypertension): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2007 - The following non-pharmacological therapies are associated with reductions in blood pressure: Reduction … Benefits of detection and early treatment. … Harms of detection and early treatment. … Nonpharmacological treatment. … Nonpharmacological therapies, such as reduction of dietary sodium intake, potassium supplementation,

225. Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 02, 2021 - Options include best medical therapy alone or in combination with revascularization (carotid endarterectomy … Revascularization has been associated with small long-term benefits compared with best medical therapy … carotid artery stenosis in the general population, the small benefit of surgery compared with medical therapy … compared with best medical therapy alone (KQ3). … ]) or carotid artery stenting (unadjusted HR, 3.50 [95% CI, 0.42-29.11]) compared with best medical therapy

226. Final Research Plan: Enhanced Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 26, 2024 - Does treatment guided by coronary artery calcium scoring lead to improved health outcomes? … What are the harms of treatment guided by coronary artery calcium scoring? … We will also analyze benefits and harms of treatment interventions by specific populations to the extent … (e.g., PREVENT, PCE) Usual care or no screening (KQs 1 and 3 only) KQs 4, 5: Usual care, no treatment … and decision-making outcomes (e.g., prescribing and adherence to preventive cardiovascular disease treatments

227. Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2010 - , or photodynamic therapy 13 . … cancer at earlier asymptomatic stages, when there is a greater chance of cure with bladder-sparing therapies … transurethral resection of bladder tumor, intravesical therapy, or both compared with no treatment of … , Radiotherapy, Diet Therapy, Surgery, Drug Therapy] ((early or earli$) adj5 (detect$ or diagnos$ or … ), and photodynamic therapy.

228. Archived: Brief Evidence Update: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 04, 2004 - second search was conducted crossing the exploded MESH® headings of Mouth Neoplasm's or Oral Cancer with Therapeutics … or Treatment, yielding 1,725 articles. … While none of these 42 addressed the key questions specifically, several were concerned with treatments … Key Question 3: Are there effective treatments for mitigating the morbidity/mortality of oral cancer … Oral proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL); open trial of surgery compared with combined therapy

229. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia--Including Iron Supplementation for Children and Pregnant Women (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2006 - Harms of detection and early treatment: The USPSTF found no evidence addressing the harms of screening … because many families do not adhere to treatment and because the rate of spontaneous resolution is … Children Intervention--Treatment The USPSTF found poor evidence (conflicting studies) that treatment … Iron therapy for improving psychomotor development and cognitive function in children under the age … Intervention--Supplementation Harms of Screening and Treatment Pregnant Women Intervention--Treatment

230. 4Z Bygyyfkv5Uru6Fjx8Pb (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - Benefits of Detection and Early Treatment The USPSTF found adequate evidence that treatment of screen-detected … of the harms of screening and treatment is small to none. … Treatment Initial treatment includes moderate physical activity, dietary changes, support from diabetes … Additional studies are needed to evaluate the effect of dif- ferent treatments for GDM on longer-term … Therapeutic management, delivery, and postpartum risk assess- ment and screening in gestational diabetes

231. Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Treatment and Interventions For nonblack patients, initial treatment consists of a thiazide diuretic … For black patients, initial treatment is thiazide or a calcium-channel blocker. … Initial or add- on treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease consists of either an angiotensin-converting

232. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Clinical Summary of a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     The detection and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria with antibiotics significantly reduces the incidence … Detection and screening tests Screening intervals Benefits of detection and early treatment Potential … harms associated with treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria include: • adverse effects from antibiotics … • development of bacterial resistance Harms of detection and early treatment Additional USPSTF recommendations

233. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 07, 2015 - Treatment Treatment of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women is similar to that in nonpregnant women … Potential Harms of Screening and Treatment Screening and Treatment No good- or fair-quality studies … reported on the harms of screening or early treatment. 2 Potential harms of iron treatment include … The USPSTF also clarified that intravenous iron treatment is a potential therapy that is offered in current … Treatments for iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy.

234. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - persons in the isoniazid-only group, and combination therapy was found to be noninferior. … isoniazid and 1.1% for rifampin.131 Meta-analysis found no statistically significant difference between treatments … It is unclear whether changes in the prevalence of tuberculosis (which has decreased), treatments for … noninferiority, improved adherence, and lower risk of hepa- totoxicity for current, CDC-preferred LTBI treatments … Adverse events with 4 months of rifampin therapy or 9 months of isoniazid therapy for latent tuberculosis

235. Screening for HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2019 - significantly following the implementation of routine prenatal HIV screening and the use of effective therapies … significantly following the implementation of routine prenatal HIV screening and the use of effective therapies … Initiation of antiretroviral therapy at high CD4+ cell counts is associated with positive treatment outcomes … Risk of cardiovascular events associated with current exposure to HIV antiretroviral therapies in a US … highly active antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy.

236. Screening for Prostate Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2008 - for signs of disease progression), radical prostatectomy, external-beam radiation therapy, and brachytherapy … (or radioactive seed implantation therapy) (6). … Randomized, controlled trials comparing prostate can- cer treatments with watchful waiting have enrolled … Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer. … localized prostate cancer include w atchful w aiting, active surveillance, surgery, and radiation therapy

237. Procedure Manual Appendix V. Work Plan/Research Plan Template | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - Which treatments are of interest for this review? … How will different treatments be prioritized, combined, or compared in synthesizing the literature? … of treatment success? … that are presumed to be in effect for the treatment to be effective? … Treatment interventions.

238. Archived: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 22, 2014 - (STDs) and expedited partner therapy are available at www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2010/default.htm and … sex partner who cannot be linked to care, the CDC suggests that clinicians consider expedited partner therapy … substantial prevalence of asymptomatic infection, the availability of accurate screening tests and effective treatments … Accurate screening tests and effective antibiotic treatments are available for chlamydia and gonorrhea … statement also includes clarifications on risk assessment, screening tests, screening intervals, and treatments

239. Szn5Hhs8W5Sar6Bbpabsab (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - We used RCTs to assess the effectiveness of diabetes and prediabetes treatments. … The ALLHAT (51) examined various antihypertensive therapies among persons with diabetes, impaired fasting … Economic evaluation of therapeutic interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes in Canada. … on dual therapy. … Pharmaco- therapy for weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

240. Archived: Evidence Summary: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 03, 2003 - Two recent well-conducted RCTs examined estrogen therapy for women with mild to moderate dementia and … One RCT with a crossover design showed that 6 weeks of therapy with clomipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant … Other pharmacologic treatments have not been adequately studied. … Estrogen replacement therapy for treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer disease: a randomized controlled … Donepezil therapy in clinical practice: a randomized crossover study. Arch Neurol 2000;57:94-99.