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441. Recommendation: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 25, 2020 - Pharmacologic treatments approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for Alzheimer disease include … (eg, loss of function and relationships, financial misjudgments, and nonadherence with recommended therapies … evidence on the accuracy of screening tests to detect cognitive impairment and the benefits and harms of treatments … Since current medical therapies for dementia do not appear to affect its long-term course, the potential … Research is needed on treatments that clearly affect the long-term clinical course of cognitive impairment

442. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - • Without treatment, syphilis can damage the brain, nerves, eyes, and cardiovascular system. … • Screening and follow-up treatment can cure syphilis and prevent complications. … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide fact sheets, treatment guidelines, and surveillance

443. Screening and Interventions for Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2005 - Behavioral therapy in the treatment of pediatric obesity. … Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity. … A reduced-glycemic load diet in the treatment of adolescent obesity. … Behavior therapy and sibutramine for the treatment of adolescent obesity: a randomized controlled trial … Insurance reimbursement for the treatment of obesity in children.

444. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, July 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 11, 2005 - Behavioral therapy in the treatment of pediatric obesity. … Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity. … A reduced-glycemic load diet in the treatment of adolescent obesity. … Behavior therapy and sibutramine for the treatment of adolescent obesity: a randomized controlled trial … Insurance reimbursement for the treatment of obesity in children.

445. Final Research Plan: Pregnant Women: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2017 - . †  Harms of treatment include adverse maternal and infant outcomes associated with use of antiretroviral … therapy. … treatment interruption Comparisons KQs 1, 3: HIV screening vs. no screening KQ 2: Repeat … the USPSTF revised the analytic framework to differentiate the harms of screening from the harms of treatment … diagnostic staging step, and clarify that the evidence review will focus on the benefits and harms of treatment

446. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality From Preeclampsia: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary51/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication-september-2014
     April 08, 2014 - Low-dose aspirin therapy to prevent preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol . 1993;168:1083-91. … Usefulness of aspirin therapy in high-risk pregnant women with abnormal uterine artery Doppler ultrasound … Low-dose aspirin therapy to prevent preeclampsia. … at risk for PE or IUGR as determined by a clinician; women were considered for prophylactic entry or therapeutic … renal disease; or such other risk factors as maternal age, family history, or multiple pregnancy Therapeutic

447. Txncztmvpe5Ftseqts6Obm (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2015 - Benefits of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found good evidence that screening for and treatment … Harms of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found good evidence that screening for and treatment … 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. … Treatment The benefits of treatment of hypertension in preventing important health outcomes are well

448. Archived: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - versus conventional treatment. … alone or no intervention. 96 Since treatment was not randomly assigned, factors other than treatment … Although treatment of GDM can reduce macrosomia, the impact of widespread screening and treatment on … The potential diabetic and her treatment in pregnancy. … Relation of the course of retinopathy to control of diabetes, age, and therapeutic agents in diabetic

449. Archived: Gonorrhea (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - detection are based largely on indirect evidence: the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment and the … substantial prevalence of asymptomatic infection, the availability of accurate screening tests and effective treatments … should include treatment for co-infection with chlamydia and treatment of sex partners. 9 All sexually … Epidemiology and treatment of oropharyngeal gonorrhea. … Prophylaxis and treatment of neonatal gonococcal infections.

450. Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Treatments and Interventions Asymptomatic adults at increased risk for CVD are usually treated with … Two RCTs (total N = 4626) compared using the ABI to guide decisions to start aspirin therapy vs usual … the effect of screening with CAC score on risk perception, adherence to medication, and behav- ioral therapies … Some comments also expressed belief that CAC score testing leads to better adherence to preven- tive therapies … It recommends judicious use of secondary test- ing among patients for whom the need for statin therapy

451. Evidence Summary: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 27, 2021 - randomized clinical trials (RCTs) demonstrate the effectiveness of antihypertensive pharmacological treatments … adverse effects or conversely a treatment benefit. … Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration. … Response to antihypertensive therapy in older patients with sustained and nonsustained systolic hypertension … Does white coat hypertension require treatment over age 80?

452. Screening for Preeclampsia US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2017 - FINDINGS Given the evidence that treatment can reduce maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, … Benefits of Early Detection and Treatment Preeclampsia is a complex syndrome. … The USPSTF found adequate evidence that the well-established treatments of pre- eclampsia result in a … of screening for and treatment of preeclampsia as no greater than small. … improving health outcomes, trial evidence and extensive clinical experience provide evidence of effective treatments

453. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Syphilis in Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2024 - It is essential that pregnant people who screen positive receive evidence-based evaluation and treatment … Treatment is safe during pregnancy, and early treatment may prevent babies from developing congenital … “Almost 90% of cases of congenital syphilis could have been prevented with timely testing and treatment

454. Final Research Plan: Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-nonpregnant-adolescents-and-adults/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening
     June 15, 2017 - . †  Harms of treatment include adverse effects associated with antiretroviral therapy, including cardiometabolic … studies KQ 5: Randomized, controlled trials and controlled observational studies; will consider treatment … diagnostic staging step, and clarify that the evidence review will focus on the benefits and harms of treatment … with antiretroviral therapy. … therapy regimens."

455. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2014 - quality-of-life instruments are not equally reliable, reproducible, or reflective of changes after treatment … prioritize preventive interventions; clinicians must balance the intervention with the diagnostic tests and treatments … care screening for depression in adults, the USPSTF specifically considered evidence for screening, treatment … effectiveness, and harms of treatment in adults 65 years or older. … analytic framework that addresses the importance of elevated body mass index and the effect of obesity treatments

456. Screening for Prostate Cancer: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     for localized prostate cancer include watchful waiting, active surveillance, surgery, and radiation therapy … There is no consensus regarding optimal treatment. … discomfort of prostate biopsy and the psychological harm of false-positive test results. • Harms of treatment … years or older and for those whose life expectancy is 10 years or fewer, the incremental benefit from treatment

457. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Treatment and Interventions Treatment of early-stage colorectal cancer generally consists of local … Screening is most appropriate for those healthy enough to undergo treatment and those without comorbid

458. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services: 13th Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - • For suicide risk, more research is needed on the effectiveness of screening tests and treatments … • For all conditions, evidence is lacking on the most effective tools and treatments for screening … Hispanic/Latino persons or persons with depression, may help determine whether culturally tailored therapies … persons or persons with depression, which may help determine the effectiveness of culturally tailored therapies … (Grade A) Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Persons

459. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary11/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - search for RCTs, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses that compared carotid endarterectomy with medical therapy … angiographically confirmed CAS 60% or greater for random allocation to carotid endarterectomy or medical therapy … any perioperative stroke or death was lower in the carotid endarterectomy group than in the medical therapy … It is difficult to determine what effect current standard medical therapy would have on overall benefit … The use of current medical therapy could have reduced the stroke rate in the medical treatment arm of

460. Archived: Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan102/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
     May 15, 2014 - Does treatment for asymptomatic adults identified with mild to moderate COPD through screening improve … What are the adverse effects of COPD treatment in this population? … offered to symptomatic patients, oxygen therapy, surgical therapies, lung transplant, pulmonary rehabilitation … these patients will not be considered in the evidence review (i.e., pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen therapy … , surgical treatment to reduce lung volume, and lung transplantation).