Recommendations for obesity screening.
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for obesity in children and adolescents 6 years and older and offer or refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions to promote improvements in weight status. (Grade: B - 06/2017)
True or False?
USPSTF recommends screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria using urine culture in pregnant persons.
True.
The USPSTF recommends screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria using urine culture in pregnant persons. (Grade: B - 09/2019)
Recommendations for breast cancer screening.
The USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammography for women aged 50 to 74 years. (Grade: B - 01/2016)
Recommendations for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening.
The USPSTF recommends 1-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with ultrasonography in men aged 65 to 75 years who have ever smoked. (Grade: B - 12/2019)
True or false?
USPSTF recommends that there is insufficient evidence that offering preexposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral therapy to persons who are at high of HIV acquisition is beneficial.
False.
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians offer preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with effective antiretroviral therapy to persons who are at high risk of HIV acquisition. (Grade: A - 06/2019)
Recommendation for Folic acid supplementation
The USPSTF recommends that all persons planning to or who could become pregnant take a daily supplement containing 0.4 to 0.8 mg (400 to 800 mcg) of folic acid. (Grade A - 8/2023)
Recommendations for HIV screening.
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for HIV infection in adolescents and adults aged 15 to 65 years. Younger adolescents and older adults who are at increased risk of infection and all pregnant persons, including those who present in labor or at delivery whose HIV status is unknown should also be screened. (Grade: A - 06/2019)
Recommendations for vision screening in children.
The USPSTF recommends vision screening at least once in all children aged 3 to 5 years to detect amblyopia or its risk factors. (Grade: B - 09/2017)
Recommendations for gestational diabetes screening.
The USPSTF recommends screening for gestational diabetes in asymptomatic pregnant persons at 24 weeks of gestation or after. (Grade: B - 08/2021)
Recommendations for colorectal cancer screening.
The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer in adults aged 45 to 49 years. (Grade: B - 05/2021)
The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer in all adults aged 50 to 75 years. (Grade: A - 05/2021)
Recommendations for Intimate partner violence screening
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for intimate partner violence (IPV) in women of reproductive age and provide or refer women who screen positive to ongoing support services. (Grade B- 10/2018)
Recommendations for alcohol and drug use screening.
The USPSTF recommends screening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings in adults 18 years or older, including pregnant women, and providing persons engaged in risky or hazardous drinking with brief behavioral counseling interventions to reduce unhealthy alcohol use. (Grade: B - 11/2018)
The USPSTF recommends screening by asking questions about unhealthy drug use in adults age 18 years or older. Screening should be implemented when services for accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and appropriate care can be offered or referred. (Grade: B - 06/2020)
Recommendation for Tobacco use and cessation screening
Screen all nonpregnant adults and provide behavior therapy and U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved intervention therapy for cessation (Grade A - 1/2021)
Screen all pregnant women and provide behavior therapy. (Grade A - 1/2021)
Recommends that primary care clinicians provide interventions, including education or brief counseling, to prevent initiation of tobacco use among school-aged children and adolescents. (Grade B 4/2020)
Recommendations for Hepatitis C and B screening.
The USPSTF recommends screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in adults aged 18 to 79 years. (Grade: B - 03/2020)
The USPSTF recommends screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in adolescents and adults at increased risk for infection ( Grade B - 12/202) and pregnant women at their first prenatal visit. (Grade A - 7/2019)
Recommendations for gonorrhea and chlamydia screening.
The USPSTF recommends screening for gonorrhea and/or chlamydia in all sexually active women 24 years or younger and in women 25 years or older who are at increased risk for infection. (Grade: B - 09/2021)
Recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians offer pregnant persons effective behavioral counseling interventions aimed at promoting healthy weight gain and preventing excess gestational weight gain in pregnancy. (Grade B-05/2021)
Recommendations for lung cancer screening.
Screen annually with low-dose computed tomography for individuals 50 to 80 years of age with a 20-pack-year history who currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years; discontinue screening once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem that limits life expectancy (Grade: B - 03/2021)
Recommendations for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes screening.
The USPSTF recommends screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in adults aged 35 to 70 years who have overweight or obesity. Clinicians should offer or refer patients with prediabetes to effective preventive interventions. (Grade: B - 08/2021)
Recommendations to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults.
The USPSTF recommends exercise interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults 65 years or older who are at increased risk for falls. (Grade: B - 04/2018)
Recommendations for depression screening.
The USPSTF recommends screening for depression in the adult population, including pregnant and postpartum women , as well as older adults. (Grade: B - 06/2023)
Provide or refer pregnant and postpartum persons who are at increased risk of perinatal depression to counseling interventions.(Grade: B - 02/2019)
Recommendations for Syphilis screening
The USPSTF recommends screening for syphilis infection in persons who are at increased risk for infection. Grade A - 09/2022
The USPSTF recommends early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant women. Grade A - 09/2018
Recommendations for depression screening.
The USPSTF recommends screening for major depressive disorder (MDD) in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years. Screening should be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and appropriate follow-up. (Grade: B - 02/2016)
Indications for low-dose aspirin in pregnancy and pre-eclampsia screening.
The USPSTF recommends the use of low-dose aspirin (81 mg/day) as preventive medication after 12 weeks of gestation in persons who are at high risk for preeclampsia. (Grade: B - 09/2021)
The USPSTF recommends screening for preeclampsia in pregnant women with blood pressure measurements throughout pregnancy. (Grade: B - 04/2017)
Recommendations for cervical cancer screening.
21 to 29 years of age every three years with cytology alone. Frequency of screening may increase to every five years for women 30 to 65 years of age with cytology and high-risk human papilloma virus cotesting or high-risk human papillomavirus testing alone (Grade: A - 08/2018)
Recommendation for Hypertension screening in adults 18 years and older w/o known HTN
T he USPSTF recommends screening for hypertension in adults 18 years or older with office blood pressure measurement (OBPM). The USPSTF recommends obtaining blood pressure measurements outside of the clinical setting for diagnostic confirmation before starting treatment. (Grade A- 4/2021)
Recommendations for BRCA-related cancer risk assessment/screening.
Use a familial risk assessment tool in women with either:
• Personal or family history of breast, ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancers
• Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry (i.e., ancestry with increased risk of BRCA mutation)
For positive risk tools, offer genetic counseling and genetic testing, if indicated. (Grade: B - 08/2019)
Recommendation on Anxiety screening
The USPSTF recommends screening for anxiety disorders in adults, including pregnant and postpartum persons. (Grade B 6/2023)
The USPSTF recommends screening for anxiety in children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years. (Grade B 10/2022)
Recommendation for Latent TB Screening
The USPSTF recommends screening for LTBI in populations at increased risk. (Grade B- 5/2023)
Indications for fluoride varnish to prevent dental caries.
The USPSTF recommends that primary care clinicians apply fluoride varnish to the primary teeth of all infants and children starting at the age of primary tooth eruption in children younger than 5 years and prescribe oral fluoride supplementation starting at age 6 months for children whose water supply is deficient in fluoride in children younger than 5 years.(Grade: B - 12/2021)
Recommendations for RH(D) screening in pregnancy.
The USPSTF strongly recommends Rh(D) blood typing and antibody testing for all pregnant women during their first visit for pregnancy-related care. (Grade: A - 04/2004)
The USPSTF recommends repeated Rh(D) antibody testing for all unsensitized Rh(D)-negative women at 24 to 28 weeks' gestation, unless the biological father is known to be Rh(D)-negative. (Grade: B - 04/2004)
Recommendations for skin cancer prevention
The USPSTF recommends counseling young adults, adolescents, children, and parents of young children about minimizing exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation for persons aged 6 months to 24 years with fair skin types to reduce their risk of skin cancer. (Grade: B - 03/2018)
Recommendations for osteoporosis screening.
The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis with bone measurement testing to prevent osteoporotic fractures in women 65 years and older. (Grade: B - 06/2018)
The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis with bone measurement testing to prevent osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women younger than 65 years who are at increased risk of osteoporosis, as determined by a formal clinical risk assessment tool. (Grade: B - 06/2018)
Recommendations for Medications to reduce risk of Breast Cancer
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians offer to prescribe risk-reducing medications, such as tamoxifen, raloxifene, or aromatase inhibitors, to women who are 35 years or older and are at increased risk for breast cancer and at low risk for adverse medication effects. (Grade: B - 09/2019)
Recommendations for Statins use for the primary prevention of CVD
Recommend low- to moderate-dose statin therapy in patients meeting all three criteria:
(1) 40 to 75 years of age
(2) Dyslipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, or smoker
(3) 10-year CVD risk of 10% or greater
(Grade B 8/2022)
Recommendations for Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum
The USPSTF recommends prophylactic ocular topical (0.5% erythromycin ophthalmic ointment) medication for all newborns to prevent gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum. (Grade A- 1/2019)