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Appendix A: Topics with "I Statements" from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Pages 133-144

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From page 133...
... of all topics addressed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
From page 134...
...   B The USPSTF recommends screening for gonorrhea in sexually active women age 24 years and younger and in older women who are at increased risk for infection.   I The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea in men.
From page 135...
... See the Practice Considerations section for more information on recommended behavioral interventions and pharmacotherapy and for suggestions for practice regarding the I statements. High Blood Pressure 2020 I in Children and Adolescents: Screening6 Unhealthy Drug Use: 2020 B Adults aged 18 and older Screening7 I Adolescents Illicit Drug Use in 2020 I Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Primary Care–Based Interventions8 5 USPSTF, 2021d.
From page 136...
... I The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for AAA with ultrasonography in women aged 65–75 years who have ever smoked or have a family history of AAA.
From page 137...
... Child Maltreatment: 2018 I Interventions14 Unhealthy Alcohol Use 2018 B Adults 18 years or older, including in Adolescents and pregnant women Adults: Screening and   I Adolescents aged 12–17 years Behavioral Counseling Interventions15 Intimate Partner 2018 B Women of reproductive age Violence, Elder I Older or vulnerable adults Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening16 Atrial Fibrillation: 2018 I   Screening with Electrocardiography17 Peripheral Artery 2018 I Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening and Risk Assessment with the Ankle-Brachial Index18 Cardiovascular Disease: 2018 I   Risk Assessment with Nontraditional Risk Factors19 13 USPSTF, 2019b.
From page 138...
... Adults: Preventive I The USPSTF concludes that the current Medication22 evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of the benefits and harms of vitamin D and calcium supplementation, alone or combined, for the primary prevention of fractures in men and premenopausal women. I The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of the benefits and harms of daily supplementation with doses greater than 400 IU of vitamin D and greater than 1000 mg of calcium for the primary prevention of fractures in community-dwelling, postmenopausal women.
From page 139...
... APPENDIX A 139 TABLE A-1  Continued Vision in Children Ages 2017 B Children aged 3–5 years 6 Months to 5 Years:   I Children younger than 3 years Screening25 Celiac Disease: 2017 I Screening26 Gynecological 2017 I   Conditions: Periodic Screening with the Pelvic Examination27 Obstructive Sleep 2017 I Apnea in Adults: Screening28 Statin Use for the 2016 B Adults aged 40 to 75 years with no Primary Prevention of history of CVD, 1 or more CVD risk Cardiovascular Disease factors, and a calculated 10-year CVD in Adults: Preventive event risk of 10% or greater Medication29   C Adults aged 40 to 75 years with no history of CVD, 1 or more CVD risk factors, and a calculated 10-year CVD event risk of 7.5% to 10%   I Adults 76 years and older with no history of CVD Lipid Disorders 2016 I in Children and Adolescents: Screening30 Skin Cancer: 2016 I   Screening31 Aspirin Use to Prevent 2016 B Adults aged 50–59 years with a 10% or Cardiovascular Disease greater 10-year CVD risk and Colorectal Cancer: C Adults aged 60–69 years with a 10% or Preventive Medication32 greater 10-year CVD risk I Adults younger than 50 years I Adults aged 70 or older 25 USPSTF, 2017d.
From page 140...
... 140 CLOSING EVIDENCE GAPS IN CLINICAL PREVENTION TABLE A-1  Continued Impaired Visual Acuity 2016 I   in Older Adults: Screening33 Autism Spectrum 2016 I Disorder in Young Children: Screening34 Depression in Children 2016 B Adolescents aged 12–18 years and Adolescents: 2016 I Children aged 11 years or younger Screening35 Breast Cancer: 2016 B Women aged 50–74 years Screening36 C Women aged 40–49 years I All women I Women with dense breasts I Women aged 75 years or older Iron Deficiency Anemia 2015 I   in Young Children: Screening37 Iron Deficiency 2015 I Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation38 Speech and Language 2015 I   Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening39 Thyroid Dysfunction: 2015 I Screening40 Suicide Risk in 2014 I Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults: Screening41 33 USPSTF, 2016e.
From page 141...
...   I Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of routine screening examinations for dental caries performed by primary care clinicians in children from birth to age 5 years. Vitamin 2014 D The USPSTF recommends against Supplementation to the use of ß-carotene or vitamin E Prevent Cancer and supplements for the prevention of CVD: Preventive cardiovascular disease or cancer.
From page 142...
... https://www.uspreventive servicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-children-and-adolescents screening (accessed August 17, 2021)
From page 143...
... https://www.uspreventive servicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/atrial-fibrillation-screening-with-elec trocardiography (accessed August 17, 2021)
From page 144...
... https://www.uspreventive servicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults screening (accessed August 17, 2021)


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