USPSTF--US Preventative Services Task Force

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Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2010-2011

Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services includes U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening, counseling, and preventive medication topics and includes clinical considerations for each topic. This new pocket guide provides general practitioners, internists, family practitioners, pediatricians, nurses, and nurse practitioners with an authoritative source for making decisions about preventive services. Contents Foreword Preface Section 1. Preventive Services Recommended by the USPSTF Section 2. Recommendations for Adults    Cancer         Aspirin/NSAIDS for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer         Bladder Cancer in Adults, Screening         Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility, Genetic Risk Assessment and BRCA Mutation Testing         Breast Cancer, Chemoprevention         *Breast Cancer, Screening (2009)         Breast Cancer, Screening (2002)         Cervical Cancer, Screening         Colorectal Cancer, Screening         Lung Cancer Screening         Oral Cancer, Screening         Ovarian Cancer, Screening         Pancreatic Cancer, Screening         Prostate Cancer, Screening         Skin Cancer, Counseling to Prevent         Skin Cancer, Screening         Testicular Cancer, Screening         Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease, Routine    Heart, Vascular, and Respiratory Diseases         Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Screening         Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events         Carotid Artery Stenosis, Screening         Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Screening         Coronary Heart Disease, Screening         *Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment, Nontraditional Risk Factors         High Blood Pressure, Screening         Lipid Disorders in Adults, Screening         Peripheral Arterial Disease, Screening    Infectious Diseases         Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, Screening         Chlamydial Infection, Screening         Genital Herpes, Screening         Gonorrhea, Screening         Hepatitis B Virus Infection, Screening         *Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnancy, Screening         Hepatitis C in Adults, Screening         HIV, Screening         Sexually Transmitted Infections, Counseling         Syphilis Infection, Screening    Injury and Violence         Family and Intimate Partner Violence, Screening         Motor Vehicle Occupant Restraints and Avoidance of Alcohol Use While Driving, Counseling    Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse         Alcohol Misuse, Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce         *Depression (Adults), Screening         Illicit Drug Use, Screening         Suicide Risk, Screening         *Tobacco and Tobacco-caused Disease (Adults and Pregnant Women), Counseling and Interventions    Metabolic, Nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions         Diet, Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote a Healthy         *Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects         Hemochromatosis, Screening         Hormone Therapy for the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women         Iron Deficiency Anemia, Screening         Obesity in Adults, Screening         Physical Activity, Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote         Thyroid Disease, Screening         Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults, Screening    Musculoskeletal Conditions         Osteoporosis, Screening    Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions         Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy, Screening         Breastfeeding, Behavioral Interventions to Promote         Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening         Rh (D) Incompatibility, Screening    Vision Disorders         Glaucoma, Screening         *Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults, Screening Section 3. Recommendations for Children and Adolescents         Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women, Screening         Congenital Hypothyroidism, Screening         Hip Dysplasia, Screening         Hyperbilirubinemia in Infants, Screening to Prevent Chronic Bilirubin Encephalopathy         Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents, Screening         Lipid Disorders in Children, Screening         Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents, Screening         Newborn Hearing Screening         *Obesity in Children and Adolescents, Screening         Phenylketonuria, Screening         Sickle Cell Disease, Screening         Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children, Screening         Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease (Children and Adolescents), Counseling to Prevent          Visual Impairment in Children Younger Than Age 5 Years, Screening Appendixes         Appendix A. How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Grades Its Recommendations         Appendix B. Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 2002-2010         Appendix C. Acknowledgments         Appendix D. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended ImmunizationSchedules *New recommendations March 2009 to March 2010.