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 internists, family practitioners, pediatricians, nurses, and nurse practitioners with an authoritative source for making decisions about preventive services.
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Foreword
Preface
Section 1. Preventive Services Recommended
by the USPSTF
Recommended Preventive Services
Section 2. Recommendations for Adults
Cancer
Bladder Cancer in Adults, Screening
Breast Cancer, Chemoprevention
Breast Cancer, Screening
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
Heart and Vascular Diseases
Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of
Cardiovascular Events
Coronary Heart Disease, Screening
High Blood Pressure, Screening
Lipid Disorders in Adults, Screening
Infectious Diseases
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, Screening
Chlamydial Infection, Screening
Hepatitis B Virus Infection, Screening
Hepatitis C in Adults, Screening
Syphilis Infection, Screening
Injury and Violence
Family and Intimate Partner Violence, Screening
Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Alcohol Misuse, Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce
Dementia, Screening
Depression, Screening
Suicide Risk, Screening
Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease,
Counseling to Prevent
Metabolic, Nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Diet, Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote a Healthy
Hormone Therapy for the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women
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
Low Back Pain in Adults, Primary Care Interventions to Prevent
Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women, Screening
Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy, Screening
Breastfeeding, Behavioral Interventions to
Promote
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening
Rh (D) Incompatibility, Screening
Section 3. Recommendations for Children
Dental Caries in Preschool Children, Prevention
Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents, Screening
Newborn Hearing Screening
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 2001-2004
Appendix C. Acknowledgments
The recommendation statements in this Guide are abridged. To view the full recommendation statements or recommendation statements published after 2004, go to http://www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov.
The U.S Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) PDA program, the Interactive Preventive Services Selector, is updated frequently with new USPSTF recommendations. The tool is available on the Web for download to PDA devices. Users can search recommendations by patient age, sex, and pregnancy status. To download, go to http://pda.ahrq.gov.
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. Government. They should not be construed as an official position of AHRQ or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
AHRQ Publication No. 05-0570
Current as of June 2005
Internet Citation:
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2005: Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. AHRQ Publication No. 05-0570, June 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/pocketgd05/
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