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.
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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
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
* 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 C in Adults, Screening
HIV, Screening
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
Dementia, Screening
Depression, Screening
* Illicit
Drug Use, 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
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
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
Vision Disorders
Glaucoma, Screening
Section 3. Recommendations for Children
Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women, Screening
Dental Caries in Preschool Children, Prevention
Hip Dysplasia, Screening
Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents, Screening
* Lipid
Disorders in Children, Screening
Newborn Hearing Screening
Overweight in Children and Adolescents, Screening and Interventions
* Sickle
Cell Disease, Screening
Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children, 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
Appendix D. ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedules
* New recommendations 2007 to March 2008.
The recommendation statements in this Guide are abridged. To view the full
recommendation statements or recommendation statements published after March
2008, go to http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspstopics.htm.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) Electronic Preventive Services
Selector for PDAs, and its companion Web-based tool, is updated frequently
with new USPSTF recommendations. Users can search recommendations by patient
age, sex, and pregnancy status. To download, subscribe, or search, go to http://www.epss.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. 08-05122
Current as of September 2008
Internet Citation:
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2008: Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05122, September 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/pocketgd08/