U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Topic Index: A-Z


The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) was convened by the Public Health Service to rigorously evaluate clinical research in order to assess the merits of preventive measures, including screening tests, counseling, immunizations, and preventive medications.

The latest recommendations are released incrementally as they become available in the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Third Edition: Periodic Updates. These recommendations address new topics and update the 1996 recommendations from the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition.

To view a recommendation, use the alphabetic index that follows to select a topic beginning with:

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z


A

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening (1996)
Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling (2004)
Anemia, Iron Deficiency : Screening (1996)
Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: Preventive Medication (2002)
Aspirin Prophylaxis in Pregnancy: Preventive Medication (1996)

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B

Back Pain, Lower: Counseling (2004)
Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy: Screening (2001)
Bacteriuria: Screening (2004)
Breast Cancer: Screening (2002) / Preventive Medication (2002)
Breastfeeding: Counseling (2003)
Bladder Cancer: Screening (2004)
Blood Pressure: Screening (2003)

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C

Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening (1996)
Cervical Cancer: Screening (2003)
Chlamydial Infection: Screening (2001)
Colorectal Cancer: Screening (2002)
Coronary Heart Disease: Screening (2004)

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D

Dementia: Screening (2003)
Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening (2004)
Depression: Screening (2002)
Diabetes Mellitus: Screening (2003)
Diet: Counseling (2003)
Down Syndrome: Screening (1996)
Drug Abuse: Screening (1996)

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E

F

Family Violence: Screening (2004)

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G

Gestational Diabetes: Screening (2003)
Glaucoma: Screening (1996)
Gonorrhea: Screening (1996)
Gynecologic Cancers: Counseling (1996)

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H

Hearing Impairment: Screening (1996)
Hearing, Newborn: Screening (2001)
Hemoglobinopathies: Screening (1996)
Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening (2004)
Hepatitis C: Screening (2004)
Herpes Simplex, Genital: Screening (1996)
Home Uterine Activity Monitoring: Screening (1996)
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Preventive Medication (2002)
Household and Recreational Injuries: Counseling (1996)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening (1996) / Counseling (1996)
Hypothyroidism, Congenital: Screening(1996)

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I

Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents: Screening (2004)
Immunizations, Adult: Immunizations (1996)
Immunizations, Childhood: Immunizations (1996)
Intrapartum Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Screening (1996)

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J

K

L

Lead Levels in Childhood and Pregnancy: Screening (1996)
Lipid Disorders: Screening (2001)
Lung Cancer: Screening (2004)

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M

Motor Vehicle Injuries: Counseling (1996)

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N

Neural Tube Defects: Screening (1996)

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O

Obesity in Adults: Screening (2003) / Counseling (1996)
Oral Cancer: Screening (2004)
Osteoporosis: Screening (2002)
Ovarian Cancer: Screening (2004)

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P

Pancreatic Cancer: Screening (2004)
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Screening (1996)
Phenylketonuria: Screening (1996)
Physical Activity: Counseling (2002)
Postexposure Prophylaxis for Selected Infectious Diseases: Preventive Medication (1996)
Preeclampsia: Screening (1996)
Prostate Cancer: Screening (2002)

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Q

R

Rh Incompatibility: Screening (2004)
Rubella: Screening (1996)

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S

Skin Cancer: Screening (2001) / Counseling (2003)
Suicide Risk: Screening (2004) / Counseling (1996)
Syphilis: Screening (2004)

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T

Testicular Cancer: Screening (2004)
Thyroid Disease: Screening (2004)
Thyroid Cancer: Screening (1996)
Tobacco Use: Counseling (2003)
Tuberculous Infection: Screening (1996)

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U

Ultrasonography in Pregnancy: Screening (1996)
Unintended Pregnancy: Counseling (1996)

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V

Visual Impairment: Screening (1996)
Visual Impairment in Children Ages 0-5: Screening (2004)
Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and Coronary Heart Disease: Counseling (2003)

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W

X

Y

Youth Violence: Counseling (1996)

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Z


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