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Guidelines
USPSTF Guidelines
Question | Answer |
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Breast exam/mammo: ACS vs USPSTF | ACS: all women of average risk: mammogram q yr from 40 yo; USPSTF mammo q 2 yrs from 50 yo |
USPSTF prostate cancer screening | M <75: Insufficient evidence for/against. M>75: do not screen |
USPSTF for AAA: repair what in who? | large AAA (> 5.5 cm) in M 65-75 w/ Hx of SMK; No gdln for men 65-75 no hx SMK; gdln against screen in women |
USPSTF AAA Screening | All M 60-75 - onetime US screening. All F 60-85 w/ 1 or more CVD risk factor; M&F > 50 w/ FH AAA |
DM: screening: | annual: retinopathy (dilated eye exam); urine albumin; SCr |
Diabetes Screening: USPSTF Guidelines (2008) | No need to screen asymptomatic adults with BP ≤135/80; Should screen adults with HTN (sustained BP >135/80) |
Thyroid screening | USPSTF: no recs; ATA: TSH screen start at 35 yo & q5 yrs (sooner if risk factors or sx) |
Lipid screen for pts w/o CVD hx: | M annual at 35 yo; F annual at 45 yo |
USPSTF: testicular cancer | against routine screening in Asx men |
USPSTF: Mammography | Q1-2 years >40. Baseline at 50 yo, then biennial until 74 yo. |
BSE recommendations | ACS: BSE is an option starting in pts' 20s. USPSTF: Grade D (no benefit) |
Women at high risk for BrCa (greater than 20% lifetime risk) should get: | an MRI and a mammogram every year |
Who should be tested for chlamydia | Women<26 yo annually, new sex partner in past 60 days, >2 sex partners in past year, exam findings of cervical mucopus/friability/ectopy |
Colorectal ca (CRC) screening guidelines | Screen all pts >50 yo. Colonoscopy Q 10 yrs. FOBT + sig Q5 years. ACBE + sig Q 5 yrs |
HIV CD4 monitoring | if CD4 >350, monitor q6 months; q3 months if otherwise or w/change in clinical status |
needlestick from HIV pt: f/u | infxn risk = 0.3%; HCW & pt s/b tested at 6 wk, 3 mos, 6 mos |
Cervical cancer screening | paps & no hx of CIN 2 or 3; or if combined with HPV testing. Stop at 65-70 yo if 3 neg tests & no hx for 10 yrs |
Clinical breast exam (CBE) | At least Q3 years in pt 20-39 yo, annually after 40 yo |
USPSTF recommendations on hormone therapy (HRT) | Recommends against routine use of combined estrogen-progesterone for prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal women. Recommends against routine use of unopposed estrogen in postmenopausal women who had a TAH |