https://www.uhhospitals.org/locations/primary-care/pediatricenter/health-and-wellness-library/diseases-and-conditions/article/pediatric-diseases-and-conditions-v0/alpha-fetoprotein-afp
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) Screening Test | University Hospitals
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https://www.uhhospitals.org/locations/primary-care/uh-rainbow-green-road-pediatrics/health-and-wellness-library/diseases-and-conditions/article/pediatric-diseases-and-conditions-v0/alpha-fetoprotein-afp
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) Screening Test | University Hospitals
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https://www.uhhospitals.org/locations/primary-care/uh-rainbow-madison-pediatrics/health-and-wellness-library/diseases-and-conditions/article/pediatric-diseases-and-conditions-v0/alpha-fetoprotein-afp
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) Screening Test | University Hospitals
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0315/od1
Screening for Thyroid Cancer: Recommendation Statement | AFP
The USPSTF recommends against screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic adults.
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0815/p647
Screening for Depression: Recommendations and Rationale | AFP
This statement summarizes the current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for screening for depression and the supporting scientific...
screening for depressionrecommendationsrationaleafp
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0501/p774
Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Recommendation Statement | AFP
The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in...
autism spectrum disorderin youngscreening
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1000/p422a
Screening for Ovarian Cancer with CA 125 and Ultrasound Algorithm Does Not Reduce Mortality | AFP
Like the U.S. Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, this large and long U.K. study found no reduction in ovarian cancer mortality with...
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0501/p1550
Screening for Depression | AFP
Sensitive and specific screening tools and effective treatments are available for depression. However, screening for depression has not been shown to increase...
screening for depressionafp
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2024/0700/uspstf-depression-suicide-children-adolescents
Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents | AFP
Note: The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. Clinicians should understand the evidence but...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1000/p419
Community Vision Screening in Older Adults | AFP
The available evidence does not support screening adults 65 years and older for visual impairment in the primary care setting.
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2023/0100/ppip-diabetes-screening-children-adolescents
Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents | AFP
A 12-year-old child, J.G., presents as a new patient to your clinic for a wellness visit. J.G. states that they have no current health concerns. J.G.'s parents...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0601/p703
Expanded Newborn Screening: Information and Resources for the Family Physician | AFP
Each year, 4 to 5 million newborns receive state-mandated screening. Although the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children has...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/1015/p1326
Cardiovascular Screening of Student Athletes | AFP
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/1015/p1660
Screening for Congenital Cardiovascular Malformations | AFP
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0615/p753
Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults | AFP
This PPIP quiz is based on the recommendations of the USPSTF.
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0115/p95
Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis | AFP
Case study: K.A. is a 63-year-old man who presents for a routine wellness examination. His blood pressure and cholesterol level are within normal limits, and...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0715/p121
Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination and Screening: Best Practices from the ACP and CDC | AFP
The American College of Physicians and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the consensus among these recommendations, with recent evidence,...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0315/p1621
Overcoming the Barriers to Change: Screening for Colorectal Cancer | AFP
In this issue of American Family Physician, Rudy and Zdon1 review the benefits of early detection of colorectal cancer. Citing a previously published model,2...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/1015/p537
Screening for Prostate Cancer | AFP
A.E., a 57-year-old black man, comes to your office for an annual visit. He has a history of diabetes mellitus, has never smoked, and has no family history of...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0515/p1197
Screening for Osteoporosis: Recommendation Statement | AFP
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for osteoporosis in women 65 years or older and in younger women whose fracture risk is...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0201/p494
Decision-Making: Cancer Screening in Elderly Patients | AFP
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0115/p333
Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger Than Five Years: Recommendation Statement | AFP
This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for visual impairment in children younger than five...
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0715/p209
Screening Question for Alcohol Abuse | AFP
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/1115/p593
Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures | AFP
A 57-year-old postmenopausal woman comes to your clinic for a wellness visit. She has no significant medical problems. She broke her left forearm as a child by...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0215/p508
Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults | AFP
Case study: D.C., a 27-year-old woman at 15 weeks' gestation, comes to your office for her first prenatal visit. She is accompanied by her 56-year-old mother,...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0215/p397
Screening for Bladder Cancer: Recommendation Statement | AFP
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening...
bladder cancerscreeningrecommendationstatementafp
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0601/p2763
Sudden Death in Young Athletes: Screening for the Needle in a Haystack | AFP
Nontraumatic sudden death in young athletes is always disturbing, as apparently invincible athletes, become, without warning, victims of silent heart disease....
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0115/p124
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Beyond | AFP
In the United States, approximately 12,000 infants per year (or one to three per 1,000 newborns) are born deaf or hard of hearing, making hearing loss one of...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0315/od2
Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement | AFP
The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for cognitive impairment.
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0615/p2913
Continue Breast Cancer Screening After Age 65? | AFP
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0501/p1103
Screening for Prostate Cancer Does Not Affect Mortality Rates | AFP
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0101/p139
Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women | AFP
Case study: PK, a 65-year-old black woman, comes to get her annual influenza vaccination. She says she appreciates your recent visit to her mother, who is...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0401/p1423
Colonoscopy Is Cost-Efficient as Screening for Colon Cancer | AFP
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0415/p614
AAFP Recommends Universal Screening for HIV Infection Beginning at 18 Years of Age | AFP
The AAFP recommends delaying the start of routine HIV screening until 18 years of age, and screening all patients 18 to 65 years of age. The AAFP notes that...
18 years of age
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0915/p367
Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults | AFP
M.S. is a 20-year-old man who presents for a preemployment physical examination. He states that he is single, has two or three drinks per month on social...
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