Tag: Screening
USPSTF Advises Hypertension Screening for All Adults
Blood pressure should be measured outside clinical setting to confirm diagnosis before treatment
2019 Screening Guidelines Would Label More as T2DM Cases
Benefit would be limited because ID'd cases would have HbA1c levels below pharmacotherapy targets
Changes Proposed for Newborn Congenital Heart Disease Screen
Oxygen saturation of at least 95 percent in both upper, lower extremities required to pass
Self-Collected Nasal Swabs Acceptable for SARS-CoV-2 Testing
Diagnostic equivalence seen across patient-collected nasal swabs, doctor-collected nasal, oropharyngeal swabs
USPSTF Urges Primary Care Docs to Ask Adults About Drug Use
Evidence inadequate to assess benefits and harms of screening for unhealthy drug use in teens
Preoperative COVID-19 Incidence <1 Percent in Pediatric Patients
Incidence of COVID-19 among children ranged from 0.22 to 2.65 percent at three U.S. children's hospitals
WPSI Advises Screening for Anxiety in Women, Teen Girls
Diagnostic accuracy moderate to high for screening for anxiety; CBT and antianxiety meds beneficial
Thyroid Dysfunction in Pregnancy Overdiagnosed, Overtreated
In most women with elevated TSH who did not start treatment, repeat measurement was ≤4.00 mIU/L
CDC: Coronavirus Antibody Tests Still Not Accurate Enough
Too little is known about what the presence of antibodies means in terms of future immunity
No SARS-CoV-2 ID’d in Asymptomatic Pregnant Women in Los Angeles
Among 80 asymptomatic pregnant women admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, none tested positive
