| Recommendation |
Adults |
Special Populations |
| Men |
Women |
Pregnant Women |
Children |
| Abdominal aortic aneurysm, screening – one-time screening by ultrasonography
in men age 65-75 who have ever smoked. |
x |
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|
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| Alcohol misuse screening and behavioral counseling interventions |
x |
x |
x |
|
| Aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular disease – when the potential harm of an
increase in gastrointestinal hemorrhage is outweighed by a potential benefit
of a reduction in myocardial infarctions (men 45-79) or in ischemic strokes (women 55-79). |
x |
x |
|
|
| Asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults, screening – pregnant women
at 12-16 weeks gestation or at first prenatal visit, if later. |
|
|
x |
|
| Breast cancer, screening – biennial screening mammography for women aged 50-74 years. See Summary of 2002 Recommendations for information about the Affordable Health Care Act. |
|
x |
|
|
| Breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility, genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation
testing – refer women whose family history is associated with an increased
risk for deleterious mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes for genetic counseling
and evaluation for BRCA testing. |
|
x |
|
|
| Breastfeeding, primary care interventions to promote – interventions during pregnancy and
after birth to promote and support breastfeeding. |
|
x |
x |
|
| Cervical cancer, screening – women aged 21-65 who have been sexually active and have a cervix. |
|
x |
|
|
| Chlamydial infection, screening – sexually active women
24 and younger and other asymptomatic women at increased risk for
infection. Asymptomatic pregnant women 24 and younger and others at increased risk. |
|
x |
x |
|
| Colorectal cancer, screening – adults aged 50-75 using fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy. |
x |
x |
|
|
| Congenital hypothyroidism, screening – newborns. |
|
|
|
x |
| Depression (Adults), screening – When staff-assisted depression care supports are in place to assure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and follow-up. |
x |
x |
|
|
| Folic Acid Supplementation - all women planning or capable of prenancy take a daily supplement containing 0.4 to 0.8 mg of folic acid. |
|
x |
|
|
| Gonorrhea, screening – sexually active women, including pregnant women 25 and younger, or at increased risk for infection. |
|
x |
|
|
| Gonorrhea, prophylactic medication – prophylactic ocular topical medication for all
newborns against gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum. |
|
|
|
x |
| Hearing loss in newborns, screening. |
|
|
|
x |
| Hepatitis B virus infection, screening – pregnant women at first prenatal visit. |
|
|
x |
|
| High blood pressure, screening. |
x |
x |
|
|
| HIV, screening – all adolescents and adults at increased risk for HIV infection and all pregnant women. |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Iron deficiency anemia, prevention – routine iron supplementation for asymptomatic
children aged 6-12 months who are at increased risk for iron deficiency anemia. |
|
|
|
x |
| Iron deficiency anemia, screening – routine screening in asymptomatic pregnant women. |
|
|
x |
|
| Lipid disorders in adults, screening – men aged 20-35 and women over age 20 who are
at increased risk for coronary heart disease; all men aged 35 and older. |
x |
x |
|
|
| Major depressive disorder in children and adolescents, screening – adolescents (age
12-18) when systems are in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, psychotherapy, and follow-up. |
|
|
|
x |
| Obesity in adults, screening – intensive counseling and behavioral interventions to
promote sustained weight loss for obese adults. |
x |
x |
|
|
| Obesity in children and adolescents, screening - screen children aged 6 years and older for obesity and offer them or refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions to promote improvement in weight status. |
|
|
|
x |
| Osteoporosis, screening – women 65 and older and women 60 and
older at increased risk for osteoporotic fractures. |
|
x |
|
|
| Phenylketonuria, screening – newborns. |
|
|
|
x |
| Rh(D) incompatibility, screening – blood typing and antibody testing at first
pregnancy-related visit. Repeated antibody testing for unsensitized Rh(D)-negative
women at 24-28 weeks gestation unless biological father is known to be Rh(D) negative. |
|
|
x |
|
| Sexually transmitted infections, counseling – all sexually active adolescents and
adults at increased risk for STIs. |
x |
x |
|
x |
| Sickle cell disease, screening – newborns. |
|
|
|
x |
| Syphilis infection, screening – persons at increased risk and all pregnant women. |
x |
x |
x |
|
| Tobacco use and tobacco-caused disease, counseling and interventions – ask all adults about tobacco use and provide tobacco cessation interventions for those who use tobacco; provice augmented, pregnancy-tailored counseling for those pregnant women who smoke. |
x |
x |
x |
|
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults, screening – asymptomatic adults with sustained
blood pressure greater than 135/80 mg Hg. |
x |
x |
|
|
| Visual impairment in children younger than age 5 years, screening – to detect amblyopia, strabismus, and defects in
visual acuity. |
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x |
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