Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2012 Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services includes U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening, counseling, and preventive medication topics and includes clinical considerations for each topic. This new pocket guide provides general practitioners, internists, family practitioners, pediatricians, nurses, and nurse practitioners with an authoritative source for making decisions about preventive services.ContentsForewordPrefaceSection 1. Preventive Services Recommended by the USPSTFSection 2. Recommendations for Adults (alphabetical list)Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, ScreeningAlcohol Misuse, Screening and Behavioral CounselingAspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Preventive MedicationAspirin or NSAIDS for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer, Preventive MedicationBacteriuria, Screening*Bladder Cancer, ScreeningBreast and Ovarian Cancer, BRCA Testing, ScreeningBreast Cancer, Screening, (Part 1)Breast Cancer, Screening, (Part 2)Breastfeeding, CounselingCarotid Artery Stenosis, Screening*Cervical Cancer, ScreeningChlamydial Infection, ScreeningChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, ScreeningColorectal Cancer, ScreeningCoronary Heart Disease (Risk Assessment, Nontraditional Risk Factors), ScreeningDepression in Adults, ScreeningDiabetes Mellitus, ScreeningFolic Acid Supplementation, Preventive MedicationGenital Herpes Simplex, ScreeningGestational Diabetes, ScreeningGlaucoma, ScreeningGonorrhea, ScreeningHemochromatosis, ScreeningHepatitis B Virus Infection, ScreeningHepatitis B Virus Infection (Pregnant Women), ScreeningHepatitis C Virus Infection, ScreeningHigh Blood Pressure in Adults, ScreeningHIV Infection, ScreeningHormone Replacement Therapy, Preventive MedicationIllicit Drug Use, ScreeningImpaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults, ScreeningLipid Disorders in Adults, ScreeningLung Cancer ScreeningMotor Vehicle Occupant Restraints, CounselingOral Cancer, Screening*Osteoporosis, ScreeningOvarian Cancer, ScreeningPancreatic Cancer, ScreeningPeripheral Arterial Disease, ScreeningRh (D) Incompatibility, ScreeningSexually Transmitted Infections, CounselingSkin Cancer, ScreeningSuicide Risk, ScreeningSyphilis Infection, ScreeningSyphilis (Pregnant Women), Screening*Testicular Cancer, ScreeningThyroid Disease, ScreeningTobacco Use in Adults, Counseling and InterventionSection 3. Recommendations for Children and Adolescents (alphabetical list)Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnancy, ScreeningCongenital Hypothyroidism, ScreeningDevelopment Dysplasia of the Hip, Screening*Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Preventive MedicationHearing Loss (Newborn), ScreeningHyperbilirubinemia in Infants, ScreeningIron Deficiency Anemia, Screening (Pts. 1 and 2)Lipid Disorders in Children, ScreeningMajor Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents, ScreeningObesity in Children and Adolescents, ScreeningPhenylketonuria, ScreeningScoliosis in Adolescents (Idiopathic), ScreeningSickle Cell Disease, ScreeningSpeech and Language Delay, Screening*Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5, ScreeningSection 4. ImmunizationsSection 5. Topics in ProgressAppendixesAppendix A. How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Grades Its RecommendationsAppendix B. Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 2002-2012Appendix C: AcknowledgmentsAppendix D. About the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceAppendix E. More ResourcesAppendix F: Screening for Breast Cancer*New recommendations released March 2010 to March 2012.The clinical summaries in this Guide are abridged versions of recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). To view the full recommendation statements, supporting evidence, or recommendations published after March 2012, go to http://www.USPreventiveServicesTaskForce.org.The USPSTF Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS) allows users to download the USPSTF recommendations to PDA, mobile, or tablet devices, receive notifications of updates, and search and browse recommendations online. Users can search the ePSS for recommendations by patient age, sex, and pregnancy status. To download, subscribe, or search, go to http://www.epss.ahrq.gov.Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. Government. They should not be construed as an official position of AHRQ or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Current as of October 2011 Internet Citation: Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2012: Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. October 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/guide/index.html
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