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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force A and B recommendations

U.S. Preventive Services

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy include gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia, and chronic hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia. In this update, the USPSTF found evidence related to 3 different screening approaches that did not reduce or increase diagnoses of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

The Canadian Task Force for Preventive Health Care Guidelines

The Canadian Task Force for Preventive Health Care Guidelines

Actual screening practice to prevent fragility fractures is often based solely on bone mineral density (BMD) testing, with the possible addition of risk assessment. Fracture risk assessment tools (eg, FRAX, CAROC) estimate the percentage risk or risk category of a fracture over a 5- to 10-year period. The evidence indicates that initial risk assessment probably reduces hip fractures and probably slightly reduces clinical fragility fractures (also called major osteoporotic fractures) among women ...

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force A and B recommendations

U.S. Preventive Services

It is recommended that the following people be considered for PrEP: - Sexually active adults and adolescents weighing at least 35 kg who have had anal or vaginal intercourse in the last 6 months and present any of the following symptoms: 1. A sexual partner who has HIV (especially if the partner has an unknown or detectable viral load). 2. A bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) (syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia for men who have sex with men and transgender women; gonorrhea and ...

Essencial: Afegint valor a la pràctica clínica [Essencial: Adding value to the clinical practice]

Generalitat de Catalunya

The USPSTF recommends that everyone who plans or may become pregnant take a daily supplement containing 0.4 to 0.8 mg (400 to 800 mcg) of folic acid. To achieve benefits, people who plan or may become pregnant should begin taking daily folic acid supplements at least 1 month before expected conception and continue for the first 2 to 3 months of pregnancy. Neural tube defects are among the most common birth defects in the U.S., affecting an estimated 3,000 pregnancies each year. 1 Many of these ...

NICE

NICE

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. Most prostate cancers are localized or locally advanced at the time of diagnosis. Localized prostate cancer usually does not cause any symptoms, but some people may have urinary problems or erectile dysfunction. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. Most prostate cancers are localized or locally advanced at the time of diagnosis. Localized prostate cancer usually does not cause any symptoms, but some people may ...