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

U.S. Preventive Service Task Force

Carotid artery stenosis is atherosclerotic disease that affects extracranial carotid arteries. Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis refers to stenosis in persons without a history of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, or other neurologic symptoms referable to the carotid arteries. This recommendation applies to adults without a history of transient ischemic attack, stroke, or other neurologic signs or symptoms referable to the carotid arteries. Although screening for asymptomatic ...

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

Societat Catalana de Neumologia

In acute heart failure is common the presence of dyspnea, cough or wheezing, a condition also called cardiac asthma. It is important to differentiate the symptoms caused by acute heart failure or respiratory pathology, because the pathophysiology and treatments are different. The treatment of acute heart failure (AHF), regardless of its clinical presentation, does not include bronchodilators. Still, several studies show that they continue to be used.

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

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

The USPSTF recommends screening for hypertension in adults 18 years or older with office blood pressure measurement (OBPM). The USPSTF recommends obtaining blood pressure measurements outside of the clinical setting for diagnostic confirmation before starting treatment.

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

U.S Preventive Services Task Force

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among persons of childbearing age and pregnant persons. Obesity rates during pregnancy increased from 13% in 1993 to 24% in 2015. In 2015, almost half of all persons began pregnancy with overweight (24%) or obesity (24%).Prepregnancy obesity is higher in Alaska Native/American Indian (36.4%), Black (34.7%), and Hispanic (27.3%) women compared with White women (23.7%). Asian women have the lowest rates of obesity (7.5%).Excess weight at the ...

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

U.S. Preventive Service Task Force

The USPSTF recommends to prescribe oral fluoride supplementation starting at age 6 months for children whose water supply is deficient in fluoride because dental caries is the most common chronic disease in children in the US. According to the 2011-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, approximately 23% of children aged 2 to 5 years had dental caries in their primary teeth. Prevalence is higher in Mexican American children (33%) and non-Hispanic Black children (28%) than in ...