Sentences with phrase «asymptomatic adults»

In 2008, the USPSTF recommended that physicians should screen for type 2 diabetes in asymptomatic adults with treated or untreated sustained blood pressure greater than 135/80 mm Hg.

The criteria included asymptomatic adults 55 to 80 years of age, having a 30 pack - year (a measure of cigarette consumption equivalent to smoking one pack a day for a year) smoking history, and currently smoking or having quit within the past 15 years.

To issue a current recommendation on screening for LTBI, the USPSTF reviewed the evidence on screening for LTBI in asymptomatic adults seen in primary care, including evidence dating from the inception of searched databases.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of visual skin examination by a clinician to screen for skin cancer in asymptomatic adults.

To issue a new recommendation on screening for OSA, the USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy, benefits and potential harms of screening for OSA in asymptomatic adults seen in primary care, including those with unrecognized symptoms.

The USPSTF found insufficient evidence on screening for or treatment of OSA in asymptomatic adults or adults with unrecognized symptoms.

Evidence on the use of validated screening questionnaires in asymptomatic adults (or adults with unrecognized symptoms) to accurately identify who will benefit from further testing for OSA is inadequate.

12 asymptomatic adult male amateur softball position players participated in the study.

Since current antigen testing is inconsistent in cats, especially those with low worm counts, it is not recommended to test asymptomatic adult cats before administering preventive therapy.

Not exact matches

It may appear asymptomatic for an adult with a healthy immune system but it may appear on babies when they're kissed on the lips.

Overall, the USPSTF found inadequate evidence on screening pelvic examinations for the early detection and treatment of a range of gynecologic conditions in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adult women.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of performing screening pelvic examinations in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adult women for the early detection and treatment of a range of gynecologic conditions.

To issue a new recommendation, the USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy, benefits, and potential harms of performing screening pelvic examinations in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adult women 18 years and older who are not at increased risk for any specific gynecologic condition.

«Atrophy of the hippocampus, a region of the brain crucial for memory, is a common feature of AD, although it may also be detected in asymptomatic individuals as well as healthy adult carriers of the ApoE ɛ4 allele,» explained Andy Simmons, PhD, of the Department of Neuroimaging of the Institute of Psychiatry of King's College London.

Temporal change in hs - cTnT may help guide the preventive management of asymptomatic persons at risk for CHD and adults with stage A or B HF,» the authors write.

Doraiswamy added that the findings provide support for planned and ongoing multicenter clinical trials of asymptomatic older adults with plaque - positive scans.

To update its 2004 recommendation on screening for syphilis infection in nonpregnant adults, the USPSTF reviewed the evidence on screening for syphilis infection in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adults and adolescents, including patients coinfected with other sexually transmitted infections (such as HIV).

Adult dogs are often asymptomatic but any infected animal or person will shed the organism for at least 6 weeks, thus acting as a source of exposure to other animals or people.

As in many herpes infections found in other species, adult animals can live for years with no apparent signs; these are called «asymptomatic carriers.»

Asymptomatic infections — that is, infections that result in no noticeable symptoms — occur more commonly in children and they can pass the hepatitis A on to non vaccinated adults, resulting in potentially serious illness.