Published Recommendations

Name	Type	Year	Age Group
Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening	Screening	2016	Pediatric	Female, Male	Autism Developmental Delay Spectrum	Development and Behavior
Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening	Screening	2008	Adolescent, Adult	Female (pregnant)	Bacterial Vaginosis Pregnancy	Infectious Diseases, Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening	Screening	2008	Adolescent, Adult	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Bacteriuria	Infectious Diseases, Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening	Screening	2015	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	High Blood Pressure Blood Pressure Hypertension	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction	Preventive medication	2013	Adult, Senior	Female	Breast Cancer Tamoxifen Raloxifene	Cancer
Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening	Screening	2014	Senior	Female, Male	Dementia Alzheimer's Disease Cognitive Impairment	Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Dental and Periodontal Disease: Counseling (Inactive)	Counseling	1996	Adolescent, Adult, Pediatric, Senior	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Dental Caries Dental	Miscellaneous
Drug Use, Illicit: Screening	Screening	2008	Adolescent, Adult, Senior	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Drug Use	Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Drug Use, Illicit: Primary Care Interventions for Children and Adolescents	Counseling	2014	Adolescent, Pediatric	Female, Male	Drug Use	Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Glaucoma: Screening	Screening	2013	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Glaucoma Vision	Vision and Hearing Disorders
Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication	Preventive medication	2011	Pediatric	Female, Male	Ocular Prophylaxis Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum Eye Drops	Infectious Diseases, Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions, Perinatal Care, Vision and Hearing Disorders
Gynecological Cancers: Counseling (Inactive)	Screening	1996	Adult	Female, Female (pregnant)	Gynecologic	Cancer, Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Hearing Loss in Older Adults: Screening	Screening	2012	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Hearing Loss Older Adults	Vision and Hearing Disorders
Hearing Loss in Newborns: Screening (Inactive)	Screening	2008	Pediatric	Female, Male	Hearing Loss Newborns	Perinatal Care, Vision and Hearing Disorders
Hemochromatosis: Screening (Inactive)	Screening	2006	Adult	Female, Male	Hemochromatosis	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Developmental Hip Dysplasia: Screening (Inactive)	Screening	2006	Pediatric	Female, Male	Hip Dysplasia	Musculoskeletal Disorders
Hyperbilirubinemia: Screening Infants (Inactive)	Screening	2009	Pediatric	Female, Male	Hyperbilirubinemia Chronic Bilirubin Encephalopathy	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents (Hypertension): Screening	Screening	2013	Adolescent, Pediatric	Female, Male	Hypertension Blood Pressure	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Congenital Hypothyroidism: Screening (Referred)	Screening	2008	Pediatric	Female, Male	Congenital Hypothyroidism Newborns	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Immunizations for Adults (Referred)	Preventive medication	1996	Adult	Female, Male	immunizations	Infectious Diseases
Immunizations for Children (Referred)	Preventive medication	1996	Adolescent, Pediatric	Female, Male	immunizations	Infectious Diseases
Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening	Screening	2013	Adult, Senior	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Abuse Intimate Partner Violence Elderly	Miscellaneous
Chronic Kidney Disease: Screening (Inactive)	Screening	2012	Adult	Female, Male	CKD Chronic Kidney Disease	Miscellaneous
Lead Levels in Childhood and Pregnancy: Screening	Screening	2006	Adolescent, Adult	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Lead Levels Elevated	Miscellaneous, Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Motor Vehicle Occupant Restraints: Counseling (Referred)	Counseling	2007	Adolescent, Adult, Pediatric, Senior	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Restraint	Development and Behavior, Miscellaneous
Pancreatic Cancer: Screening	Screening	2004	Adult	Female, Male	pancreatic cancer	Cancer
Phenylketonuria in Newborns: Screening (Referred)	Screening	2008	Pediatric	Female, Male	Phenylketonuria in Newborns PKU	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions, Perinatal Care
Rh(D) Incompatibility: Screening	Screening	2004	Adult	Female (pregnant)	Rh (D) blood typing antibody testing pregnancy	Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Rubella: Immunizations (Referred)	Preventive medication	1996	Pediatric	Female, Male	Rubella Immunizations	Infectious Diseases
Rubella: Screening (Inactive)	Screening	1996	Adolescent, Adult	Female, Male	Rubella	Infectious Diseases
Sickle Cell Disease (Hemoglobinopathies) in Newborns: Screening (Referred)	Screening	2007	Pediatric	Female, Male	Sickle Cell Hemoglobinopathies Newborn	Perinatal Care
Vitamin D Deficiency: Screening	Screening	2014	Adult	Female, Male	Vitamin D	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care	Counseling, Screening	2013	Adolescent, Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Alcohol Drinking	Development and Behavior, Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening	Screening	2011	Adult	Female, Male	bladder cancer	Cancer
Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions	Counseling, Screening	2013	Adolescent, Pediatric	Female, Male	Child Abuse Maltreatment	Development and Behavior, Injury Prevention, Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women: Screening	Screening	2009	Adolescent, Adult	Female (pregnant)	Hepatitis B Pregnancy	Infectious Diseases, Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Hepatitis C: Screening	Screening	2013	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Hepatitis C	Infectious Diseases
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening	Screening	2013	Adolescent, Adult	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus	Infectious Diseases
Testicular Cancer: Screening	Screening	2011	Adolescent, Adult	Male	testicular cancer testes	Cancer
Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions	Counseling	2013	Adolescent, Pediatric	Female, Male	tobacco smoking cessation	Cancer, Development and Behavior, Miscellaneous
BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing	Counseling, Screening	2013	Adult, Senior	Female	Breast Cancer Ovarian Cancer BRCA	Cancer
Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening	Screening	2014	Adult	Female, Male	Carotid Artery Stenosis CAS	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening	Screening	2014	Adolescent, Adult, Senior	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Chlamydia Gonorrhea	Infectious Diseases
Colorectal Cancer: Screening	Screening	2016	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Colorectal Cancer Colonoscopy	Cancer
Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Screening	Screening	2014	Pediatric	Female, Male	Dental Caries Cavities	Miscellaneous
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening	Screening	2014	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	AAA Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening	Screening	2016	Adolescent, Pediatric	Female, Male	Depression Mental Health	Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Depression in Adults: Screening	Screening	2016	Adult, Senior	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Depression Mental Health	Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening	Screening	2015	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Diabetes Type 2	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling	Counseling	2014	Adult	Female, Male	Diet Physical Activity Exercise Cardiovascular Disease CVD	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening	Screening	2014	Adolescent, Adult	Female (pregnant)	Gestational Diabetes	Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality From Preeclampsia: Preventive Medication	Preventive medication	2014	Adult	Female (pregnant)	Aspirin Preeclampsia Pregnancy	Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Breast Cancer: Screening	Screening	2016	Adult, Senior	Female	Breast Cancer Mammography 2018 USPSTF	Cancer
Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014	Screening	2014	Adolescent, Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Hepatitis B	Infectious Diseases
Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation	Preventive medication, Screening	2015	Adolescent, Adult	Female (pregnant)	Iron Anemia Screening Supplementation Pregnancy	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication	Preventive medication	2016	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Lipid Disorders Cholesterol Dyslipidemia Statins	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Lung Cancer: Screening	Screening	2013	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Lung Cancer	Cancer
Oral Cancer: Screening	Screening	2013	Adult	Female, Male	Oral Cancer	Cancer
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling	Counseling	2014	Adolescent, Adult	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Sexually Transmitted Infections STI STD	Infectious Diseases
Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions	Counseling, Preventive medication	2015	Adult, Senior	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Tobacco Use Smoking	Development and Behavior, Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening	Screening	2015	Pediatric	Female, Male	Speech and Language Delay and Disorders	Development and Behavior
Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening	Screening	2014	Adolescent, Adult, Senior	Female, Male	suicide	Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Thyroid Cancer: Screening	Screening	2017	Adult	Female, Male	Thyroid Cancer	Cancer
Thyroid Dysfunction: Screening	Screening	2015	Adult	Female, Male	Thyroid Disease	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and CVD: Preventive Medication	Preventive medication	2014	Adult	Female, Male	Vitamin Cardiovascular Disease Cancer	Cancer, Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Youth Violence: Counseling (Referred)	Counseling	1996	Adolescent	Female, Male	Violence	Development and Behavior
Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening	Screening	2016	Adult, Senior	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Tuberculosis TB LTBI	Infectious Diseases
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening	Screening	2016	Adult	Female, Male	COPD Pulmonary Spirometry	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening	Screening	2016	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Vision Visual Acuity	Vision and Hearing Disorders
Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication	Preventive medication	2017	Adult, Pediatric	Female, Female (pregnant)	folic acid pregnancy Neural Tube Defects folate	Development and Behavior, Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions, Perinatal Care
Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening	Screening	2016	Adolescent, Adult, Senior	Female, Male	syphillis	Infectious Diseases
Celiac Disease: Screening	Screening	2017	Adolescent, Adult, Pediatric	Female, Male	Celiac Disease	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Gynecological Conditions: Periodic Screening With the Pelvic Examination	Screening	2017	Adult, Senior	Female	pelvic exam gynecological	Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Skin Cancer: Screening	Screening	2016	Adult, Senior	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	skin cancer, screening	Cancer
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening	Screening	2017	Adult	Female, Male	Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep Apnea	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions, Miscellaneous
Preeclampsia: Screening	Screening	2017	Adult	Female (pregnant)		Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Breastfeeding: Primary Care Interventions	Counseling	2016	Adult	Female, Female (pregnant)	Breastfeeding, counseling	Perinatal Care
Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening	Counseling, Screening	2017	Adolescent, Pediatric	Female, Male	obesity healthy weight nutrition physical activity	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening	Screening	2016	Adolescent, Pediatric	Female, Male	Lipid Disorder Cholesterol Familial Hyperlipidemia Dyslipidemia Lipids	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening	Screening	2015	Pediatric	Female, Male	Iron Anemia Screening Children	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling	Counseling	2017	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Healthful Diet Physical Activity Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular Risk Factors Behavioral Counseling	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases), Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Ovarian Cancer: Screening	Screening	2018	Adult	Female	Ovarian Cancer	Cancer
Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening	Screening	2016	Adolescent, Adult	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Herpes HSV Genital Warts	Infectious Diseases
Cervical Cancer: Screening	Screening	2018	Adolescent, Adult, Senior	Female, Female (pregnant)	Cervical Cancer Pap Smear HPV Human Papillomavirus Hysterectomy Cervix 2018 USPSTF	Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors	Screening	2018	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular Coronary Heart Disease Nontraditional Risk Factors Non-Traditional	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening	Screening	2018	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	osteoporosis fall fracture Fragility Fracture Low Trauma Fracture (Low-trauma fracture) Fragile bones Bone fragility screening	Musculoskeletal Disorders	Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening
Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Women: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions	Preventive medication	2017	Adult, Senior	Female	Hormone Replacement Therapy Menopause estrogen progesterone menopausal	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions, Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions	Counseling, Preventive medication	2018	Senior	Female, Male	Falls Osteoporosis Fracture	Injury Prevention, Musculoskeletal Disorders
Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication	Preventive medication	2016	Adult, Senior	Female, Male		Cancer, Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening	Screening	2017	Pediatric	Female, Male	Vision Screening Children	Vision and Hearing Disorders
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening	Screening	2018	Adolescent, Pediatric	Female, Male	Scoliosis Adolescent	Musculoskeletal Disorders
Prostate Cancer: Screening	Screening	2018	Adult, Senior	Male	Prostate Cancer PSA 2018 USPSTF	Cancer
Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions	Counseling	2018	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	obesity healthy weight nutrition physical activity counseling	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling	Counseling	2018	Adolescent, Adult, Pediatric, Senior	Female, Female (pregnant), Male	Skin Cancer	Cancer
Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening and Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index	Screening	2018	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	PAD Peripheral Artery Disease ABI Ankle Brachial Index	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication	Preventive medication	2018	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Vitamin D Calcium Fractures	Metabolic, nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography	Screening	2018	Adult	Female, Male	CHD Electrocardiography Coronary Heart Disease CVD Cardiovascular Disease	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)
Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening	Screening	2018	Adolescent, Adult	Female (pregnant)	Syphilis Pregnancy	Infectious Diseases, Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Atrial Fibrillation: Screening With Electrocardiography	Screening	2018	Adult, Senior	Female, Male	Electrocardiography Coronary Heart Disease CVD Cardiovascular Disease Atrial Fibrillation	Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart and Vascular Diseases)

Current as of: September 2018

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