Screening
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More Specific Terms
- depression assessment (includes screening for depression)
- neonatal screening
- screening for alcohol abuse
- screening for cancer
- screening for dementia
- screening for diabetes mellitus type 2
- screening for dyslipidemia (screening for hyperlipidemia)
- screening for dysphagia
- screening for heart failure
- screening for HIV1
- screening for osteoporosis
- screening for vitamin deficiency
- Screening Tool of Older Persons' potentially inappropriate Prescriptions (STOPP)
- Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment (START)
- STarT Back Screening Tool
Introduction
- Examinations aimed at detecting medical conditions early in their course or before they become symptomatic, often with the purpose of implementing treatment that will prevent or ameliorate the problem.
- Examinations aimed at detecting medical conditions early in their course or before they become symptomatic, often with the purpose of implementing treatment that will prevent or ameliorate the problem.
- Effective screening involves affirmative answers to the following questions:
- Is there a reliable* & sensitive screening test?
- Does it lead to accurate diagnosis?
- Does detection during the asymptomatic phase result in a beneficial intervention?
- * specificity NOT explicity included, but adds an additional element if cost-effectiveness is to be considered
- See health maintenance for recommended screening
More General Terms
Additional Terms
References
- Journal Watch 24(18):124, 2004 Massachusetts Medical Society
