EE+ POEM Archive
- U.S. Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense guidelines on the treatment of major depressive disorder
- Ubrogepant during migraine prodrome is more effective than placebo to prevent moderate or severe headaches (NNT = 6)
- Ubrogepant modestly effective for acute migraine, but safety and a lack of comparison with triptans are concerning
- Ultra-low-dose intravaginal estrogen effective
- Ultrasound, followed by CT if negative, best for acute abdomen
- Ultrasound and CRP (rule out only) are the most useful tools for diagnosing acute diverticulitis that are feasible in primary care
- Ultrasound-assisted lumbar puncture more successful, less traumatic, less painful
- Ultrasound-assisted wound treatment effective for chronic wound healing
- Ultrasound-guidance during SVC catheter placement improves outcomes
- Ultrasound-guided genicular nerve blocks provide short-term pain relief in adults with knee degenerative joint disease
- Ultrasound-guided steroid injections are more accurate than blind injections for frozen shoulder, but outcomes are similar
- Ultrasound-guided thoracentesis associated with less risk of pneumothorax
- Ultrasound is 97% sensitive and 90% specific in diagnosing elbow fractures in children
- Ultrasound is accurate for diagnosing upper extremity fractures in children
- Ultrasound is best initial imaging for suspected kidney stones
- Ultrasound is modestly accurate in diagnosing gout
- Ultrasound may be best first test for detecting renal stones in children
- Ultrasound not very accurate in diagnosing lateral epicondylalgia
- Ultrasound of questionable diagnostic value in patients with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome
- Ultrasound sensitive in diagnosis of meniscus tears
- Ultrasound thalamotomy improves symptoms of refractory essential tremor
- Umbilical cord milking may benefit nonvigorous newborns
- Umbrellas alone do not provide adequate sun protection
- Uncertain benefit of aspirin for peripheral artery disease
- Uncertain benefit of electroacupuncture for chronic low back pain
- Uncertain benefit of home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Uncertain benefit to adenotonsillectomy vs watchful waiting in children with snoring and mild sleep apnea
- Uncertain benefit to intimate partner violence screening
- Uncertain evidence about exercise vs angioplasty for patients with claudication
- Uncertain if tight control reduces long-term mortality in patients with T1DM
- Uncertain increase in cancer risk from exposure to World Trade Center attack
- Uncertain risks and benefits of CT screening for lung cancer
- Uncertain role of probiotics in infantile colic/excessive crying
- Uncertain role of testing for genetic mutations in adults with VTE or in at-risk family
- Uncertain survival benefit from clinical trial participation in adults with cancer
- Uncertain value of automated chest compression device for cardiac arrest
- Unclear evidence for DHEA effects on physical function in elderly
- Unclear whether blue light is effective in treating acne vulgaris
- Under ideal conditions thrombolysis may be helpful within 3 to 4.5 hours
- Unequal breast cancer risk with HRT progestagens
- Unexplained complaints commonly remain unexplained a year later
- Universal depression screening in primary care: 77% false positives
- Universal gloves and gown use in ICU no better than usual care
- Universal MRSA decolonization in ICU leads to fewer bloodstream infections
- Universal ultrasound screening of cervical length does not reduce preterm births
- Unrecognized myocardial infarction carries similar prognosis to recognized myocardial infarction
- Unruptured AVMs do better with medical tx than with surgery + medical tx (ARUBA)
- Updated ACR guideline on managing patients with rheumatoid arthritis
- Updated American College of Chest Physicians guideline on antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolism
- Updated CDC guidelines for opioid prescribing for chronic pain
- Updated clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of CAP
- Upper airway stimulation may benefit patients with obstructive sleep apnea
- Upper-body weight lifting does not increase women's risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema
- Ureteral stents not effective, increase symptoms
- Urgent endoscopy for high-risk patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding does not reduce mortality
- URI: Patients want explanation, not prescription
- Urinalysis effective to exclude UTI in febrile infants younger than 60 days
- Urinalysis in asymptomatic patients before total joint replacement is a waste
- Urinalysis unreliable in detecting UTI in febrile infants in ED
- Urinary antigen test useful for diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia
- Urinary incontinence diagnosis with 3 questions
- Urinary incontinence guideline from the American College of Physicians
- Urinary problems after hysterectomy
- Urine collection devices do not reduce contamination in women with suspected urinary tract infections
- Ursodeoxycholic acid does not improve outcomes for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
- US-assisted examination may improve diagnostic accuracy of skin and soft tissue infections
- Use buccal misoprostol and antibiotics for medical abortion
- Useful bedside instrument for the diagnosis of delirium
- Useful clinical indicators to diagnose cirrhosis
- Useful dysphagia screen for patients with acute stroke
- Useful history, physical, and laboratory findings for predicting secondary hypertension in children and adolescents
- Useful history and physical findings for traumatic anterior shoulder instability
- Usefulness of clinical tests for the diagnosis of infraspinatus tendon tears
- Useful physical examination findings for pleural effusion
- Useful screening tools for generalized anxiety and panic disorder
- Useful signs, symptoms, and hematologic parameters for diagnosing infectious mononucleosis
- Useful signs and symptoms for diagnosing hip osteoarthritis
- Useful signs and symptoms for diagnosing pneumonia in children younger than 5 years
- Useful signs and symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis
- Useful signs and symptoms of severe intracranial injury after minor head trauma
- Useful tests for diagnosing bacterial peritonitis and portal hypertension
- Use of ACEIs and ARBs in advanced chronic kidney disease does not worsen, and may improve, renal outcomes
- Use of antithrombotic medications increases risk of hematuria-related complications
- Use of butterfly needle reduces risk of hemolysis when drawing blood
- Use of mindfulness or self-hypnosis provides immediate pain relief to hospitalized patients
- Use of nonsterile gloves does not increase risk of infection for outpatient skin procedures
- Use of opioid analgesics in early pregnancy associated with birth defects
- Use of procalcitonin guidance reduces antibiotic duration in hospitalized patients
- Use of sterile gloves reduces blood culture contamination
- Use of the Cytosponge to screen for Barrett's esophagus is feasible in primary care settings
- Use stepped approach in managing knee pain in older adults
- US-guided needle aspiration ineffective for treatment of skin abscesses
- US-guided platelet-rich plasma injection no better than saline for Achilles tendinopathy
- USPSTF: D recommendation against screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults
- USPSTF: Evidence insufficient to recommend routine screening for suicide risk
- USPSTF: Insufficient evidence to screen children and adolescents for hypertension
- USPSTF: No colon cancer screening after age 75 years
- USPSTF: no evidence of benefit from screening for thyroid disease
- USPSTF: No PSA screening in men 75 years and older
- USPSTF: No recommendation for autism spectrum disorder screening in children aged 18-30 months
- USPSTF: No recommendation for drug-prevention counseling of kids in primary care
- USPSTF: No recommendation for impaired visual acuity screening in older adults
- USPSTF: No recommendation for iron deficiency screening and supplementation in pregnancy
- USPSTF: No recommendation for lipid disorder screening in patients 20 years or younger (I recommendation)
- USPSTF: No recommendation for or against skin cancer screening in adults at general risk for skin cancer (I recommendation)
- USPSTF: No routine mammography for women younger than 50 years
- USPSTF: Offer medication to prevent breast cancer to women at risk
- USPSTF: routine iron supplementation during pregnancy does not affect outcomes
- USPSTF: Screen for depression only in children 12 to 18 years old
- USPSTF: Screening bilirubin of term newborns not recommended
- USPSTF: screening for latent tuberculosis infection (B statement)
- USPSTF: Some adults should take aspirin to prevent CVD, colorectal cancer
- USPSTF: Stay the course on addressing smoking
- USPSTF: Uncertain benefit of vitamin D and calcium for fracture prevention
- USPSTF: Use aspirin to prevent preeclampsia in at-risk women
- USPSTF 2016: screening for syphilis in adults and adolescents at increased risk
- USPSTF 2016: updated recommendations for colorectal cancer screening
- USPSTF 2016 recommendations on statin use for primary prevention of CVD
- USPSTF 2016 recommends against screening for genital herpes simplex virus infection (D recommendation)
- USPSTF 2017: insufficient evidence to recommend screening for OSA in asymptomatic adults (I statement)
- USPSTF 2017 does not recommend for or against screening for celiac disease in asymptomatic patients (I statement)
- USPSTF 2017 does not recommend for or against screening pelvic exam in asymptomatic women (I statement)
- USPSTF 2017 finds uncertain benefit of behavioral counseling for low-risk adults without obesity (C recommendation)
- USPSTF 2017 recommends against screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic adults (D recommendation)
- USPSTF 2017 recommends all woman planning or capable of pregnancy take 0.4 - 0.8 mg folic acid daily (A recommendation)
- USPSTF 2017 recommends screening for obesity in children and adolescents 6 years and older (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2017 recommends screening for preeclampsia via blood pressure measurements (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2017 recommends vision screening for all children aged 3 years to 5 years
- USPSTF 2018: evidence insufficient to recommend for or against idiopathic scoliosis screening (I recommendation)
- USPSTF 2018: evidence insufficient to recommend interventions to prevent child maltreatment (I statement)
- USPSTF 2018: HPV testing alone every 5 years is acceptable screening in women 30 to 65 years old (A recommendation)
- USPSTF 2018: insufficient evidence to recommend nontraditional risk factors for CVD screening (I statement)
- USPSTF 2018: insufficient evidence to recommend PAD screening (I statement)
- USPSTF 2018: insufficient evidence to recommend screening for AFib with ECG (I statement)
- USPSTF 2018 recommends against screening for ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women (D recommendation)
- USPSTF 2018 recommends against screening resting/exercise ECG for asymptomatic adults at low risk of CVD (D recommendation)
- USPSTF 2018 recommends counseling 55 to 69-year-old men on benefits and harms of prostate cancer screening (C recommendation)
- USPSTF 2018 recommends counseling about minimizing exposure to UV radiation to prevent skin cancer (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2018 recommends counseling for pregnant and postpartum woman at risk of depression (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2018 recommends intimate partner violence screening in women of reproductive age (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2018 recommends screening for unhealthy alcohol use in adults 18 years or older (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2018 recommends screening to prevent osteoporotic fractures in women 65 years and older (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2019: insufficient evidence to recommend lead screening in children and pregnant women (I statement)
- USPSTF 2019 recommends against screening for pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic adults (D recommendation)
- USPSTF 2019 recommends offering PrEP to patients at high risk of HIV acquisition (A recommendation)
- USPSTF 2019 recommends offering risk-reducing medication to women at increased risk of breast cancer (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2019 recommends referring women at increased risk of BRCA-related cancer for genetic counseling (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2019 recommends screening for hepatitis B infection in pregnant women (A recommendation)
- USPSTF 2019 recommends screening for HIV infection in patients aged 15 to 65 years (A recommendation)
- USPSTF 2019 recommends screening pregnant persons for asymptomatic bacteriuria (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2019 still recommends one-time AAA screening with US in men 65 years or older who have ever smoked (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2020: insufficient evidence to recommend counseling to prevent illicit drug use in kids and young adults (I statement)
- USPSTF 2020 does not recommend for or against screening for cognitive impairment in older adults (I recommendation)
- USPSTF 2020 recommends against screening for BV in pregnant women who are not at risk for preterm labor (D recommendation)
- USPSTF 2020 recommends counseling for sexually active adolescents and at-risk adults to prevent STIs (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2020 recommends education/counseling to prevent tobacco use in children and adolescents (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2020 recommends screening for hepatitis B virus infection in at-risk adolescents and adults (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2020 recommends screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adolescents and adults aged 18 to 79 (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2020 recommends screening for unhealthy drug use in adults by asking questions (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2021: Evidence insufficient to recommend for or against screening for hearing loss in adults (I statement)
- USPSTF 2021 now recommends colorectal screening beginning at age 45 years (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2021 reaffirms recommendation against screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (D recommendation)
- USPSTF 2021 recommends annual lung cancer screening based on shared decision-making in high-risk adults (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2021 recommends low-dose aspirin at 12 weeks in pregnant persons at high risk of preeclampsia (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2021 recommends oral fluoride supplementation and fluoride varnish application to prevent caries in children (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2021 recommends screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea in sexually active women 24 years or younger (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2021 recommends screening for gestational diabetes in asymptomatic pregnant persons at 24+ weeks (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2021 updates on effective interventions for tobacco smoking cessation in adults, including pregnant persons
- USPSTF 2022: Insufficient evidence for or against screening for eating disorders in adolescents and adults (I statement)
- USPSTF 2022: Insufficient evidence of benefit vs harm of screening for type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents (I statement)
- USPSTF 2022: Insufficient evidence to recommend screening for obstructive sleep apnea (I statement)
- USPSTF 2022: No recommendation for impaired visual acuity screening in older adults
- USPSTF 2022: No recommendation for or against screening for glaucoma in adults (I statement)
- USPSTF 2022: Recommendation against screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (D recommendation)
- USPSTF 2022: Screening for anxiety is recommended in children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2022: Screening for major depressive disorder recommended in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2022: updated review of statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
- USPSTF 2022 concludes evidence is insufficient to recommend screening for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (I statement)
- USPSTF 2022 recommends against beta-carotene or vitamin E to prevent cardiovascular disease or cancer
- USPSTF 2022 recommends against initiating aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults 60+ years (D recommendation)
- USPSTF 2022 recommends screening for syphilis in persons at increased risk (A recommendation)
- USPSTF 2023: All persons planning to or could become pregnant should take daily folic acid supplement (A recommendation)
- USPSTF 2023: Evidence insufficient to recommend lipid screening in children and adolescents (I statement)
- USPSTF 2023: Insufficient evidence for skin cancer screening in asymptomatic adolescents and adults (I statement)
- USPSTF 2023: Insufficient evidence to recommend interventions to prevent child maltreatment (I statement)
- USPSTF 2023: Insufficient evidence to recommend screening for speech and language delay in children (I statement)
- USPSTF 2023: Recommendation against screening for genital HSV infection in asymptomatic patients (D statement)
- USPSTF 2023: Screening recommended for anxiety in adults, including in pregnant and postpartum persons (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2023: Screening recommended for depression in adults, including in pregnant and postpartum persons (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2023: Screening recommended for latent tuberculosis infection in adults at increased risk (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2023: Screen pregnant persons for hypertensive disorders throughout pregnancy (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2024: Clinicians should refer children and adolescents with high BMI for intensive behavior interventions (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2024: Insufficient evidence to screen or supplement for iron deficiency in pregnancy (I statement)
- USPSTF finds evidence insufficient to recommend hypertension screening in children (I statement)
- USPSTF recommendations for hepatitis B screening
- USPSTF recommends against electrocardiography screening in low-risk adults
- USPSTF recommends against menopause hormone tx to prevent chronic conditions
- USPSTF recommends lung cancer screening for some smokers
- USPSTF recommends mammography every other year for all women 40 to 74 years old
- USPSTF recommends providing interventions to support breastfeeding (B recommendation)
- USPSTF recommends screening for diabetes in hypertensive patients
- USPSTF recommends screening for hepatitis C for high-risk patients
- USPSTF review of the benefits and harms of menopausal hormone therapy
- Uterine artery embolization a reasonable alternative to hysterectomy for symptomatic fibroids
- Uterine-artery embolization reasonable alternative to surgery for fibroids
- UTI: low rates of renal scarring in children; not associated with development of HTN, CKD, or ESRF by age 10
- UTIs in childhood not a cause of adult renal disease