Grade C screenings

Question 1

aspirin prophylaxis

Answer 1

60-69 tears old with a 10% or greater 10-yr CVD risk

More likely to benefit if not at increased risk of bleeding, life expectancy is at least 10 years, willing to take low-dose aspirin daily for at least 10 years

Question 2

colorectal cancer

Answer 2

for adults aged 76-85 years old
Most appropriate if healthy enough to undergo treatment if cancer detected, and no comorbid conditions significantly limiting life expectancy

Greater benefit if never been screened

Question 3

prostate cancer

Answer 3

age 50 to 69

Question 4

individualizing prostate cancer screening

Answer 4

discussing benefits & harms with clinician and incorporating patient values and preferences in the decision

Question 5

potential harms of prostate cancer screening

Answer 5

False-positives
Biopsy side effects compliations
Overdiagnosis & overtreatment
Side effects from treatment: ED, urinary incontinence, bowel control problems, deaths or serious complications from surgery

Question 6

breast cancer

Answer 6

age 40-49

individualized

Question 7

injury prevention

Answer 7

recommends that clinicians selectively offer multifactorial interventions to prevent falls in adults over 65
consider balance of benefits and harms based on the circumstances of prior falls, presence of comorobid medical conditions and patient values and preferences

Question 8

grade c recommendations

Answer 8

USPSTF Recommends selectively offering to providing this service to individual patients based upon professional judgement or patient preference requires you to think through with patient moderate certainty that the net benefit is small

Question 9

providers and grade c recommendations

Answer 9

providers should offer or provide this service to selected patients depending on individual circumstances