U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, February 6, 2015

American Family Physician
Langan R, Jones K. Common questions about the initial management of hypertension. Am Fam Physician 2015 Feb 1; 91(3):172-7. [Uses USPSTF recommendations, AHRQ evidence reports, and AHRQ’s National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM as data sources; cites USPSTF recommendation statement Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults, as published on the USPSTF Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Annals of Internal Medicine
Wright JT Jr. The benefits of detecting and treating mild hypertension: what we know, and what we need to learn. Ann Intern Med 2015 Feb 3; 162(3):233-4. [Comments on AHRQ-funded article by Piper et al. published in the same issue.]

Rahal AK, Zuberi AZ, Badgett RG. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Ann Intern Med 2015 Feb 3; 162(3):238. [Comments on USPSTF recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (Ann Intern Med, 2014.]

JAMA
Saver BG. A piece of my mind. Should C be a passing grade for the USPSTF? JAMA 2015 Feb 3; 313(5):465-6. [Discusses USPSTF recommendation statement, Screening for Breast Cancer, 2009, and the USPSTF’s grade C recommendation as described in U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Grade Definitions, 2008.]

JAMA Internal Medicine
Aschwanden C. Why I'm opting out of mammography. JAMA Intern Med 2015 Feb; 175(2):164-5. [Mentions USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer.]

Bartol T. Unintended influence: when our words mean more than we think. JAMA Intern Med 2015 Feb; 175(2):166-7. [Cites USPSTF recommendation statement, Screening for Breast Cancer, as published on the USPSTF Web site.]

Kuppermann M, Sawaya GF. Shared decision-making: easy to evoke, challenging to implement. JAMA Intern Med 2015 Feb; 175(2):167-8. [Cites UPSTF-sponsored articles by Sheridan et al. (Am J Prev Med, 2004) and Sawaya et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2007) and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Grade Definitions, 2008.]