Screening for thyroid dysfunction: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

LeFevre ML; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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Abstract

DESCRIPTION:

Update of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for thyroid disease.

METHODS:

The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for subclinical and "overt" thyroid dysfunction without clinically obvious symptoms, as well as the effects of treatment on intermediate and final health outcomes.

POPULATION:

This recommendation applies to nonpregnant, asymptomatic adults.

RECOMMENDATION:

The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for thyroid dysfunction in nonpregnant, asymptomatic adults. (I statement).

Comment in

Screening and treating subclinical thyroid disease: getting past the impasse. [Ann Intern Med. 2015]

Summary for patients in

Summaries for Patients. Screening for Thyroid Dysfunction: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation. [Ann Intern Med. 2015]

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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Guideline Title

Screening for thyroid dysfunction: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

Bibliographic Source(s)

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for thyroid dysfunction: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2015 May 5;162(9):641-50. [45 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Screening for thyroid disease: recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Jan 20;140(2):125-7. [6 references]

This guideline meets NGC's 2013 (revised) inclusion criteria.