USPSTF CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED PREPARATION MATERIAL
●● Alcohol misuse: screening and counseling
Answer: The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen adults age 18
years or older for alcohol misuse and provide persons engaged in risky
or hazardous drinking with brief behavioral counseling interventions to
reduce alcohol misuse.
●● Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease: men
Answer: The USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for men ages 45 to
79 years when the potential benefit due to a reduction in myocardial
infarctions outweighs the potential harm due to an increase in
gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
●● Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease: women
Answer: The USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for women ages
55 to 79 years when the potential benefit of a reduction in ischemic
strokes outweighs the potential harm of an increase in gastrointestinal
hemorrhage.
●● Blood pressure screening in adults
, Answer: The USPSTF recommends screening for high blood pressure in
adults age 18 years and older.
●● BRCA screening, counseling about
Answer: The USPSTF recommends that women whose family history is
associated with an increased risk for deleterious mutations in BRCA1 or
BRCA2 genes be referred for genetic counseling and evaluation for
BRCA testing.
●● Breast cancer preventive medication
Answer: The USPSTF recommends that clinicians discuss
chemoprevention with women at high risk for breast cancer and at low
risk for adverse effects of chemoprevention. Clinicians should inform
patients of the potential benefits and harms of chemoprevention.
●● Breast cancer screening
Answer: The USPSTF recommends screening mammography for
women, with or without clinical breast examination, every 1 to 2 years
for women age 40 years and older.
●● Breastfeeding counseling
Answer: The USPSTF recommends interventions during pregnancy and
after birth to promote and support breastfeeding.
●● Cervical cancer screening
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED PREPARATION MATERIAL
●● Alcohol misuse: screening and counseling
Answer: The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen adults age 18
years or older for alcohol misuse and provide persons engaged in risky
or hazardous drinking with brief behavioral counseling interventions to
reduce alcohol misuse.
●● Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease: men
Answer: The USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for men ages 45 to
79 years when the potential benefit due to a reduction in myocardial
infarctions outweighs the potential harm due to an increase in
gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
●● Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease: women
Answer: The USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for women ages
55 to 79 years when the potential benefit of a reduction in ischemic
strokes outweighs the potential harm of an increase in gastrointestinal
hemorrhage.
●● Blood pressure screening in adults
, Answer: The USPSTF recommends screening for high blood pressure in
adults age 18 years and older.
●● BRCA screening, counseling about
Answer: The USPSTF recommends that women whose family history is
associated with an increased risk for deleterious mutations in BRCA1 or
BRCA2 genes be referred for genetic counseling and evaluation for
BRCA testing.
●● Breast cancer preventive medication
Answer: The USPSTF recommends that clinicians discuss
chemoprevention with women at high risk for breast cancer and at low
risk for adverse effects of chemoprevention. Clinicians should inform
patients of the potential benefits and harms of chemoprevention.
●● Breast cancer screening
Answer: The USPSTF recommends screening mammography for
women, with or without clinical breast examination, every 1 to 2 years
for women age 40 years and older.
●● Breastfeeding counseling
Answer: The USPSTF recommends interventions during pregnancy and
after birth to promote and support breastfeeding.
●● Cervical cancer screening
