A and B Recommendations by USPSTF
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A & B Recommendations - CORRECT ANSWER - A listing of all the Recommendations
with a grade of either A or B, which are services that the Task Force most highly recommends
implementing for preventive care and that are also relevant for implementing the Affordable
Care Act.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends 1-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with ultrasonography in
men aged 65 to 75 years who have ever smoked.
Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends screening for anxiety disorders in adults, including pregnant and postpartum
persons.
Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends screening for anxiety in children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years.
Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive
Medication - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends the use of low-dose
aspirin (81 mg/day) as preventive medication after 12 weeks of gestation in persons who are at
high risk for preeclampsia.
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria using urine culture in pregnant persons.
BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing - CORRECT
ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends that primary care clinicians assess women with a
personal or family history of breast, ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer or who have an ancestry
associated with breast cancer susceptibility 1 and 2 (BRCA1/2) gene mutations with an
appropriate brief familial risk assessment tool.
, Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends that clinicians offer to prescribe risk-reducing medications, such as tamoxifen,
raloxifene, or aromatase inhibitors, to women who are at increased risk for breast cancer and at
low risk for adverse medication effects.
Breast Cancer: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends biennial
screening mammography for women aged 40 to 74 years.
Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions - CORRECT
ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends providing interventions or referrals, during
pregnancy and after birth, to support breastfeeding.
Cervical Cancer: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends
screening for cervical cancer every 3 years with cervical cytology alone in women aged 21 to 29
years. For women aged 30 to 65 years, the USPSTF recommends screening every 3 years with
cervical cytology alone, every 5 years with high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing
alone, or every 5 years with hrHPV testing in combination with cytology (cotesting).
Gonorrhea Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends screening for
gonorrhea in all sexually active women 24 years or younger and in women 25 years or older who
are at increased risk for infection.
Chlamydia Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends screening for
chlamydia in all sexually active women 24 years or younger and in women 25 years or older who
are at increased risk for infection.
Colorectal Cancer Screening (45-49 years) - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends screening for colorectal cancer in adults aged 45 to 49 years.
Colorectal Cancer Screening (50-75 years) - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends screening for colorectal cancer in all adults aged 50 to 75 years.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A & B Recommendations - CORRECT ANSWER - A listing of all the Recommendations
with a grade of either A or B, which are services that the Task Force most highly recommends
implementing for preventive care and that are also relevant for implementing the Affordable
Care Act.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends 1-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with ultrasonography in
men aged 65 to 75 years who have ever smoked.
Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends screening for anxiety disorders in adults, including pregnant and postpartum
persons.
Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends screening for anxiety in children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years.
Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive
Medication - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends the use of low-dose
aspirin (81 mg/day) as preventive medication after 12 weeks of gestation in persons who are at
high risk for preeclampsia.
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria using urine culture in pregnant persons.
BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing - CORRECT
ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends that primary care clinicians assess women with a
personal or family history of breast, ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer or who have an ancestry
associated with breast cancer susceptibility 1 and 2 (BRCA1/2) gene mutations with an
appropriate brief familial risk assessment tool.
, Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends that clinicians offer to prescribe risk-reducing medications, such as tamoxifen,
raloxifene, or aromatase inhibitors, to women who are at increased risk for breast cancer and at
low risk for adverse medication effects.
Breast Cancer: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends biennial
screening mammography for women aged 40 to 74 years.
Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions - CORRECT
ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends providing interventions or referrals, during
pregnancy and after birth, to support breastfeeding.
Cervical Cancer: Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends
screening for cervical cancer every 3 years with cervical cytology alone in women aged 21 to 29
years. For women aged 30 to 65 years, the USPSTF recommends screening every 3 years with
cervical cytology alone, every 5 years with high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing
alone, or every 5 years with hrHPV testing in combination with cytology (cotesting).
Gonorrhea Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends screening for
gonorrhea in all sexually active women 24 years or younger and in women 25 years or older who
are at increased risk for infection.
Chlamydia Screening - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF recommends screening for
chlamydia in all sexually active women 24 years or younger and in women 25 years or older who
are at increased risk for infection.
Colorectal Cancer Screening (45-49 years) - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends screening for colorectal cancer in adults aged 45 to 49 years.
Colorectal Cancer Screening (50-75 years) - CORRECT ANSWER - The USPSTF
recommends screening for colorectal cancer in all adults aged 50 to 75 years.
