USMLE® Step 2 CK · Preventive Medicine · Topic PREV-PRIN-02
Screening decisions — USPSTF grades & stopping age
Screening decisions — USPSTF grades & stopping age (PREV-PRIN-02) in USMLE® Step 2 CK Preventive Medicine (USMLE® Step 2 CK Review Book p. 92). Guideline basis: 2012 USPSTF Grade Definitions. Covers: USPSTF grade definitions & clinical action, Stopping age & life expectancy rule, Shared decision-making & individualized screening, Counseling & non-cancer screening embedded at every visit. Practice 15 QuestionBank questions, ChartWalk bedside clinical algorithms, FlashCards, and ImageBank on TheCodexes.com. Understand beyond your boards.
- Topic Code
- PREV-PRIN-02
- Chapter
- Preventive Medicine
- Review Book Page
- p. 92
- QuestionBank Items
- 15 questions
Primary Guideline / Source: 2012 USPSTF Grade Definitions
Key Clinical Sections
- USPSTF grade definitions & clinical action
- Stopping age & life expectancy rule
- Shared decision-making & individualized screening
- Counseling & non-cancer screening embedded at every visit
- Preventive services with insufficient evidence or recommended against (USPSTF I/D) — the ‘do not screen’ list