The Pap Test

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diagnosis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pap_smear
gptkb:Papanicolaou_test
gptkbp:combines HPV test
gptkbp:coveredBy most health insurance plans
gptkbp:detects gptkb:cancer
precancerous changes in cervix
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Georgios_Papanikolaou
gptkbp:followedBy colposcopy (if abnormal)
gptkbp:frequency every 3 years (for most women)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Pap Test
gptkbp:includedIn routine gynecological exam
gptkbp:introducedIn 1940s
gptkbp:limitation false positives possible
may miss some abnormal cells
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Georgios_Papanikolaou
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor women under 21
women over 65 (with adequate prior screening)
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:physician
gptkbp:procedureType cytology
gptkbp:recommendation women aged 21-65
gptkbp:reduces gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:sampleAnalyzedBy gptkb:electron_microscope
gptkbp:sampleCollectedBy speculum examination
gptkbp:type cervical cells
gptkbp:usedFor cervical cancer screening
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Papanikolaou
gptkb:Georgios_Papanikolaou
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7