Clinical Practice Guidelines

Clinical guidelines are necessary for the treatment, management, and prevention of medical conditions. Clinical practice guidelines cover common areas of health care and provide physicians with scientific based research developed by leaders in that field. Guidelines can be useful by patients to help them understand the level of care they should be receiving. The following are clinical practice guidelines for common medical conditions and some less common.

Infectious Diseases

• Journal for Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
• Clinical Practice Guidelines by Group
• Management of HIV

Cancer Neoplasm’s

• Clinical Guidelines for Oncology
• Screening For Cancer Summary Guidelines

Endocrine, metabolic, nutritional, allergic – Diabetes

• Management for Diabetes
• Guidelines for Nutrition for Chronic Renal Failure Patients

Blood and Blood-forming Organs

• Blood Transfusion Guidelines
• The Sickle Cell Advisory Committee’s Guidelines for Treating Sickle Cell Disease
• Hypertension Guidelines

Mental disorders

• Bipolar Treatment Guidelines
• Mental Disorders in Primary Care
• Depression Guidelines

Nervous system and Eye

• Primary Eye Care
• New Guidelines for the Management of Migraines
• Management of Sinusitis

Cardiovascular system

• Guidelines for the Management of Stroke
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Stable Anginas

Respiratory system and ENT

• Asthma Management
• Guidelines and Standards of Care for Otolaryngology

Gastrointestinal System

• New Guidelines for the Treatment of Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease
• Diagnosis and Management for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Genitourinary system

• Clinical Guidelines for Managing Chronic Kidney Disease
• Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease

Pregnancy

• Routine Postnatal Care
• Guidelines for Perinatal Care

Skin

• Clinical Guideline for Atopic Eczema
• Skin Clinical Guidelines for Nurses in Pediatric Primary Care

Musculoskeletal system

• Guidelines in Rheumatology
• Diagnosis and Treatment for Low Back Pain

Infancy – Pediatrics

• Pediatric Nutrition Guidelines
• Primary and Dentistry Guidelines for Infant Oral Care

Signs, Symptoms

• Unexplained Symptoms Guidelines
• Guidelines for Recognizing the Signs of Alcohol and Cannabis Abuse

Accident, Poisonings, Violence, Bioterrorism

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Poisons
• Practical Guidelines for Bioterrorism Care

Prevention

• Prevention of Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease
• Guidelines for the Prevention of Hepatitis

Procedures - Radiation, Lab

• California Prescribing Guidelines
• Clinical Guidelines for Using Radioactive Materials