The scope of the guideline is urate-lowering therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease (not on dialysis) without symptomatic hyperuricemia (such as gout and/or uric acid stone formation). The guideline does not make recommendations about the management of uric-acid kidney stones or gout in people w...
Healthy eating is important for all Canadians, regardless of body size, weight or health condition. Key messages from Canada’s Food Guide for Healthy Eating can be used as a foundation for nutrition and food-related education (Figure 1). Use evidence-based nutrition resources to give your patients nutr...
Pharmacological treatments are an effective and scalable approach to treating obesity. As with any chronic disease, such as type 2 diabetes (T2DM) or hypertension, pharmacotherapy is an important pillar in the management of obesity.
The focus of obesity management should be the improvement of health para...
The WHO Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline contains the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for the use of therapeutics in the treatment of COVID-19. The latest version of this living guideline is available in pdf format (via the ‘Download’ button) and via an online platform, an...
Inhibidores de las Cinasas Janus/uso terapéutico,
COVID-19/tratamiento farmacológico,
Antivirales/uso terapéutico,
Ivermectina/uso terapéutico,
Hidroxicloroquina/uso terapéutico,
Plasma/inmunología,
Fluvoxamina/uso terapéutico,
Colchicina/uso terapéutico,
Inmunización Pasiva,
Receptores de Interleucina-6/uso terapéutico,
Lopinavir/uso terapéutico,
Corticoesteroides/uso terapéutico
The WHO COVID-19 Clinical management: living guidance contains the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for the clinical management of people with COVID-19. Providing guidance that is comprehensive and holistic for the optimal care of COVID-19 patients throughout their entire illness is impor...
COVID-19/complicaciones,
COVID-19/diagnóstico,
Máscaras,
Salud Global,
Hospitalización,
Respiración Artificial,
Choque Séptico,
Lactancia Materna,
Embarazo,
Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria/etiología,
Neumonía Viral/etiología,
Cuidados Paliativos,
Rehabilitación,
Manejo de Atención al Paciente/organización & administración
The VA and DoD Evidence-Based Practice Work Group (EBPWG) was established and
first chartered in 2004, with a mission to advise the VA/DoD Health Executive
Committee “on the use of clinical and epidemiological evidence to improve the health of
the population . . .” across the Veterans Health Administ...
Primary care clinicians should initiate patient-centred conversations with their patients about overweight or obesity. The 5As of Obesity ManagementTM (Ask-Assess-Advise-Agree-Assist) approach, starting with asking permission to discuss weight, is an appropriate format to use.
Primary care clinicians sho...
A Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) review of the evidence for benefits and harms for Moderna coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine for persons aged 12-17 years was presented to the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) on June 23, 2022. GRADE...
A Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) review of the evidence for benefits and harms for Moderna coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine for children aged 6–11 years was presented to the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) on June 23, 2022. GRA...
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides advice and guidance to the Director of the CDC regarding use of vaccines and related agents for control of vaccine-preventable diseases in the civilian population of the United States. Recommendations made by the ACIP are reviewed by the CD...
