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    Uso de exames de imagem de tórax na COVID-19: guia de aconselhamento rápido, 11 junho 2020

    Desde sua identificação na China em dezembro de 2019, o novo coronavírus responsável pela COVID-19 evoluiu rapidamente para uma pandemia. A COVID-19 se manifesta com sintomas respiratórios inespecíficos de gravidade variável e pode exigir suporte respiratório avançado. Atualmente, o diagnóstico...

    Intravenous fluid therapy in children and young people in hospital

    This guideline covers general principles for managing intravenous (IV) fluids for children and young people under 16 years, including assessing fluid and electrolyte status and prescribing IV fluid therapy. It applies to a range of conditions and different settings. It does not include recommendations re...

    Use of chest imaging in COVID-19: a rapid advice guide

    Since its identification in China in December 2019, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has rapidly evolved into a pandemic. COVID-19 manifests with non-specific respiratory symptoms of variable severity and may require advanced respiratory support. The diagnosis of COVID-19 is currently confirmed by laborato...

    Commercial products and programs in obesity management

    The commercial weight loss industry is enormous. Clini­cians should familiarize themselves with the commercial obesity management offerings in their vicinity. Criteria have been published to evaluate whether a commercial program is safe and potentially successful (i.e., offering a combination of nutriti...

    Joint replacement (primary): hip, knee and shoulder

    This guideline covers care before, during and after a planned knee, hip or shoulder replacement. It includes recommendations to ensure that people are given full information about their options for surgery, including anaesthesia. It offers advice for healthcare professionals on surgical procedures and en...

    Guideline No. 398: progesterone for prevention of spontaneous preterm birth

    J. obstet. gynaecol. Can; 42 (6), 2020
    To assess the benefits and risks of progesterone therapy for women at increased risk of spontaneous preterm birth (SPB) and to make recommendations for the use of progesterone to reduce the risk of SPB and improve postnatal outcomes. To administer or withhold progesterone therapy for women deemed to be a...

    2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout

    To provide guidance for the management of gout, including indications for and optimal use of urate- lowering therapy (ULT), treatment of gout ares, and lifestyle and other medication recommendation Fifty- seven population, intervention, comparator, and outcomes questions were developed, followed by a ...

    International Consensus Guidelines for Risk Factors in Chronic Pancreatitis. Recommendations from the working group for the international consensus guidelines for chronic pancreatitis in collaboration with the International Association of Pancreatology, the American Pancreatic Association, the Japan Pancreas Society, and European Pancreatic Club

    Pancreatology; 20 (4), 2020
    Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a complex inflammatory disease with remarkably impaired quality of life and permanent damage of the pancreas. This paper is part of the international consensus guidelines on CP and presents the consensus on factors elevating the risk for CP. An international working group wit...

    Guidelines on the histopathology of chronic pancreatitis. Recommendations from the working group for the international consensus guidelines for chronic pancreatitis in collaboration with the International Association of Pancreatology, the American Pancreatic Association, the Japan Pancreas Society, and the European Pancreatic Club

    Pancreatology; 20 (4), 2020
    Chronic pancreatitis is a complex multifactorial fibro-inflammatory disease. Consensus guidelines are needed for the histopathological evaluation of non-autoimmune chronic pancreatitis (CP). An international working group with experts on the histopathology of CP evaluated 15 statements generated from evi...

    Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of COVID-19. The task-force/consensus guideline of the Brazilian Association of Intensive Care Medicine, the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases and the Brazilian Society of Pulmonology and Tisiology

    Different therapies are currently used, considered, or proposed for the treatment of COVID-19; for many of those therapies, no appropriate assessment of effectiveness and safety was performed. This document aims to provide scientifically available evidence-based information in a transparent interpretatio...