This guideline covers diagnosing and treating delirium in people aged 18 and over in hospital and in
long-term residential care or a nursing home. It also covers identifying people at risk of developing
delirium in these settings and preventing onset. It aims to improve diagnosis of delirium and reduce
h...
Kasiske, B. L;
Zeier, M. G;
Chapman, J. R;
Craig, J. C;
Ekberg, H;
Garvey, C. A;
Green, M. D;
Jha, V;
Josephson, M. A;
Kiberd, B. A;
Kreis, H. A;
McDonald, R. A;
Newmann, J. M;
Obrador, G. T;
Vincenti, F. G;
Cheung, M;
Earley, A;
Raman, G;
Abariga, S;
Wagner, M;
Balk, E. M.
The 2009 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guideline on the monitoring, management, and treatment of kidney transplant recipients is intended to assist the practitioner caring for adults and children after kidney transplantation. The guideline development process followe...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD (which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis) in people aged 16 and older. It aims to help people with COPD to receive a diagnosis earlier so that they can benefit from treatments to reduce symptoms, improve q...
The significance of physical activity on public health, the global mandates for the work carried out by WHO in relation to promotion of physical activity and NCDs prevention, and the limited existence of national guidelines on physical activity for health in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) make e...
Malnutrition is the largest single underlying cause of death worldwide and is associated with over 1/3 of all childhood deaths. The objective of the document is to provide a summary of existing WHO information regarding the principles of identification and management of communicable diseases in malnouris...
This publication summarizes current knowledge on the methods of diagnosing HIV infection in infants and children and sets out recommendations for practice and policy. Recommendations are designed to improve clinical management of the HIV-exposed and ‑infected child, and improve programme efforts at ear...
Phlebotomy - the drawing of blood - has been practised for centuries and is still one of the most
common invasive procedures in health care. Each step in the process of phlebotomy affects the
quality of the specimen and is thus important for preventing laboratory error, patient injury and
even death. For...
Phlebotomy the drawing of blood – has been practised for centuries and is still one of the most common invasive procedures in health care. Each step in the process of phlebotomy affects the quality of the specimen and is thus important for preventing laboratory error, patient injury and even death. Thi...
