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    ACG clinical guideline: diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus

    Am. j. gastroenterol; 111 (1), 2016
    Barrett's esophagus (BE) is among the most common conditions encountered by the gastroenterologist. In this document, the American College of Gastroenterology updates its guidance for the best practices in caring for these patients. These guidelines continue to endorse screening of high-risk patients for...

    WHO guideline: use of multiple micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods consumed by infants and young children aged 6-23 months and children aged 2-12 years

    The use of multiple micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods has been suggested as an alternative to mitigate or overcome the constraints associated with supplementation and mass fortification. They are intended to increase the vitamin and mineral intake of infants and young children...

    Global Consensus Recommendations on Prevention and Management of Nutritional Rickets

    Horm. res. paediatr; 85 (2), 2016
    "BACKGROUND: Vitamin D and calcium deficiencies are common worldwide, causing nutritional rickets and osteomalacia, which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of infants, children, and adolescents; the consequences can be lethal or can last into adulthood. The goals of this evidence-bas...

    Myeloma: diagnosis and management - update information

    This guideline covers the diagnosing and managing of myeloma (including smouldering myeloma and primary plasma cell leukaemia) in people aged 16 and over. It aims to improve care for people with myeloma by promoting the most effective tests and treatments for myeloma and its complications. This guideline...

    Guía de práctica clínica sobre la detección y el manejo de la enfermedad renal crónica

    Objetivos: Esta GPC sobre Enfermedad Renal Crónica (ERC) responde a preguntas clínicas concernientes a su detección precoz, derivación a atención especializada y manejo, tanto mediante tratamiento farmacológico como con medidas higiénico dietéticas, estilos de vida e intervenciones educativas. As...

    Guía de práctica clínica sobre tratamiento de la insuficiencia cardiaca crónica

    El objetivo general de la Guía de Práctica Clínica es proporcionar a los agentes encargados de la asistencia y cuidados de este tipo de pacientes, una herramienta que les permita tomar las mejores decisiones sobre algunos de los problemas que ocasionan su atención y que no han sido resueltos. Esta Gu...

    Clinical Practice Guideline of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Korean j. intern. med; 79 (4), 2016
    Since the first description of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) as a series of 12 patients in 1967 by Ashbaugh et al.1 , it still remains a major public health problem that incurs high health care costs and causes major mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) despite improvements in outcomes...

    Guidelines for Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Treatment in Children and Adolescents: Growth Hormone Deficiency, Idiopathic Short Stature, and Primary Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Deficiency

    Horm Res Paediatr; 86 (6), 2016
    BACKGROUND/AIMS: On behalf of the Drug and Therapeutics, and Ethics Committees of the Pediatric Endocrine Society, we sought to update the guidelines published in 2003 on the use of growth hormone (GH). Because idiopathic short stature (ISS) remains a controversial indication, and diagnostic challenges o...

    The Saudi clinical practice guideline for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in medical and critically ill patients

    Saudi med. j; 37 (11), 2016
    Venous thromboembolism (VTE) acquired during hospitalization is common, yet preventable by the proper implementation of thromboprophylaxis which remains to be underutilized worldwide. As a result of an initiative by the Saudi Ministry of Health to improve medical practices in the country, an expert panel...

    The saudi clinical practice guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults

    Saudi med. j; 37 (10), 2016
    OBJECTIVE: To assist healthcare providers in evidence-based clinical decision-making for the management of overweight and obese adults in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: The Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assembled an expert Saudi panel to produce this clinical practice guideline in 2015. In ...