Resultados: 6

    Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management

    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...

    WHO recommendations on the management of diarrhoea and pneumonia in HIV-infected infants and children

    To improve survival and quality of life among the 2.5 million children living with HIV, a comprehensive package of prevention, care and treatment is required. This package should include management of infections such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria and ear infections, as well as common opportunistic inf...

    Guía de práctica clínica sobre la atención integral a las personas con enfermedad de Alzheimer y otras demencias

    El objetivo de esta GPC es ofrecer recomendaciones desarrolladas de forma sistemática para ayudar a profesionales y a pacientes a tomar decisiones sobre la atención sanitaria más apropiada, y a seleccionar las opciones diagnósticas o terapéuticas mas adecuadas....

    WHO recommendations on the diagnosis of HIV infection in infants and children

    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...

    Inter-Agency field manual on reproductive health in humanitarian settings: 2010 revision for field review

    All people, including those living in humanitarian settings, have the right to reproductive health (RH). To exercise this right, affected populations must have an enabling environment and access to comprehensive RH information and services so they can make free and informed choices. Quality RH services m...

    Guidelines for the treatment of malaria - 2nd edition

    Malaria case management remains a vital component of the malaria control strategies. This entails early diagnosis and prompt treatment with effective antimalarial medicines. The WHO Guidelines for the treatment of malaria, which were first published in 2006, provide global, evidence-based recommendations...