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    WHO recommendations: drug treatment for severe hypertension in pregnancy

    Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are an important cause of severe morbidity, long-term disability and death among both pregnant women and their babies, and account for approximately 14% of all maternal deaths worldwide. Improving care for women around the time of childbirth is a necessary step towards...

    WHO recommendations: policy of interventionist versus expectant management of severe pre-eclampsia before term

    The Department of Reproductive Health and Research of the World Health Organization gratefully acknowledges the contributions of many individuals and organizations to the updating of these recommendations. Work on this update was coordinated by Olufemi Oladapo, Joshua Vogel and A. Metin Gülmezoglu of th...

    Pharmacologic treatment of hypertension in adults aged 60 years or older to higher versus lower blood pressure targets: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians

    Ann. intern. med; 166 (6), 2017
    DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) jointly developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations based on the benefits and harms of higher versus lower blood pressure targets for the treatment of hyper...

    Guía de Práctica Clínica para el manejo de la Hipertensión Arterial Primaria (HTA): para profesionales de la salud

    El presente documento reemplaza algunas recomendaciones presentadas en la GPC de HTA eincorpora nuevos elementos antes no considerados. Su alcance está enmarcado por laaplicabilidad en el contexto nacional para la prevención, diagnóstico, tratamiento integral yseguimiento de pacientes con HTA. Así mi...

    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...

    Treatment of cushing's syndrome: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    OBJECTIVE: The objective is to formulate clinical practice guidelines for treating Cushing's syndrome. PARTICIPANTS: Participants include an Endocrine Society-appointed Task Force of experts, a methodologist, and a medical writer. The European Society for Endocrinology co-sponsored the guideline. EVIDENC...

    Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico, tratamiento y control de la enfermedad hipertensiva

    Considerando que, los numerales I y II del Título Preliminar de la Ley N° 26842, Ley General de Salud disponen que la salud es condición indispensable del desarrollo humano y medio fundamental para alcanzar el bienestar individual y colectivo, y que la protección de la salud es de interés público. ...

    Chronic kidney disease in adults: assessment and management

    This guideline covers the care and treatment of people with, or at risk of developing, chronic kidney disease. It aims to prevent or delay the progression of chronic kidney disease, reduce or prevent the development of complications, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease....

    Screening, monitoring, and treatment of stage 1 to 3 chronic kidney disease: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians

    Ann. intern. med; 159 (12), 2013
    DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the screening, monitoring, and treatment of adults with stage 1 to 3 chronic kidney disease. METHODS: This guideline is based on a systematic evidence review eval...