Al-Mandeel, H. M;
Sagr, E;
Sait, K;
Latifah, H. M;
Al-Obaid, A;
Al-Badawi, I. A;
Alkushi, A. O;
Salem, H;
Massoudi, N. S;
Schunemann, H;
Mustafa, R. A;
Brignardello-Petersen, R.
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the third most common gynecological malignancy in Saudi women with an estimated incidence rate of 1.9 cases per 100 000 women-years. More than 40% of cervical cancer cases are diagnosed at advanced stages due to lack of a routine screening program in Saudi Arabia. Thus, nat...
Children admitted to hospital often die within 24 hours of admission. Many of these deaths could be prevented if very sick children are identified soon after their arrival in the health facility, and treatment is started immediately. This can be facilitated by rapid triage for all children presenting to ...
Early detection of tuberculosis (TB) is essential to improve health outcomes for people with TB, and to reduce TB transmission more effectively. Systematic screening in high risk groups is a complement to efforts to improve the patient-initiated pathway to TB diagnosis (that is, diagnosing TB among peopl...
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...
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/diagnosis,
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/drug therapy,
Disease Progression,
Triage,
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists/therapeutic use,
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use,
Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use,
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors/therapeutic use,
Hypolipidemic Agents/therapeutic use,
Gemfibrozil/therapeutic use,
Asymptomatic Diseases,
Drug Therapy, Combination,
GRADE Approach
WHO has developed guidelines on systematic screening for active tuberculosis (TB) based on a thorough review of available evidence. Early detection of TB is essential to further improve health outcomes for people with TB, and to reduce TB transmission more effectively. Systematic screening in high risk g...
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is a premalignant lesion that may exist at any one of three stages: CIN1, CIN2, or CIN3. If left untreated, CIN2 or CIN3 (collectively referred to as CIN2+) can progress to cervical cancer. Instead of screening and diagnosis by the standard sequence of cytology, c...
The objective of this manual is to provide comprehensive guidance on child care in emergencies. Existing guidelines, such as Integrated Management of Childhood Illness IMCI, assume a functioning health system that facilitates the referral of children, which may not be available in emergency situations. S...
