This guideline represents an important step toward clarifying the evidence regarding the management of patients with hypertension within the VA/DoD primary care settings. As with other clinical practice guidelines, challenges remain, such as evidence gaps, the need to develop effective strategies for gui...
Hypertension is the most common disease in the world, affecting more than a billion people, and the leading cause of death and disability (Williams 2018).
In Estonia as well, cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension with complications, rank first among the causes of morbidity and death. High bloo...
Overweight and obesity are an increasing health problem of the population all over the world, including in Estonia. According to the data of the Estonian adult population health behavior survey conducted in 2018, 40% of Estonian men and 26% of women are overweight, and 21% of men and 18% of women are obe...
This guideline covers interventions in the acute stage of a stroke or transient ischaemic attack
(TIA). It offers the best clinical advice on the diagnosis and acute management of stroke and TIA in
the 48 hours after onset of symptoms....
This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer in secondary care,
including information on the best way to diagnose and identify different stages of the disease, and
how to manage adverse effects of treatment. It also includes recommendations on follow-up in
primary care for people...
This handbook draws on the work of the many people around the world dedicated to the care and support of older people. The primary intended audience for this handbook is health and social care workers in the community and in primary care settings. The guidance in this handbook will help community health...
Health of the Elderly,
Integral Healthcare Practice,
Primary Health Care,
Cognitive Dysfunction/therapy,
Mobility Limitation,
Malnutrition/therapy,
Hearing Loss/rehabilitation,
Depressive Disorder/therapy,
Caregivers,
Vision Disorders/rehabilitation,
Health Services for the Aged/standards,
Geriatric Assessment/methods,
Patient-Centered Care,
Healthy Aging
Tobe, Sheldon;
Stone, James;
Anderson, Todd;
Bacon, Simon;
Cheng, Alice;
Daskalopoulou, Stella;
Ezekpwitz, Justin;
Gregoire, Jean;
Gubitz, Gord;
Jain, Rahul;
Keshavjee, Karim;
Lindsay, Patty;
L’Abbé, Mary;
Lau, David C. W;
Leiter, Lawrence A;
O’Meara, Eileen;
Pearson, Glen J;
Rabi, Doreen M;
Sherifali, Diana;
Selby, Peter;
Tu, Jack V;
Wharton, Sean;
Walker, Kimberly M;
Hua-Stewart, Diane;
Liu, Peter P.
This guideline is directed to primary health care providers caring for Canadian adults who have or are at risk of developing chronic cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, heart failure and stroke, and the risk factors for these conditions, including smoking, obesity and...
This guideline covers some aspects of assessing and managing hearing loss in primary, community and secondary care. It aims to improve the quality of life for adults with hearing loss by advising healthcare staff on assessing hearing difficulties, managing earwax and referring people for audiological or ...
This guideline covers stop smoking interventions and services delivered in primary care and community settings for everyone over the age of 12. It aims to ensure that everyone who smokes is advised and encouraged to stop and given the support they need. It emphasises the importance of targeting vulnerabl...
La gran variabilidad en la expresión clínica de la enfermedad de Fabry, las dificultades para su diagnóstco y la disponibilidad actualmente de varias alternatvas para su tratamiento suponen un gran reto para los profesionales que atenden a
pacientes con esta enfermedad, lo que justfica la realización...
