The American College of Physicians (ACP) and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) developed this guideline to provide clinical recommendations on nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic management of acute pain from non–low back, musculoskeletal injuries in adults in the outpatient setting. The guid...
DESCRIPTION: This guideline updates the 2008 American College of Physicians (ACP) recommendations on treatment of low bone density and osteoporosis to prevent fractures in men and women. This guideline is endorsed by the American Academy of Family Physicians. METHODS: The ACP Clinical Guidelines Committe...
Osteoporosis/drug therapy,
Osteoporotic Fractures/prevention & control,
Calcium/therapeutic use,
Vitamin D/therapeutic use,
Estrogens/therapeutic use,
Diphosphonates/therapeutic use,
Estrogen Replacement Therapy,
Denosumab/therapeutic use,
Teriparatide/therapeutic use,
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/drug therapy
DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on noninvasive treatment of low back pain. METHODS: Using the ACP grading system, the committee based these recommendations on a systematic review of randomized, con...
Low Back Pain/therapy,
Acute Pain/therapy,
Chronic Pain/therapy,
Acupuncture Therapy,
Laser Therapy,
Mind-Body Therapies,
GRADE Approach,
Analgesics/administration & dosage,
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/administration & dosage,
Hot Temperature/therapeutic use
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...
DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on oral pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults. This guideline serves as an update to the 2012 ACP guideline on the same topic. This guideline is endor...
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy,
Arterial Pressure/drug effects,
Diabetic Angiopathies/prevention & control,
Glycated Hemoglobin,
Heart Rate/drug effects,
Hypoglycemic Agents/administration & dosage,
Metformin/administration & dosage,
Sulfonylurea Receptors/administration & dosage,
Weight Loss,
Drug Therapy, Combination
DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the diagnosis of gout. METHODS: This guideline is based on a systematic review of published studies on gout diagnosis, identified using several databases, from da...
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the management of chronic insomnia disorder in adults.
METHODS:
This guideline is based on a systematic review of randomized, controlled trials published in Eng...
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the comparative effectiveness of treatment with second-generation antidepressants versus nonpharmacologic treatments for major depressive disorder in adults.
ME...
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation/therapeutic use,
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,
Complementary Therapies,
Depressive Disorder, Major,
Exercise Therapy,
Risk Assessment,
Severity of Illness Index,
Depressive Disorder, Major/therapy,
Depressive Disorder, Major/drug therapy
DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations based on the comparative effectiveness of risk assessment scales and preventive interventions for pressure ulcers. METHODS: This guideline is based on published lite...
DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations based on the comparative effectiveness of treatments of pressure ulcers. METHODS: This guideline is based on published literature on this topic that was identified b...