A significant number of individuals suffer from low back pain throughout their lifetime, and the medical costs related to low back pain and disc herniation are gradually increasing in Korea. Korean medicine interventions have been used for the treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. Therefore...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing glaucoma in people aged 18 and over. It includes recommendations on testing and referral (case-finding) for chronic open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension and on effective diagnosis, treatment and reassessment to stop these conditions progressing. We hav...
In chronic heart failure (CHF), the heart's ability to work effectively decreases - heart failure (CHF) usually develops over a long period of time and is chronic. The number of patients with chronic heart failure is increasing in developed countries. The reason for this is the aging of the population an...
En la actualidad, las guías basadas en la evidencia constituyen una de las herramientas más útiles para mejorar la salud pública y la práctica clínica. Su finalidad es formular intervenciones con sólidas pruebas de eficacia, evitar riesgos innecesarios, utilizar los recursos de forma eficiente, di...
El presente trabajo se ha enfocado en documentar la variabilidad de la práctica
clínica, analizar sus causas y proponer estrategias orientadas a mejorarla; esto
fomenta la toma de decisiones efectivas y seguras, centradas en los pacientes,
por parte de los profesionales de la salud. Entre dichas estrat...
El infarto agudo de miocardio con elevación persistente del segmento ST (IMCEST) es una
emergencia médica, producto de la oclusión de las arterias coronarias, que conllevan a la
isquemia miocárdica transmural, y que de persistir lleva a una lesión miocárdica o necrosis (1).
Se ha reportado una mort...
Knowing when to refer a person with osteoarthritis for consideration for a joint replacement is a challenge for healthcare professionals working in primary care. There are few contraindications to surgery now that it can be performed without a general anaesthetic. Joint replacement can have significant b...
Salinas, Ariel;
Huaringa-Marcelo, Jorge;
Alfaro-Lozano, José;
Becerra-Chauca, Naysha;
Nieto-Gutierre, Wendy;
Garcia-Gomero, David;
De la Jara, Jesús;
Calderón-Gallegos, Julia;
Flores, Cesar;
Taype-Rondan, Alvaro;
Timaná-Ruiz, Raúl;
Salvador-Salvador, Stefany;
Carrera-Acosta, Lourdes;
Gamboa-Cárdenas, Rocío.
La Artritis Reumatoide (AR) tiene adversas consecuencias en la salud su diagnóstico temprano y manejo óptimo requiere recomendaciones basadas en evidencia de alta calidad adaptadas a cada sistema de salud. Objetivo: Proveer recomendaciones clínicas basadas en evidencia para el diagnóstico y manejo in...
This guideline covers advice on the diagnosis and management of tension-type headache, migraine
(including migraine with aura and menstrual-related migraine), cluster headache and medication
overuse headache in young people (aged 12 years and older) and adults. It aims to improve the
recognition and mana...
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...
