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Updated Clinical practice guideline for managing febrile neutropenia in cancer patients.
Posted by: admin on: July 12, 2011
This guideline is intended for the use of antimicrobial agents in managing patients with cancer who experience chemotherapy-induced fever and neutropenia. Due to the previous iteration of this guideline in 2002, Department of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska have a developed a clearer definition of which populations of patients with cancer may […]
ACP Issues Guidelines for Diagnostic Imaging for Low Back Pain
Posted by: admin on: July 11, 2011
Routine imaging for low back pain with radiography or advanced imaging methods, such as computed tomography (CT) scanning or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), does not improve patient health, according to recommendations issued by the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians (ACP) regarding high-value healthcare for diagnostic imaging for low back pain. The […]
Helping Kids: What the USDA Guidelines Offer for Pediatrics
Posted by: admin on: July 8, 2011
By law, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans are reviewed and updated every 5 years to keep our health moving forward. The new guidelines, Dietary Guidelines for America, are different from previous versions in several ways. They are addressing a nation where most are undernourished when it comes to several […]
Febrile Convulsion- The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
Posted by: admin on: July 8, 2011
A simple febrile convulsion is a brief (< 10 min duration) generalized convulsion in a febrile (> 38oC) child aged between 6 months and 6 years, with no previous afebrile seizures, no progressive neurological condition and no signs of a CNS infection. Management of the convulsion This is described in detail in the Convulsions guidelines.
Experts Issue Guidelines on Care of Clogged Neck Arteries
Posted by: admin on: July 7, 2011
Ultrasound scans should only be used for patients at high risk of stroke, advisory says There isn’t sufficient evidence to recommend widespread screening or routine ultrasound tests to check for blocked neck arteries that could cause a stroke. That’s one key finding from new guidelines on the care of the clogged arteries, released Jan. 31 […]
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