Archive for the ‘Clinical Guidelines’ Category
New Guide for Managing High BP in Seniors
Posted by: admin on: May 31, 2011
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have issued the first guidance specifically for the treatment of hypertension in patients 65 and older in the form of an expert consensus document. In general, the target blood pressure should be less than 140/90 mm Hg, although the authors acknowledged that there was some […]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report updates STD treatments
Posted by: admin on: May 25, 2011
In 2010, New guidelines report was issued by the CDC for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The guidelines recommend Quinolones no longer be used for the treatment of gonorrhea and associated conditions such as pelvic inflammatory disease. Following are the patient-applied treatments for external genital warts: podofilox 0.5% solution or gel or imiquimod […]
A New Guideline on Preventing Falls
Posted by: admin on: May 24, 2011
Since 2001, for the first time, the American Geriatrics Society and the British Geriatrics Society have updated the guidelines for preventing falls in older people. The update includes two notable changes: 1)One recommends – Tai chi — the meditative Chinese exercise — as an effective way to prevent falls 2)Doctors to review medication use in […]
Need of updating – Guidelines for children’s heart and breathing rate reference ranges
Posted by: admin on: May 24, 2011
Researchers who reviewed 69 studies that included a total of about 143,000 children said that the Guidelines for children’s heart and breathing rate reference ranges need to be updated. The reference ranges are used for assessing and resuscitating children, the review of which produced new reference ranges that differ widely from existing published guidelines, according […]
AACE and ADA published guidelines – Insulin therapy for hospitalized patients should not be abandoned
Posted by: admin on: May 23, 2011
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have published updated guidelines for treating high blood glucose while avoiding low blood glucose in hospitalized patients.
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