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MCat: Medicine
Cat: Clinical Guidelines

Large number of medical management & clinical practice guidelines from the US federal government, medical schools, medical academies & associations. Examples: Occupational medicine, acute chemical exposures, heart disease & stroke, endocrine disorders, family practice, clinical preventive services, orthopedics, etc.

49 Resources
A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine [5231] ?

A guide to the patient physical exam

AACE Clinical Guidelines - Endocrine [8275] ?

Clinical guidelines for endocrine conditions

AAFP Policy Statements and Clinical Policies [8887] ?

American Academy of Family Physicians clinical guidelines

AAN - American Academy of Neurology Practice Guidelines [18721] ?

The text of the official AAN clinical practice guidelines

ACP-ASIM Clinical Practice Guidelines [14265] ?

Produced by the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine

AHRQ Archived Clinical Practice Guidelines [16132] ?

These recommendations are outdated and are no longer viewed as guidance - archival database only

American Association for Respiratory Care Clinical Practice Guidelines [12624] ?

AARC's Clinical Practice Guidelines are available online

Updated American Heart Association Statements & Guidelines [546] ?

AHA publishes medical scientific statements on various cardiovascular disease and stroke topics

American Optometric Association Clinical Practice Guidelines [24439] ?

Text of the clinical practice guidelines for optometry

American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines [11719] ?

Full text of selected APA practice guidelines

British Columbia, Canada - Clinical Practice Guidelines and Protocols [2769] ?

Full text of clinical practice guidelines

CA-California Industrial Medical Council Guidelines [3347] ?

Evaluation protocols - for injuries rated with the 1997 permanent disability rating schedule or latest

Cardiology Clinical Practice Guidelines [895] ?

American College of Cardiology & American Heart Association cardiovascular disease guidelines

Chest: Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines [8898] ?

American College of Chest Physicians clinical practice guidelines

Clinical Guidelines for the Determination of Death [149] ?

New York state letter to hospital administrators on clinical guidelines for determination of death

Clinical Guidelines on Obesity in Adults [8878] ?

Federal guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity

Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines [24509] ?

Advice for medical professionals

CO-Colorado Workers Compensation Medical Treatment Guidelines [11197] ?

Full text of the medical treatment guidelines for WC in the state of Colorado

Community Guide [1662] ?

Guide to Community Preventive Services prevention guidelines for 12 target conditions

COPD Guidelines [8881] ?

From the American Thoracic Society

CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) for Substance Abuse [9809] ?

22 of the 32 protocols for substance abuse are online - others may be ordered

CT-Connecticut Medical Protocols & Utilization Review Procedures [11200] ?

Full text of the medical protocols and utilization review procedures for WC in Connecticut

Early Diagnosis Protocols [19178] ?

For breast abnormalities, colorectal conditions and unstable anging & acute MI

Guide to Clinical Preventive Services - Child and Adolescent [5051] ?

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations

Guidelines for Clinical Practice: From Development to Use [1462] ?

Online book on developing and implementing clinical guidelines

Guidelines for Clinical Practice: From Development to Use [8880] ?

Institute of Medicine report on developing and using clinical practice guidelines

Guidelines for Medical Care and Treatment of Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke [8875] ?

Treatment of blood pressure in acute stroke

HIV Treatment Guidelines [8871] ?

HIV treatment guidelines developed by panels of clinicians and researchers

HIV Treatment Guidelines [18057] ?

US federally approved treatment guidelines for HIV and AIDS

ICSI Health Care Guidelines [18562] ?

Text of the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement's 47 health care guidelines

IDSA Practice Guidelines [22641] ?

Practice Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America

MMWR Recommendations and Reports [3383] ?

Current issues and archives off MMWR guidelines for public health

National Guideline Clearing House - Index [321] ?

The listing is organized alphabetically, by organization name

National Guideline Clearinghouse [9495] ?

An internet resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

National Guidelines Syntheses - Compare Guidelines [933] ?

Syntheses are systematic comparisons of selected guidelines that address similar topic areas

New Zealand Guidelines [1155] ?

Full text of the clinical practice guidelines for New Zealand

NHLBI Clinical Guidelines [3236] ?

Guidelines for asthma, cholesterol, hypertension and obesity

NIH Consensus Statements [1213] ?

Access to more than 100 NIH Consensus Development Program Statements

Ohio BWC guidelines for 30 commonly used ICD-9 codes [pdf] [11249] ?

ICD-9 code guidelines for diagnosis determination

Pain: AAPM Position Statements [8896] ?

American Academy of Pain Medicine statements on chronic pain

Pediatrics: AAP Current Practice Parameters [8899] ?

Official policy statements from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Post-Deployment Health Clinicical Practice Guideline (PDH-CPG) [26319] ?

For evaluating armed forces personnel and veterans returning from deployment

Rheumatology Classification Criteria, Position Statements, and Guidelines [1705] ?

American College of Rheumatology classification criteria, position statements, and guidelines

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network [703] ?

Full text of the clinical practice guidelines for Scotland

Setting Priorities for Clinical Practice Guidelines [8925] ?

Examines methods for selecting topics and setting priorities for clinical practice guidelines

Stroke Prevention Guidelines [10121] ?

Stroke Prevention Guidelines for professionals

Thyroid Disease Manager [20235] ?

All aspects of human thyroid disease and thyroid physiology

United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) [9500] ?

Over 70 preventive medicine clinical guidelines

Vaccine Immunization Schedule Recommendations [1421] ?

Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)


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