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Plates vi & vii of the Edwin Smith Papyrus (around the 17th century BC), among the earliest medical guidelines. A medical guideline (also called a clinical guideline, standard treatment guideline, or clinical practice guideline) is a document with the aim of guiding decisions and criteria regarding diagnosis, management, and treatment in specific areas of healthcare.
In addition to scientific work, Miller has led opposition to the prenatal use of dexamethasone in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) [19] [20] and has co-authored the clinical practice guidelines for CAH prepared by the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society and by The Endocrine Society. [21]
An electronic forum, NGC-L for exchanging information on clinical practice guidelines, their development, implementation and use; An Annotated Bibliography database where users can search for citations for publications and resources about guidelines, including guideline development and methodology, structure, evaluation, and implementation.
Anne Peters is a endocrinologist, diabetes expert, and professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She runs diabetes centers in well-served Beverly Hills and under-resourced East Los Angeles. She teaches physicians and people with diabetes around the world how to better treat the condition, through lifestyle ...
A recent study stated that the main obstacle to use SDM in clinical practice indicated for practitioners was the lack of time and resources. [125] It is poorly reflected in clinical practice guidelines and consensus [126] and barriers to its implementation persist. It has been already demonstrated that new policies must be designed for adequate ...
The development of evidence-based recommendations for specific medical conditions, termed clinical practice guidelines or "best practices", has accelerated in the past few years. In the United States, over 1,700 guidelines (see example image, right) have been developed as a resource for physicians to apply to specific patient presentations. [104]
According to the 2020 guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (referred to as the AAP 2020 Guidelines), diagnosis of NAS is determined through clinical assessment, neonatal testing, as well as diagnosis by exclusion to make sure that there are no other potential causes for the neonatal symptoms. [29]
A 2017 CYP21A2 genotype analysis predicted that the total frequency of LOCAH in the general population of the United States is about 1:200 (95% confidence level, from 1:100 to 1:280). [ 2 ] [ 37 ] According to a 2017 meta-analysis, the prevalence of LOCAH among women with signs and symptoms of androgen excess is 4.2% globally, and between 1% ...