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Screening for Lung Cancer: CHEST guideline and expert panel report

Chest; (21), 2021
Low-dose chest CT screening for lung cancer has become a standard of care in the United States, in large part because of the results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST). Additional evidence supporting the net benefit of low-dose chest CT screening for lung cancer, and increased experience in mini...

Guía para el cuidado de pacientes adultos críticos con COVID-19 en las Américas - versión 3

Esta guía de práctica clínica, en cuya elaboración se siguió el método GRADE, tiene por objeto proveer recomendaciones para el manejo de pacientes adultos críticos con COVID-19 atendidos en las unidades de cuidados intensivos. Ofrece recomendaciones basadas en evidencia para la identificación de ...

ACR appropriateness criteria asymptomatic patient at risk for coronary artery disease: 2021 update

J. Am. Coll. Radiol; 18 (supl. 5), 2021
Coronary atherosclerotic disease is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity due to major cardiovascular events in the United States and abroad. Risk stratification and early preventive measures can reduce major cardiovascular events given the long latent asymptomatic period. Imaging tests can detect s...

National clinical guideline for prevention and treatment of organic delirium: quick guide

Training/instruction of staff in using the selected psychometric test is recommended to achieve sufficiently high sensibility and specificity. As delirium is a fluctuating condition, repeated testing after hours or days is recommended, as well as in connection with mental changes in patients with one or ...

WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 2: screening – systematic screening for tuberculosis disease

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, despite being largely curable and preventable. In 2019 an estimated 2.9 million of the 10 million people who fell ill with TB were not diagnosed or reported to the World Health Organization. The Political Declaration adopted by...

2017 Clinical practice guidelines for dyslipidemia of Korean children and adolescents

The Committee on Dyslipidemia of Korean Pediatric and Adolescents of the Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology has newly developed evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for dyslipidemia in Korean children and adolescents. These guidelines were formulated with the Grading of Recommendations, whi...

The 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Comprehensive guidelines for the management of Atrial Fibrillation

Can. j. cardiol; 36 (12), 2020
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) atrial fibrillation (AF) guidelines program was developed to aid clinicians in the management of these complex patients, as well as to provide direction to policy makers and health care systems regarding related issues. The most recent comprehensive CCS AF guidel...

Acute coronary syndromes

This guideline covers the early and longer-term (rehabilitation) management of acute coronary syndromes. These include ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina. The guideline aims to improve survival and quality of lif...

Epidemiology of adult obesity

besity is a chronic disease characterized by the presence of excessive and/or dysfunctional adipose tissue that impairs health and wellbeing. Obesity increases the risk of serious chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, among others. Obesity...