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Looked-after children and young people

This guideline covers how organisations, practitioners and carers should work together to deliver high-quality care, stable placements and nurturing relationships for looked-after children and young people. It aims to help these children and young people reach their full potential and have the same oppor...

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) position statement on the use of hyoscine-n-butylbromide (Buscopan) during gastrointestinal endoscopy

Hyoscine butylbromide, also known as hyoscyamine or scopolamine, and sold under the trade name Buscopan, is an antimuscarinic agent commonly used to induce smooth muscle relaxation and reduce spasmodic activity of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract during endoscopic procedures. However, the balance between ...

Antigen-detection in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection: interim guidance, 6 October 2021

Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 is a critical component to the overall prevention and control strategy for COVID-19. Countries should have a national testing strategy in place with clear objectives that can be adapted according to changes in the epidemiological situation, available resources and tools,...

Guía de práctica clínica para el manejo de lesiones pulpares y periapicales en dentición permanente: guía en versión extensa

Para el ámbito de esta GPC, consideramos preguntas sobre el tratamiento las principales lesiones pulpares y periapicales como pulpitis irreversible, necrosis pulpar, periodontitis apical y absceso apical agudo....

Executive summary of the KDIGO 2021 guideline for the management of glomerular diseases

Kidney int; 100 (4), 2021
The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Glomerular Diseases is an update to the KDIGO 2012 guideline. The aim is to assist clinicians caring for individuals with glomerulonephritis (GN), both adults and children. The scope includes various g...

AGA clinical practice update on the diagnosis and management of Atrophic Gastritis: expert review

Gastroenterology; 161 (4), 2021
The purpose of this Clinical Practice Update Expert Review is to provide clinicians with guidance on the diagnosis and management of atrophic gastritis, a common preneoplastic condition of the stomach, with a primary focus on atrophic gastritis due to chronic Helicobacter pylori infection-the most common...

[Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management chronic infection of hepatitis viral C of the Peruvian Health Social Security (EsSalud)]

This article summarizes the clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic infection of hepatitis viral C of the Peruvian Health Social Security (EsSalud). To provide clinical recommendations based on evidence for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic infection of hepatiti...

Guía de práctica clínica para el manejo de la enfermedad renal crónica estadios 3B, 4 y 5

La enfermedad renal crónica (ERC) es una enfermedad de etiología multifactorial caracterizada por el deterioro progresivo de la tasa de filtración glomerular (TFG) en cinco estadios (1). Los estadios 3b, 4 y 5 se caracterizan por una reducción de la TFG que va desde por debajo de 45 ml/min/1.73m2 has...

WHO global air quality guidelines: particulate matter (‎PM2,5 and PM10)‎, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide

Clean air is fundamental to health. Compared to 15 years ago, when the previous edition of these guidelines was published, there is now a much stronger body of evidence to show how air pollution affects different aspects of health at even lower concentrations than previously understood. But here’s what...