Effectiveness of Clinical guidelines for the presumptive treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis in Egyptian children. Lancet. 1997; 350:918-921.Steinhoff MC, Abd El Khalek MK, Khallaf N et al. Effectiveness of clinical guidelines for the presumptive treatment of strep- tococcal pharyngitis in ...
Streptococcus equi infections in horses: guidelines for treatment, control, and prevention of strangles. J Vet Intern Med., 19(1):123-34, 2005.Sweeney C.R., Timoney J.F., Newton J.R. & Hines M.T. 2005. Strep- tococcus equi infections in horses: Guidelines for treatment, control, ...
In addition, patients should be informed of the risks, benefits, and alternatives to a particular treatment and be involved in shared decision making whenever feasible, particularly for COR IIa and IIb, for which the benefit-to-risk ratio may be lower. The Task Force makes every effort to ...
GAS isolates from in-patients, peri-partum patients, neonates, and post-operative wounds should be saved for six months to facilitate outbreak investigation. These guidelines do not cover diagnosis and treatment of GAS infection which should be discussed with an infection specialist....
Stanford University, California; and 10Geisinger Health System, Geisinger Cancer Institute, Danville, Pennsylvania A panel of national experts was convened by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) to update the 2005 guidelines for the treatment of skin and soft tiss...
outpatient treatment. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score Predicts ICU mortality based on lab results and clinical data. MELD Na (UNOS/OPTN) Quantifies end-stage liver disease for transplant planning with sodium. GAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder-7) Measures severity of anxiety. LDL ...
PERC Rule for Pulmonary Embolism Rules out PE if no criteria are present and pre-test probability is ≤15%. CURB-65 Score for Pneumonia Severity Estimates mortality of community-acquired pneumonia to help determine inpatient vs. outpatient treatment. ...
PERC Rule for Pulmonary Embolism Rules out PE if no criteria are present and pre-test probability is ≤15%. CURB-65 Score for Pneumonia Severity Estimates mortality of community-acquired pneumonia to help determine inpatient vs. outpatient treatment. GAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder-7) Measures sev...
* Make referrals for treatment if indicated. Evaluate mother's understanding of any referrals made. Provide referrals to smoking cessation, drug or alcohol treatment, psychiatric, or support services, if indicated. Explain risks of secondhand smoke exposure. * Stress importance of providing ...
Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, resulting in sustained weight loss as well as pronounced effects on obesity-related comorbidities. The number of procedures performed worldwide increased from 146,000 to 340,000 between 2003 and 2011, with Roux-en-Y gastric bypas...