Critical Care Guidelines
AASLD position paper: the management of acute liver failure
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Conditions: Acute liver failure (ALF) due to:Acetaminophen hepatotoxicityMushroom poisoningDrug-induced hepatotoxicityViral hepatitisWilson diseaseAutoimmune hepatitisAcute fatty liver of pregnancy/hemolysis elevated liver enzymes low platelets (HELLP) syndromeAcute ischemic injuryBudd-Chiari syndromeMalignant infiltrationIndeterminate etiology
Published Date: 2005 May
Published by: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Conditions: Acute liver failure (ALF) due to:Acetaminophen hepatotoxicityMushroom poisoningDrug-induced hepatotoxicityViral hepatitisWilson diseaseAutoimmune hepatitisAcute fatty liver of pregnancy/hemolysis elevated liver enzymes low platelets (HELLP) syndromeAcute ischemic injuryBudd-Chiari syndromeMalignant infiltrationIndeterminate etiology
Published Date: 2005 May
Published by: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
AASLD practice guidelines: evaluation of the patient for liver transplantation
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Conditions: Chronic liver failure from:Chronic noncholestatic liver disorders (e.g. hepatitis C hepatitis B autoimmune hepatitis alcoholic cirrhosis)Cholestatic liver disorders (e.g. primary biliary cirrhosis; primary sclerosing cholangitis; childhood cholestatic disease including biliary atresia Alagille syndrome and cystic fibrosis)Metabolic disorders (e.g. alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency Wilson disease nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and cryptogenic cirrhosis hereditary hemochromatosis neonatal hemochromatosis tyrosinemia and glycogen storage diseaseMetabolic disorders with severe extrahepatic manifestations (e.g. amyloidosis hyperoxaluria urea cycle defects disorders of branched-chain amino acids)Hepatic malignancies (e.g. hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC] hepatoblastoma fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma hemangioendothelioma cholangiocarcinoma)Acute liver failure (fulminant hepatic failure [FHF]) of any causeOther end-stage liver disease (e.g. Budd-Chiari syndrome metastatic neuroendocrine tumors and polycystic disease
Published Date: 2000 Jan (revised 2005 Jun)
Published by: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Conditions: Chronic liver failure from:Chronic noncholestatic liver disorders (e.g. hepatitis C hepatitis B autoimmune hepatitis alcoholic cirrhosis)Cholestatic liver disorders (e.g. primary biliary cirrhosis; primary sclerosing cholangitis; childhood cholestatic disease including biliary atresia Alagille syndrome and cystic fibrosis)Metabolic disorders (e.g. alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency Wilson disease nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and cryptogenic cirrhosis hereditary hemochromatosis neonatal hemochromatosis tyrosinemia and glycogen storage diseaseMetabolic disorders with severe extrahepatic manifestations (e.g. amyloidosis hyperoxaluria urea cycle defects disorders of branched-chain amino acids)Hepatic malignancies (e.g. hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC] hepatoblastoma fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma hemangioendothelioma cholangiocarcinoma)Acute liver failure (fulminant hepatic failure [FHF]) of any causeOther end-stage liver disease (e.g. Budd-Chiari syndrome metastatic neuroendocrine tumors and polycystic disease
Published Date: 2000 Jan (revised 2005 Jun)
Published by: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease lower extremity renal mesenteric and abdominal aortic a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular SurgerySociety for Vascular Surgery Society for
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Conditions: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) including:Lower extremity PADRenal arterial diseaseMesenteric arterial diseaseDisorders of the abdominal aorta
Published Date: 2005
Published by: American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association
Conditions: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) including:Lower extremity PADRenal arterial diseaseMesenteric arterial diseaseDisorders of the abdominal aorta
Published Date: 2005
Published by: American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association
ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction
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Conditions: ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
Published Date: 1996 Nov 1 (revised 2004 Jul; addendum released 2008 Jan)
Published by: American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association
Conditions: ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
Published Date: 1996 Nov 1 (revised 2004 Jul; addendum released 2008 Jan)
Published by: American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association
ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Suspected spine trauma
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Conditions: Suspected spine trauma
Published Date: 2007
Published by: American College of Radiology
Conditions: Suspected spine trauma
Published Date: 2007
Published by: American College of Radiology
Acute coronary syndromes: unstable angina pectoris and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)
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Conditions: Acute coronary syndromes including:Unstable angina pectorisMyocardial infarction (MI) without ST elevationMI with ST elevation
Published Date: 2001 Apr 30 (revised 2007 Nov 28)
Published by: Finnish Medical Society Duodecim
Conditions: Acute coronary syndromes including:Unstable angina pectorisMyocardial infarction (MI) without ST elevationMI with ST elevation
Published Date: 2001 Apr 30 (revised 2007 Nov 28)
Published by: Finnish Medical Society Duodecim
Acute medical and surgical management: Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management
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Conditions: Acute stroke (ischemia or intracerebral hemorrhage)Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Published Date: 2007 Oct
Published by: National Stroke Foundation (Australia)
Conditions: Acute stroke (ischemia or intracerebral hemorrhage)Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Published Date: 2007 Oct
Published by: National Stroke Foundation (Australia)
Acute stroke management. Acute aspirin therapy
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Conditions: Ischemic stroke
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions: Ischemic stroke
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Acute stroke management. Acute thrombolytic treatment
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Conditions: Acute ischemic stroke
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions: Acute ischemic stroke
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Acute stroke management. Blood glucose
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Conditions: Acute stroke including ischemic and hemorrhagic strokeDiabetes mellitusHypoglycemiaHyperglycemia
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions: Acute stroke including ischemic and hemorrhagic strokeDiabetes mellitusHypoglycemiaHyperglycemia
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Acute stroke management. Brain imaging
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Conditions: Acute stroke including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions: Acute stroke including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Acute stroke management. Carotid artery imaging
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Conditions: Acute ischemic strokeAcute transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions: Acute ischemic strokeAcute transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Acute stroke management. Dysphagia assessment
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Conditions: Stroke including hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic strokeDysphagia
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions: Stroke including hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic strokeDysphagia
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Acute stroke management. Management of subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage
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Conditions: StrokeSubarachnoid hemorrhageCerebellar hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhage
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions: StrokeSubarachnoid hemorrhageCerebellar hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhage
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Acute stroke management. Stroke unit care
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Conditions: Acute stroke including hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions: Acute stroke including hemorrhagic stroke and ischemic stroke
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Canadian Stroke Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines 8th edition
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Conditions: ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
Published Date: 2001 Jan (revised 2008 Jun)
Published by: American College of Chest Physicians
Conditions: ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
Published Date: 2001 Jan (revised 2008 Jun)
Published by: American College of Chest Physicians
Additional perioperative assessment
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Conditions: Any condition requiring surgery
Published Date: 2007
Published by: Brazilian Society of Cardiology
Conditions: Any condition requiring surgery
Published Date: 2007
Published by: Brazilian Society of Cardiology
American College of Chest Physicians guidelines for the prevention and management of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery
Category: Cardiology, Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Thoracic Surgery
Conditions: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL)
Published Date: 2005 Aug
Published by: American College of Chest Physicians
Conditions: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL)
Published Date: 2005 Aug
Published by: American College of Chest Physicians
Analgesia and anesthesia for the breastfeeding mother
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Conditions: Infant health/nutrition, Conditions that require analgesia and anesthesia for the breastfeeding mother
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Conditions: Infant health/nutrition, Conditions that require analgesia and anesthesia for the breastfeeding mother
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents in acute ischemic stroke
Category: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Neurology
Conditions: Acute ischemic stroke (cardioembolic large vessel atherosclerotic vertebrobasilar or """"progressing"""" stroke)
Published Date: 2002 Jul (reviewed 2005 Oct)
Published by: American Academy of Neurology, American Stroke Association
Conditions: Acute ischemic stroke (cardioembolic large vessel atherosclerotic vertebrobasilar or """"progressing"""" stroke)
Published Date: 2002 Jul (reviewed 2005 Oct)
Published by: American Academy of Neurology, American Stroke Association