Guideline Summaries

Veterans Health Administration

Find clinical practice guidelines from the Veterans Health Administration. These official guideline summaries are developed from the Veterans Health Administration guidelines and are authored to support clinical decision making at the point of care.

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Allergy and Immunology Anesthesiology Cardiology Chiropractic Colon and Rectal Surgery Critical Care Dentistry Dermatology Emergency Medicine Endocrinology Family Practice Gastroenterology Geriatrics Hematology Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Medical Genetics Nephrology Neurological Surgery Neurology Nuclear Medicine Nursing Nutrition Obstetrics and Gynecology Oncology Ophthalmology Optometry Orthopedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Pharmacology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Podiatry Preventive Medicine Psychiatry Psychology Pulmonary Medicine Radiation Oncology Radiology Rheumatology Sleep Medicine Speech-Language Pathology Sports Medicine Surgery Thoracic Surgery Urology

Advanced Practice Nurses Allied Health Personnel Behavioral Health Clinicians Chiropractors Clinical Laboratory Personnel Dentists Dietitians Emergency Medical Technicians/Paramedics Health Care Providers Health Plans Hospitals Managed Care Organizations Nurses Occupational Therapists Optometrists Other Patients Pharmacists Physical Therapists Physician Assistants Physicians Podiatrists Psychologists/Non-physician Behavioral Health Clinicians Public Health Department Public Health Departments Respiratory Care Practitioners Social Workers Speech-Language Pathologists Students Substance Use Disorders Treatment Providers Utilization Management

AABB AIM Specialty Health Academy For Chiropractic Education Academy Of Breastfeeding Medicine Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics Agency For Health Quality And Assessment Of Catalonia Alberta Health Services, Cancer Care Alzheimer's Association American Academy Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy Of Dermatology American Academy Of Family Physicians American Academy Of Neurology American Academy Of Ophthalmology American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons (aaos)American Academy Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery Foundation American Academy Of Pediatric Dentistry American Academy Of Pediatrics American Academy Of Sleep Medicine American Association For Respiratory Care American Association For The Study Of Liver Diseases American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists American Association Of Manipulation Under Anesthesia Providers American Association Of Neuromuscular And Electrodiagnostic Medicine American Cancer Society American College Of Cardiology Foundation American College Of Chest Physicians American College Of Emergency Physicians American College Of Gastroenterology American College Of Medical Genetics And Genomics American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists American College Of Physicians American College Of Preventive Medicine American College Of Rheumatology American College Of Surgeons American Dental Association American Diabetes Association American Epilepsy Society American Gastroenterological Association Institute American Geriatrics Society American Heart Association American Medical Directors Association American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.American Optometric Association American Pain Society American Physical Therapy Association, Inc., The Orthopaedic Section American Psychiatric Association American Society For Blood And Marrow Transplantation American Society For Gastrointestinal Endoscopy American Society For Parenteral And Enteral Nutrition American Society For Radiation Oncology American Society For Reproductive Medicine American Society Of Anesthesiologists American Society Of Clinical Oncology American Society Of Colon And Rectal Surgeons American Society Of Health-system Pharmacists American Society Of Interventional Pain Physicians American Society Of Plastic Surgeons American Thoracic Society American Thyroid Association American Urological Association Education And Research, Inc.Aragon Institute For Health Sciences Association Of PeriOperative Registered Nurses Association Of Perioperative Registered Nurses Basque Health System - Osakidetza Basque Office For Health Technology Assessment, Osteba Brain Trauma Foundation British Association For Sexual Health And HIV British Association For Sexual Health And Hiv British Association Of Dermatologists British Committee For Standards In Haematology British HIV Association British Thoracic Society C17 Council California Diabetes Program Canadian Agency For Drugs And Technologies In Health Canadian Cardiovascular Society Canadian Chiropractic Association Canadian Headache Society Canadian Paediatric Society Canadian Task Force On Preventive Health Care Cancer Care Ontario Cancer Council Australia CancerControl Alberta Cavernoma Alliance UK Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium College Of American Pathologists Colorado Division Of Workers' Compensation Colorado Division Of Workers' Compensation Community Preventive Services Task Force Congress Of Neurological Surgeons ConvaTec Council On Chiropractic Practice Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Department Of Veterans Affairs Division Of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Chinese Pharmacological Society Eastern Association For The Surgery Of Trauma Emergency Nurses Association European Academy Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology European Academy Of Neurology European Association Of Urology Nurses European Federation Of Neurological Societies European Renal Best Practice European Respiratory Society European Society Of Cardiology Faculty Of Sexual And Reproductive Healthcare Galician Health Technology Assessment Agency Genetic Metabolic Dietitians International & Southeast Regional Newborn Screening And Genetics Consortium Guangdong Provincial Hospital Of Chinese Medicine HELPinKids&Adults Hartford Institute For Geriatric Nursing Health Care Association Of New Jersey Health Protection Agency HealthPartners Dental Group Healthpartners Dental Group Heart Rhythm Society Infectious Diseases Society Of America Intensive Care Society International Association For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/myalgic Encephalomyelitis International Association Of Physicians In Aids Care International Chiropractors Association International Society For Clinical Densitometry Joint National Committee Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Maine Medical Center, Department Of Emergency Medicine Male Training Center For Family Planning And Reproductive Health Medical Services Commission, British Columbia Multinational Association Of Supportive Care In Cancer National Academy Of Clinical Biochemistry National Clinical Guideline Centre National Clinical Guideline Centre For Acute And Chronic Conditions National Collaborating Centre For Cancer National Collaborating Centre For Mental Health National Collaborating Centre For Nursing And Supportive Care National Collaborating Centre For Primary Care National Collaborating Centre For Women's And Children's Health National Environmental Education Foundation, Inc.National Guideline Centre National Health And Medical Research Council National Health Care For The Homeless Council, Inc.National Heart Foundation Of Australia National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (U.S.)National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (u.s.)National Institute For Health And Care Excellence (NICE)National Institute For Health And Care Excellence (nice)National Institutes Of Health Consensus Development Conference National Kidney Foundation National Society Of Genetic Counselors Neurocritical Care Society North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, And Nutrition North American Spine Society Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation Oral Health Services Guideline Initiative Ottawa Panel Pediatric Oncology Group Of Ontario Program In Evidence-based Care Public Health Service (u.s.)Qatif Primary Health Care Regione Toscana, Consiglio Sanitario Regionale Registered Nurses' Association Of Ontario Registered Nurses' Association Of Ontario Renal Physicians Association Rhdaustralia Royal College Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network Section On Pediatrics, American Physical Therapy Association Singapore Ministry Of Health Society For Integrative Oncology Society For Vascular Surgery Society Of American Gastrointestinal And Endoscopic Surgeons Society Of Critical Care Medicine Society Of Family Planning Society Of Interventional Radiology Society Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging (SNMMI)Society Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists Of Canada Society Of Thoracic Surgeons Spanish Society Of Rheumatology Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (u.s.)The Endocrine Society The Hospital For Sick Children The Nebraska Medical Center The North American Menopause Society The Orthopaedic Section Of The American Physical Therapy Association, Inc.Toward Optimized Practice Trans Tasman Dietetic Wound Care Group U.S. Preventive Services Task Force U.s. Multi-society Task Force On Colorectal Cancer U.s. Preventive Services Task Force Undersea And Hyperbaric Medical Society University Of Michigan Health System University Of New South Wales Veterans Health Administration Washington State Department Of Labor And Industries World Federation Of Hemophilia World Gastroenterology Organisation World Health Organization