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DECEMBER 26, 1999

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with language and learning disorders.

Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorders.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Long-term treatment of the child with simple febrile seizures.

Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR), National Institutes of Health

Rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury.

Diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

DECEMBER 19, 1999

Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC)

Breast carcinoma.

Metastatic (stage IV) breast cancer.

Small cell lung cancer.

Colon cancer.

Rectal cancer.

Erythropoietin.

Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs).

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Routine preschool screening for visual and hearing problems.

Primary prevention of child maltreatment.

DECEMBER 12, 1999

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Screening for D (Rh) sensitization in pregnancy.

Screening and vaccinating adolescents and adults to prevent congenital rubella syndrome.

Prevention of preeclampsia.

The use of home uterine activity monitoring to prevent preterm birth.

Intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring.

Prophylaxis for gonococcal and chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum.

Screening for phenylketonuria.

Screening for congenital hypothyroidism.

Screening for cystic fibrosis.

Screening for hemoglobinopathies in Canada.

Screening for urinary infection in asymptomatic infants and children.

Breast feeding.

Prevention of iron deficiency anemia in infants.

Well-baby care in the first 2 years of life.

Screening children for lead exposure in Canada.

Preschool screening for developmental problems.

Prevention of household and recreational injuries in children (<15 years of age).

Screening for childhood obesity.

DECEMBER 5, 1999

American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

Management guidelines for follow-up of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS).

Endocervical curettage.

Management issues related to quality of the smear.

Management of glandular abnormalities in the cervical smear.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Routine prenatal ultrasound screening.

Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus.

Smoking and pregnancy.

Prevention of low birth weight/preterm birth.

Primary prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome.

Routine iron supplementation during pregnancy.

Primary and secondary prevention of neural tube defects.

Prenatal screening and diagnosis for Down syndrome prevention.

Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy.

Prevention of neonatal herpes simplex.

NOVEMBER 28, 1999

American Optometric Association

Comprehensive adult eye and vision examination.

Pediatric eye and vision examination.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)

Guidelines for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia.

Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, OH)

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of first unprovoked seizure in children 2 to 18 years of age.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for patients 6 years of age or less with a first time acute urinary tract infection (UTI).

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for managing an acute exacerbation of asthma.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of otitis media in children 2 months to 6 years of age.

NOVEMBER 21, 1999

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)

Guidelines for isolation precautions in hospitals.

Guideline for infection control in hospital personnel.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Immunizations.

Major depression in specialty care in adults.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Family involvement in care for persons with dementia (FIC).

NOVEMBER 14, 1999

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Stable coronary artery disease.

Lipid screening in children and adolescents.

Lipid screening in adults.

Preventive counseling and education.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Prompted voiding for persons with urinary incontinence.

NOVEMBER 7, 1999

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

Management of patients with valvular heart disease.

Guidelines for coronary angiography.

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

ASHP therapeutic guidelines on the pharmacologic management of nausea and vomiting in adult and pediatric patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation they or undergoing surgery.

OCTOBER 31, 1999

American College of Radiology (ACR)

Appropriateness criteria for cervical spine trauma.

Appropriateness criteria for renal trauma.

Appropriateness criteria for workup of palpable breast mass.

Appropriateness criteria for uncomplicated low back pain.

Appropriateness criteria for bone metastases.

Appropriateness criteria for suspected small bowel obstruction.

Washington State Medical Association (WSMA)/Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I)

Guideline for hospitalization for low back pain.

Guidelines for lumbar fusion (arthrodesis).

Surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS).

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).

Fibromyalgia.

OCTOBER 24, 1999

American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT)

Position statement: cathartics.

Position statement: gastric lavage.

Position statement: ipecac syrup.

Position statement: single-dose activated charcoal.

Position statement: whole bowel irrigation.

American College of Radiology (ACR)

Appropriateness criteria for acute chest pain, suspected myocardial ischemia.

Appropriateness criteria for work-up of the solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN).

Sinusitis in the pediatric population.

American Medical Directors Association

Pharmacotherapy companion to the depression clinical practice guideline.

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Use of amifostine to ameliorate the toxic effects of chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer.

OCTOBER 17, 1999

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Systemic adjuvant therapy for patients at high risk for recurrent melanoma.

Postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy for resected stage II or III rectal cancer.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Report of the Expert Panel on Blood Cholesterol Levels in Children and Adolescents.

OCTOBER 10, 1999

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

1999 Update: ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Use of gemcitabine in non-small-cell lung cancer.

Use of bisphosphonates in patients with bone metastases from breast cancer.

Use of gemcitabine in the treatment of advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Symptomatic treatment of radiation-induced xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients.

Drug therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia.

OCTOBER 3, 1999

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Use of raltitrexed (Tomudex) in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer.

Use of irinotecan in the treatment of metastatic colorectal carcinoma.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCHNC) (excluding nasopharynx).

SEPTEMBER 26, 1999

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.

Use of dexrazoxane as a cardioprotectant in patients receiving doxorubicin or epirubicin chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer.

Adjuvant systemic therapy for node-negative breast cancer.

Fludarabine in intermediate- and high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

SEPTEMBER 19, 1999

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. (Brookline, MA)

Guidelines for lipid screening and management for primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) in adults.

Management of menopause and perimenopause.

Society of Nuclear Medicine

Procedure guideline for pediatric sedation in nuclear medicine.

Procedure guideline for diagnosis of renovascular hypertension.

Procedure guideline for the use of radiopharmaceuticals.

Procedure guideline for gated equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography.

Procedure guideline for gastric emptying and motility.

Procedure guideline for gastrointestinal bleeding and Meckel's diverticulum scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for breast scintigraphy.

SEPTEMBER 12, 1999

Society of Nuclear Medicine

Procedure guideline for brain perfusion single photon computed tomography (SPECT) using Tc-99m radiopharmaceuticals.

Procedure guideline for tumor imaging using F-18 FDG.

Procedure guideline for hepatobiliary scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for hepatic and splenic imaging.

Procedure guideline for general imaging.

SEPTEMBER 5, 1999

American Geriatrics Society

The management of chronic pain in older persons.

American Society of Hematology

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a practice guideline developed by explicit methods for the American Society of Hematology.

Diabetes Treatment Centers of America

Specialty referral guidelines for people with diabetes.

Inpatient management guidelines for people with diabetes.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

Breast cancer in women.

Management of sore throat and indications for tonsillectomy.

Society of Nuclear Medicine

Procedure guideline for gallium scintigraphy in inflammation.

Procedure guideline for In-111 leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation.

Procedure guideline for Tc-99m exametazime (HMPAO) labeled leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation.

Procedure guideline for lung scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for myocardial perfusion imaging.

Procedure guideline for parathyroid scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for renal cortical scintigraphy in children.

Procedure guideline for radionuclide cystography in children.

Procedure guideline for diuretic renography in children.

AUGUST 29, 1999

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Recommended colorectal cancer surveillance guidelines by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Diagnosis and management of rhinitis.

Parameters for the diagnosis and management of sinusitis.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Management of possible sexual, injecting-drug-use, or other nonoccupational exposure to HIV, including considerations related to antiretroviral therapy.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Diagnosis and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in primary care.

Breast cancer treatment.

Adult low back pain.

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of failure to progress in obstetrical labor.

Vaginal birth after cesarean.

Viral upper respiratory infection (VURI) in children and adults.

AUGUST 22, 1999

American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)

Altered mental states.

Dementia.

Depression.

Falls and fall risk.

Heart failure.

Osteoporosis.

Pressure ulcers.

Urinary incontinence.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults and adolescents.

AUGUST 15, 1999

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Guidelines for ophthalmologic examinations in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthitis without known iridocyclitis.

Guidelines for the pediatric perioperative anesthesia environment.

AUGUST 8, 1999

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)

AACE/ACE position statement on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of obesity.

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Management of dyslipidemia in adults with diabetes.

Diabetic retinopathy.

Diabetic nephropathy.

Preventive foot care in patients with diabetes.

Preconception care of women with diabetes.

Food labeling.

Translation of the diabetes nutrition recommendations for health care institutions.

Role of fat replacers in diabetes medical nutrition therapy.

Tests of glycemia in diabetes

Pancreas transplantation for patients with diabetes mellitus.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (U.S.) (SAMHSA)

Treatment drug courts: integrating substance abuse treatment with legal case processing.

A guide to substance abuse services for primary care clinicians.

Substance abuse treatment and domestic violence.

Substance abuse among older adults.

Comprehensive case management for substance abuse treatment.

Naltrexone and alcoholism treatment.

Substance use disorders treatment for people with physical and cognitive disabilities.

Continuity of offender treatment for substance use disorders from institution to community.

Screening and assessing adolescents for substance use disorders.

Treatment of adolescents with substance use disorders.

AUGUST 1, 1999

American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AAEM)

The electrodiagnostic medicine consultation.

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Practice guidelines for obstetrical anesthesia.

Practice guidelines for preoperative fasting and the use of pharmacologic agents to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspiration.

American Thyroid Association

Treatment guidelines for patients with thyroid nodules and well-differentiated thyroid cancer.

Treatment guidelines for patients with hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Bathing persons with dementia.

Alzheimer's disease and chronic dementing illnesses.

Acute pain management. Note: this is an update of a previously published NGC Summary.

University of Michigan Health System (UMHS)

Idiopathic constipation and soiling in children.

Acute sinusitis in adults.

JULY 25, 1999

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Selecting and using the most appropriate car safety seats for growing children: guidelines for counseling parents.

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS)

Free flap reconstruction of the mandible.

Lipoplasty.

Lower extremity ulceration.

Nasal deformity.

Pressure sores.

Dupuytren's contracture (update).

Facial lacerations.

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

Manual for radiation oncology nursing practice and education.

University of Michigan Health System (UMHS)

Depression.

Management of diabetes mellitus.

Peptic ulcer disease.

Pharyngitis.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE).

JULY 18, 1999

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Breastfeeding and the use of human milk.

The diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of the initial urinary tract infection in febrile infants and young children.

Circumcision policy statement.

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS)

Abdominoplasty.

Carpal tunnel syndrome.

Gynecomastia.

Brow lift.

CO2 laser surgery of the face and eyelids.

Endoscopic procedures in plastic surgery.

Explantation of breast implants.

Female breast hypertrophy/breast reduction.

Female breast hypoplasia/micromastia.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Hypertension diagnosis and treatment.

Preventive services for adults.

Preventive services for children.

Cervical cancer screening (Pap smears).

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

Manual for bone marrow transplant nursing: recommendations for practice and education.

Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: recommendations for nursing education and practice.

Safe handling of cytotoxic drugs: an independent study module.

JULY 11, 1999

Congress of Chiropractic State Associations (CCSA )

Guidelines for chiropractic quality assurance and practice parameters.

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

Cancer chemotherapy guidelines and recommendations for practice.

JULY 4, 1999

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

Access device guidelines: recommendations for nursing practice and education.

Biotherapy: recommendations for nursing course content and clinical practicum.

JUNE 27, 1999

Alzheimer's Association of Los Angeles

Guidelines for Alzheimer's disease management.

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)

Practice management guidelines for screening of blunt cardiac injury.

Practice management guidelines for identifying cervical spine injuries following trauma.

Practice management guidelines for penetrating intraperitoneal colon injuries.

Practice management guidelines for the management of venous thromboembolism in trauma patients.

JUNE 20, 1999

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Practice advisory: thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke.

Assessment: melodic intonation therapy.

Practice parameters: magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of low back syndrome.

Practice advisory on selection of patients with multiple sclerosis for treatment with Betaseron.

Practice parameter: the management of concussion in sports.

American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Guidelines for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

Routine ultrasound in low-risk pregnancy.

Shoulder dystocia.

Emergency oral contraception.

External cephalic version.

Management of postterm pregnancy.

JUNE 13, 1999

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Recommended breast cancer surveillance guidelines. [This is an update of a previously published summary.]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Public Health Service guidelines for the management of health-care worker exposures to HIV and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis.

Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM)

Procedure guideline for bone scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for bone pain treatment.

Procedure guideline for extended scintigraphy for differentiated thyroid cancer.

Procedure guideline for thyroid scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for thyroid uptake measurement.

Procedure guideline for gallium scintigraphy in the evaluation of malignant disease.

Procedure guideline for C-14 urea breath test.

JUNE 6, 1999

American Sleep Disorders Association (ASDA)

Practice parameters for the use of stimulants in the treatment of narcolepsy.

Practice parameters for the use of portable recording in the assessment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Practice parameters for the use of laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty.

Practice parameters for the use of polysomnography in the evaluation of insomnia.

Practice parameters for the use of actigraphy in the clinical assessment of sleep disorders.

Practice parameters for the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliances.

Practice parameters for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: the efficacy of surgical modifications of the upper airway.

Practice parameters for the indications for polysomnography and related procedures.

MAY 30, 1999

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Practice guidelines for cancer pain management.

Practice guidelines for acute pain management in the perioperative setting.

Practice guidelines for chronic pain management.

American Urological Association, Inc. (AUA)

The surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence.

The management of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children.

The treatment of organic erectile dysfunction.

The management of clinically localized prostate cancer.

MAY 23, 1999

American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)

Single-breath carbon monoxide diffusing capacity, 1999 update.

Removal of the endotracheal tube.

Suctioning of the patient in the home.

Selection of device, administration of bronchodilator, and evaluation of response to therapy in mechanically ventilated patients.

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Practice guidelines for blood component therapy.

Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography.

Practice guidelines for management of the difficult airway.

Practice guidelines for sedation and analgesia by non-anesthesiologists.

Practice guidelines for pulmonary artery catheterization.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Latex precautions.

MAY 16, 1999

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group report on hypertension in the elderly.

National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group report on primary prevention of hypertension.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Restraints.

Prevention of falls.

Detection of depression in the cognitively intact older adult.

Management of constipation.

Prevention of pressure ulcers.

Hydration management.

MAY 9, 1999

Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine

Practice guidelines for psychiatric consultation in the general medical setting.

American Academy of Periodontology

Parameter on occlusal traumatism in patients with adult periodontitis.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

Acute otitis media: management and surveillance in an era of pneumococcal resistance.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Sixth report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.

Expert Panel Report 2: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma.

Health Resources and Services Administration, National Institutes of Health, National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection.

Public Health Services (U.S.)

Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for the use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant women infected with HIV-1 for maternal health and for reducing perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States.

MAY 2, 1999

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)

Quality determinants of mammography.

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Age-related macular degeneration.

Blepharitis.

Cataract in the adult eye.

Conjunctivitis.

Diabetic retinopathy.

Dry eye syndrome.

Management of posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration.

American Academy of Periodontology

Parameter on cute periodontal diseases.

Parameter on adult periodontitis with advanced loss of periodontal support.

Parameter on adult periodontitis with slight to moderate loss of periodontal support.

Parameter on comprehensive periodontal examination.

Parameter on early-onset periodontitis.

Parameter on mucogingival conditions.

Parameter on periodontitis associated with systemic conditions.

Parameter on placement and management of the dental implant.

Parameter on plaque-associated gingivitis.

Parameter on refractory periodontitis.

Parameter on supportive periodontal treatment (SPT).

APRIL 25, 1999

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Diagnosis and treatment of otitis media in children.

APRIL 18, 1999

National Hospice Organization

Medical guidelines for determining prognosis in selected non-cancer diseases.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Treatment of pressure ulcers.

APRIL 11, 1999

American College of Rheumatology

Guidelines for the medical management of osteoarthritis. Part I. Osteoarthritis of the hip.

Guidelines for the medical management of osteoarthritis. Part II. Osteoarthritis of the knee.

APRIL 4, 1999

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Quality standard for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgical procedures.

Quality standard for the treatment of bacteremia.

Quality standard for assurance of measles immunity among health care workers.

1997 guidelines for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with unexplained fever.

Diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: a practice guideline.

Quality standards for immunization.

Practice guidelines for community-based parenteral anti-infective therapy.

Primary care of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

Community-acquired pneumonia in adults: guidelines for management.

Practice guidelines for evaluating new fever in critically ill adult patients.

Guidelines for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance in hospitals.

MARCH 28, 1999

American Academy of Neurology

Practice parameter for electrodiagnostic studies in carpal tunnel syndrome.

MARCH 21, 1999

No new guidelines were added to NGC during the week of March 21, 1999.

MARCH 14, 1999

American Academy of Neurology

Assessment of plasmapheresis.

American College of Rheumatology

Guidelines for monitoring drug therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.

Guidelines for the initial evaluation of the adult patient with acute musculoskeletal symptoms.

Guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)

Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease: a public health perspective.

Mount Auburn Hospital (Cambridge, MA)

Fibrinolysis guidelines.

MARCH 7, 1999

American Academy of Neurology

Assessment: neuropsychological testing of adults. Considerations for neurologists.

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Surgical management of early stage invasive breast cancer (stage I and II).

Breast irradiation in women with early stage invasive breast cancer following breast conservation surgery.

Epirubicin, as a single agent or in combination chemotherapy, for metastatic breast cancer.

Adjuvant therapy for stage II colon cancer following complete resection.

Adjuvant therapy for stage III colon cancer following complete resection.

Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy in stage II or IIIA completely resected non-small cell lung cancer

Chemotherapy in stage IV (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer.

Unresected stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

Use of preoperative chemotherapy with or without postoperative radiotherapy in technically resectable stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer.

Use of vinorelbine in non-small cell lung cancer.

Erythropoietin in the management of cancer patients with non-hematologic malignancies receiving chemotherapy.

Use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)

Prevention of hepatitis A through active or passive immunization: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Recommendations for prevention and control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV-related chronic disease.

FEBRUARY 28, 1999

American Academy of Neurology

Assessment of digital EEG, quantitative EEG, and EEG brain mapping.

Assessment: electronystagmography.

Assessment: neurological evaluation of male sexual dysfunction.

Evaluation and management of intracranial mass lesions in AIDS.

Practice advisory on the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with riluzole.

Practice parameter: carpal tunnel syndrome.

Practice parameter: the electroencephalogram in the evaluation of headache.

Practice parameter: neuroimaging in the emergency patient presenting with seizure.

Practice parameters for determining brain death in adults.

Review of the literature on spinal ultrasound for the evaluation of back pain and radicular disorders.

Silicone breast implants and neurologic disorders.

The utility of neuroimaging in the evaluation of headache in patients with normal neurological examinations.

FEBRUARY 21, 1999

No new guidelines were added to NGC during the week of February 21, 1999.

FEBRUARY 14, 1999

American College of Radiology

American College of Radiology guidelines for breast cancer screening.

FEBRUARY 7, 1999

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Amblyopia.

Bacterial keratitis.

Corneal opacification.

Esotropia.

Primary open-angle glaucoma suspect.

Refractive errors.

Rehabilitation: the management of adult patients with low vision.

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia.

NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Second report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel II.

Transfusion alert: use of autologous blood.

JANUARY 31, 1999

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias of late life.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Management of type II diabetes mellitus.

Institute for Healthcare Quality, Inc., a subsidiary of HRM

QualityFIRST coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction.

QualityFIRST diabetes mellitus (adult).

QualityFIRST dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

QualityFIRST pancreatitis (adult).

NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults

National High Blood Pressure Education Program working group report on hypertension in diabetes.

JANUARY 24, 1999

No new guidelines were added to NGC during the week of January 24, 1999.

JANUARY 17, 1999

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Practice guideline for eating disorders.

Practice guideline for major depressive disorder in adults.

Practice guideline for psychiatric evaluation of adults.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias of late life.

Practice guideline for treatment of patients with bipolar disorder.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with nicotine dependence.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with panic disorder.

Practice guideline for treatment of patients with substance use disorders: alcohol, cocaine, opioids.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Breast cancer diagnosis.

Colorectal cancer screening.

Diagnosis and management of asthma.

Major depression, panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder in adults.

Management of type II diabetes mellitus.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for adults and mature adolescents.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for infants, children and adolescents.

JANUARY 10, 1999

American Association for Respiratory Care

Spirometry, 1996 update.

Oxygen therapy in the acute care hospital.

Nasotracheal suctioning.

Patient-ventilator system checks.

Directed cough.

In-vitro pH and blood gas analysis and hemoximetry.

Use of positive airway pressure adjuncts to bronchial hygiene therapy.

Sampling for arterial blood gas analysis.

Endotracheal suctioning of mechanically ventilated adults and children with artificial airways.

Incentive spirometry.

Postural drainage therapy.

Bronchial provocation.

Selection of aerosol delivery device.

Pulse oximetry.

Single-breath carbon monoxide diffusing capacity.

Oxygen therapy in the home or extended care facility.

Exercise testing for evaluation of hypoxemia and/or desaturation.

Humidification during mechanical ventilation.

Transport of the mechanically ventilated patient.

Resuscitation in acute care hospitals.

Bland aerosol administration.

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy assisting.

Intermittent positive pressure breathing.

Application of continuous positive airway pressure to neonates via nasal prongs or nasopharyngeal tube.

Delivery of aerosols to the upper airway.

Neonatal time-triggered, pressure-limited, time-cycled mechanical ventilation.

Static lung volumes.

Surfactant replacement therapy.

Ventilator circuit changes.

Metabolic measurement using indirect calorimetry during mechanical ventilation.

Transcutaneous blood gas monitoring for neonatal and pediatric patients.

Body plethysmography.

Capillary blood gas sampling for neonatal and pediatric patients.

Defibrillation during resuscitation.

Infant/toddler pulmonary function tests.

Management of airway emergencies.

Assessing response to bronchodilator therapy at point of care.

Discharge planning for the respiratory care patient.

Long-term invasive mechanical ventilation in the home.

Capnography/capnometry during mechanical ventilation.

Selection of an aerosol delivery device for neonatal and pediatric patients.

Polysomnography.

Selection of an oxygen delivery device for neonatal and pediatric patients.

Selection of a device for delivery of aerosol to the lung parenchyma.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

AACE clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.

AACE clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of male sexual dysfunction.

American College of Preventive Medicine

Tobacco-cessation patient counseling.

American Diabetes Association

Report of the Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus.

Nutrition recommendations and principles for people with diabetes mellitus.

Standards of medical care for patients with diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes mellitus and exercise.

Aspirin therapy in diabetes.

Council on Chiropractic Practice

Vertebral subluxation in chiropractic practice.

Kaiser Permanente Health Plan, Inc. Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

BRCA1 genetic screening.

Elective repeat cesarean sections.

Pediatric preventive care: health assessments and anticipatory guidance.

Prenatal care.

Proactive management of labor for term, singleton, vertex presentations.


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