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Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Dyslipidemia: Pocket Guide


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This pocket guide provides a flowchart of the three aspects of lipid-related care described in the clinical practice guideline on the management of dyslipidemia: screening, initiation of therapy, and followup treatment.

Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: https://www.qmo.amedd.army.mil/dyslipidemia/Lipid_Pocket_508.pdf (If you don't have the software to open this PDF, download free Adobe Acrobat Reader® software.)

Developer

Department of Defense; Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Health Administration

Funding Sources

Department of Defense; Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Health Administration


QualityTool Topic

Disease/Condition-Related; Guideline-Related


Links to National Guideline Clearinghouse or National Quality Measures Clearinghouse:

This tool is derived from the following guideline in the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC): VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia:
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=9907&nbr=5303

History

  • Release Date: 12/2001
  • Review Date: 08/2006
  • Original Summary: 03/2007
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QualityTool Classification
Disease/Clinical Category: spacer Dyslipidemias; Hyperlipidemia; Lipid reduction
Patient Care Process: spacer Preventive Care Processes > Screening; Active Care Processes: Diagnosis and Treatment > Assessment; After Care Processes > Follow-up care
IOM Domains of Quality: spacer Effectiveness
QualityTool Format: spacer Algorithm/Flowchart; Workbook/Manual/Guide
QualityTool Topic: spacer Disease/Condition-Related; Guideline-Related
Developer: spacer Department of Defense; Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Health Administration
Funding Sources: spacer Department of Defense; Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Health Administration

 

Last updated: June 08, 2009.

 

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