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Guidelines & Recommended Websites

This section contains a selection of useful websites and official guidelines, where available, for a variety of medical conditions. Use the roll-down menu below to directly reach the medical condition that interests you.

Acute Coronary Syndrome Guidelines for the management of patients with ACS: Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (UA/NSTEMI) American College of Cardiology® (ACC)/American Heart Association® (AHA) [J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 50: 652-726] Diagnosis and Treatment of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes European Society of Cardiology (ESC) [Eur Heart J 2007; 28: 1598-1660] Myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) [Circulation 2004; 110: 588-636] Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation. The Task Force on the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction of the European Society of Cardiology European Society of Cardiology (ESC) [Eur. Heart J. 2003; 24: 28-66]   Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines: (analytical aspects and clinical utility of relevant biomarkers) Analytical Issues for Biochemical Markers of acute Coronary Syndromes National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB) and IFCC Committee [Circulation 2007; 115: 352-355] Clinical Characteristics and Utilization of Biochemical Markers in Acute Coronary Syndromes National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB) [Circulation 2007; 115: 356-375]

Cancer World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/topics/cancer/en   National Cancer Institute: http://www.cancer.gov/   International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): http://www.iarc.fr/   Globocan 2002 database: http://www-dep.iarc.fr/   Practice Guidelines for Tumor Marker Use in the Clinic: American Association for Clinical Chemistry [Clinical Chemistry. 2002;48:1151-1159] http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/content/full/48/8/1151

Cardiovascular diseases American Thoracic Society (ATS): http://www.thoracic.org/   American College of Chest Physicians (ACP): http://www.chestnet.org/ Guidelines: http://www.chestnet.org/education/guidelines/currentGuidelines.php   American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): http://acep.org/ Guidelines: http://www.acep.org/webportal/PracticeResources/ClinicalPolicies   European Society of Cardiology (ESC): http://www.escardio.org Guidelines: http://www.escardio.org/knowledge/guidelines/

Hepatitis Center for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis   World Health Organisation: http://www.who.int/topics/hepatitis/en   Hepatitis Foundation International: http://www.hepfi.org/   Hepatitis C –specific site: http://www.hepatitis-central.com/   Canadian Hepatitis Information Network: http://www.hepnet.com/    CDC Guidelines for Viral Hepatitis Surveillance and Case Management Centers for Disease Control and Prevention    NACB Laboratory Guidelines for Screening Diagnosis and Monitoring of Hepatic Injury National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry

HIV/AIDS World Health Organisation: http://www.who.org/topics/hepatitis/en   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv   United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS: http://www.unaids.org/   Medscape HIV/AIDS: http://www.medscape.com/hiv   HIV and Hepatitis (Coinfections): http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/   International AIDS Society - USA: http://www.iasusa.org/   World Health Organisation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   Recommendations and Guidelines: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/guidelines/index.htm http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/guidelines/en/

Respiratory infections British Thoracic Society (BTS): www.brit-thoracic.org.uk Guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults [Thorax. 2001;56(suppl IV)]. http://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/c2/uploads/MACAP2001gline.pdf Guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in childhood [Thorax. 2002;57(suppl I)] http://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/c2/uploads/paediatriccap.pdf   American Thoracic Society (ATS): http://www.thoracic.org/ Guidelines for the management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia: diagnosis, assessment of severity, antimicrobial therapy and prevention: www.thoracic.org/sections/publications/statements/mtpi/commacq1-25.htm

Sepsis European Society of Intensive Care Medicine: http://www.esicm.org/   Society of Critical Care Medicine: http://www.sccm.org/   International Sepsis Forum: http://www.sepsisforum.org/   Surviving Sepsis Campaign: http://www.survivingsepsis.org/   Sepsis.com: http://www.sepsis.com/   Procalcitonin: http://www.procalcitonin.com/     Guidelines for the management of patients with sepsis: Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock Crit Care Med 2004 March;32(3):858-873 Practice parameters for hemodynamic support of sepsis in adult patients: 2004 update Crit Care Med 2004 September;32(9):1928-1948

Venous Thromboembolism (Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism) DVT Guidelines established by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) Current diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in primary care: a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians. [Ann Intern Med. 2007;146:454-8] DVT Guidelines established by the American College of Emergency PhysiciansSM (ACEP) Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting with suspected lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis. [Ann Emerg Med. 2003; 42:124-35] PE Guidelines established by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism: the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). [Eur Heart J. 2008;29:2276-315] PE Guidelines established by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting with suspected pulmonary embolism. [Ann Emerg Med. 2003;41:257-70] Guidelines for the management of patients with DVT American College of Emergency Physicians [Ann Emerg Med. 2003; 42(1):124-35]   Guidelines for the management of patient with PE American College of Emergency Physicians [Ann Emerg Med. 2003; 41(2):257-70]     Clot care on-line resources: http://www.clotcare.com/clotcare/index.aspx   Anticoagulation Forum: http://www.acforum.org/   PT-INR.com Anticoagulation resource; contains information on diseases where oral anticoagulation is indicated, including DVT/PE: http://www.ptinr.com/data/pages/home.aspx   American Venous Forum: http://www.venous-info.com/   The Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada: http://www.tigc.org/   The National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia: http://www.stoptheclot.org   Useful educational information on the disease Websites for healthcare practitioners with an interest in the prevention and management of venous thromboembolism:   http://www.thrombosisclinic.com/ http://www.dvt.net/  (website sponsored by Sanofi Aventis) http://www.inate.org/  INvestigators Against ThromboEmbolism (INATE) http://www.venousdisease.com/  Venous Resource Center devoted to research and clinical aspects of venous disease, including such topics as varicose veins, venous thromboembolism, chronic venous insufficiency and anticoagulation issues. http://www.outcomes-umassmed.org/dvt

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