Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Guidelines and Standards Update

Updates and new Guidelines: National Guideline Clearinghouse
For a full list, go to the National Guidelines Clearinghouse "What's New This Week"

Special treatment situations: pediatric migraine. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment. (National Headache Foundation)

Treatment of primary headache: patient education. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment. (National Headache Foundation)

Nasotracheal suctioning - 2004 revision & update.(This updates a previously published guideline summary.)(American Association for Respiratory Care)

Metabolic measurement using indirect calorimetry during mechanical
ventilation - 2004 revision & update
. (This updates a previously published guideline summary.)

Guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease in HIV-infected patients (Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA))