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The Guideline Archive is a complete list of summaries that have been withdrawn from the NGC Web site. Information regarding a current NGC summary, where available, is provided. The list is organized alphabetically by guideline developer.
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The list below identifies guidelines that have been updated.

NGC currently contains 1190 individual guideline summaries that have been updated.

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Academy for Chiropractic Education (1)
1.  
Manual medicine guidelines for musculoskeletal injuries. NGC:005626
Source(s): Braddock E, Greenlee J, Hammer RE, Johnson SF, Martello MJ, O'Connell MR, Rinzler R, Snider M, Swanson MR, Tain L, Walsh G. Manual medicine guidelines for musculoskeletal injuries. California: Academy for Chiropractic Education; 2007 Apr 1. 33 p. [108 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Manual medicine guidelines for musculoskeletal injuries. NGC:007427
Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery (7) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Hallux abductovalgus. NGC:001563
Source(s): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery. Hallux abductovalgus. Philadelphia (PA): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery; 2000. 21 p. [50 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Hallux abductovalgus. NGC:003240
2.  
Hallux limitus and hallux rigidus. NGC:001567
Source(s): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery. Hallux limitus & hallux rigidus. Philadelphia (PA): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery; 2000. 12 p. [3 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Hallux limitus and hallux rigidus. NGC:003244
3.  
Hammertoe syndrome. NGC:001565
Source(s): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery. Hammertoe syndrome. Philadelphia (PA): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery; 2000. 23 p. [31 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Hammertoe syndrome. NGC:003242
4.  
Heel spur syndrome. NGC:001568
Source(s): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery. Heel spur syndrome. Philadelphia (PA): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery; 2000. 12 p. [14 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Heel spur syndrome. NGC:003245
5.  
Ingrown toenails. NGC:001564
Source(s): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery. Ingrown toenails. Philadelphia (PA): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery; 2000. 20 p. [30 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Ingrown toenails. NGC:003241
6.  
Intermetatarsal neuroma. NGC:001566
Source(s): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery. Intermetatarsal neuroma. Philadelphia (PA): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery; 2000. 17 p. [15 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Intermetatarsal neuroma. NGC:003243
7.  
Metatarsalgia/intractable plantar keratosis/Tailor's bunion. NGC:001569
Source(s): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery. Metatarsalgia/intractable plantar keratosis/Tailor's bunion. Philadelphia (PA): Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery; 2000. 13 p. [26 references]
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (4)
1.  
Breastfeeding the near-term infant (35-37 weeks gestation). NGC:005874
Source(s): Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. Breastfeeding the near-term infant (35 to 37 weeks gestation). New Rochelle (NY): Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine; 2004 Aug 22. 6 p. [13 references]
2.  
Human milk storage information for home use for healthy full-term infants. NGC:005872
Source(s): Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. Human milk storage information for home use for healthy full-term infants. New Rochelle (NY): Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine; 2004 Mar 23. 2 p. [11 references]
3.  
Model breastfeeding policy. NGC:005871
Source(s): Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol Committee. ABM clinical protocol #7: model breastfeeding policy. Breastfeed Med 2007 Mar;2(1):50-5. [22 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Model breastfeeding policy. NGC:008015
4.  
Use of galactogogues in initiating or augmenting maternal milk supply. NGC:005873
Source(s): Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. Use of galactogogues in initiating or augmenting maternal milk supply. New Rochelle (NY): Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine; 2004 Jul 30. 5 p. [39 references]
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (4) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Chronic kidney disease (non-dialysis) medical nutrition therapy protocol. NGC:002519
Source(s): American Dietetic Association. Chronic kidney disease (non-dialysis) medical nutrition therapy protocol. Chicago (IL): American Dietetic Association; 2002 May. Various p.
2.  
Disorders of lipid metabolism evidence-based nutrition practice guideline. NGC:005083
Source(s): American Dietetic Association. Disorders of lipid metabolism evidence-based nutrition practice guideline. Chicago (IL): American Dietetic Association; 2005 Aug. 17 p.
3.  
Nutrition practice guidelines for gestational diabetes mellitus. NGC:002520
Source(s): American Dietetic Association. Nutrition practice guidelines for gestational diabetes mellitus. Chicago (IL): American Dietetic Association; 2001 Sep. Various p.
4.  
Nutrition practice guidelines for type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. NGC:002522
Source(s): American Dietetic Association. Nutrition practice guidelines for type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Chicago (IL): American Dietetic Association; 2001 Dec. Various p.
Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma Workshop Group (1)
1.  
Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma. NGC:006274
Source(s): Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma. Geneva (Switzerland): World Health Organization (WHO); 2008. [2241 references]
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (1) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Consultation and referral guidelines citing the evidence: how the allergist-immunologist can help. NGC:005003
Source(s): American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Consultation and referral guidelines citing the evidence: how the allergist-immunologist can help. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006 Feb;117(2 Suppl Consultation):S495-523. [371 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (5) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. NGC:000320
Source(s): Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1997 Oct;36(10 Suppl):69S-84S. [161 references]
2.  
Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder. NGC:000319
Source(s): Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1997 Oct;36(10 Suppl):157S-177S. [120 references]
3.  
Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorders. NGC:000757
Source(s): American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorders. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1998 Oct;37(10 Suppl):63S-83S. [231 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder. NGC:000324
Source(s): Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1998 Oct;37(10 Suppl):27S-45S. [184 references]
5.  
Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. NGC:000323
Source(s): Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1997 Oct;36(10 Suppl):85S-121S. [396 references]
American Academy of Family Physicians (1) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Summary of recommendations for clinical preventive services. NGC:008728
Source(s): American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Summary of recommendations for clinical preventive services. Leawood (KS): American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP); 2011 Aug. 18 p.
American Academy of Neurology (7) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Assessment of plasmapheresis. NGC:000647
Source(s): Assessment of plasmapheresis. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology 1996 Sep;47(3):840-3. [33 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
Assessment: prevention of post-lumbar puncture headaches. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. NGC:002041
Source(s): Evans RW, Armon C, Frohman EM, Goodin DS. Assessment: prevention of post-lumbar puncture headaches: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology 2000 Oct 10;55(7):909-14. [52 references]
3.  
Practice parameter: neuroimaging in the emergency patient presenting with seizure. NGC:000644
Source(s): Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Society of Neuroradiology. Practice parameter: neuroimaging in the emergency patient present with seizure. Neurology 1996 Jul;47(1):288-91. PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
Practice parameter: the care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology: ALS Practice Parameters Task Force. NGC:002045
Source(s): Miller RG, Rosenberg JA, Gelinas DF, Mitsumoto H, Newman D, Sufit R, Borasio GD, Bradley WG, Bromberg MB, Brooks BR, Kasarskis EJ, Munsat TL, Oppenheimer EA. Practice parameter: the care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology: ALS Practice Parameters Task Force. Neurology 1999 Apr 22;52(7):1311-23. [112 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Practice parameter: the care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (an evidence-based review). Muscle Nerve 1999 Aug;22(8):1104-18. [112 references]
5.  
Practice parameter: therapies for essential tremor: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. NGC:004380
Source(s): Zesiewicz TA, Elble R, Louis ED, Hauser RA, Sullivan KL, Dewey RB Jr, Ondo WG, Gronseth GS, Weiner WJ. Practice parameter: therapies for essential tremor: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology 2005 Jun 28;64(12):2008-20. [100 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
6.  
Practice parameters for determining brain death in adults. NGC:000636
Source(s): Practice parameters for determining brain death in adults (summary statement). The Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology [comment]. Neurology 1995 May;45(5):1012-4. PubMed External Web Site Policy
7.  
The use of mitoxantrone (Novantrone) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. NGC:003643
Source(s): Goodin DS, Arnason BG, Coyle PK, Frohman EM, Paty DW. The use of mitoxantrone (Novantrone) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology 2003 Nov 25;61(10):1332-8. [48 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Academy of Ophthalmology (18) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Age-related macular degeneration. Limited revision. NGC:005358
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Age-related macular degenration. Preferred practice pattern. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2006. 33 p. [134 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Age-related macular degeneration. NGC:007151
2.  
Amblyopia. NGC:002772
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology Pediatric Ophthalmology Panel. Amblyopia. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology; 2002 Oct. 25 p. [113 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Amblyopia. NGC:006055
3.  
Bacterial keratitis. NGC:006908
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology Cornea/External Disease Panel, Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Bacterial keratitis. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2008. 27 p. [109 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Bacterial keratitis. Limited revision. NGC:008994
4.  
Blepharitis. NGC:006909
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology Cornea/External Disease Panel, Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Blepharitis. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2008. 19 p. [61 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Blepharitis. Limited revision. NGC:008995
5.  
Cataract in the adult eye. NGC:005357
Source(s): Cataract in the adult eye. Preferred practice pattern. In: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2006. p. 69. [585 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Cataract in the adult eye. NGC:008993
6.  
Comprehensive adult medical eye evaluation. NGC:004575
Source(s): Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Comprehensive adult medical eye evaluation. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2005. 15 p.  (Preferred practice pattern). [76 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Comprehensive adult medical eye evaluation. NGC:008262
7.  
Conjunctivitis. NGC:006910
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology Cornea/External Disease Panel, Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Conjunctivitis. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2008. 30 p. [110 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Conjunctivitis. Limited revision. NGC:008996
8.  
Diabetic retinopathy. NGC:003276
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology Retina Panel, Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Diabetic retinopathy. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2003. 33 p. [98 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Diabetic retinopathy. NGC:006911
9.  
Dry eye syndrome. NGC:006912
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology Cornea/External Disease Panel, Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Dry eye syndrome. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2008. 28 p. [99 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Dry eye syndrome. Limited revision. NGC:008997
10.  
Esotropia and exotropia. NGC:002770
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology Pediatric Ophthalmology Panel. Esotropia and exotropia. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology; 2002 Oct. 30 p. [118 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Esotropia and exotropia. NGC:006056
11.  
Idiopathic macular hole. NGC:003278
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology Retina Panel, Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Idiopathic macular hole. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2003. 17 p. [138 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Idiopathic macular hole. NGC:006913
12.  
Pediatric eye evaluations. NGC:002769
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology Pediatric Ophthalmology Panel. Pediatric eye evaluations. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology; 2002 Oct. 22 p. [36 references]
13.  
Posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration. NGC:003277
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology Retina Panel, Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2003. 17 p. [55 references]
14.  
Primary angle closure. NGC:004576
Source(s): Glaucoma Panel, Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Primary angle closure. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2005. 23 p. [102 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Primary angle closure. NGC:008200
15.  
Primary open-angle glaucoma suspect. NGC:004577
Source(s): Glaucoma Panel, Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Primary open-angle glaucoma suspect. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2005. 25 p.  (Preferred practice pattern). [107 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Primary open-angle glaucoma suspect. NGC:008199
16.  
Primary open-angle glaucoma. NGC:004578
Source(s): Glaucoma Panel, Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Primary open-angle glaucoma. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2005. 36 p.  (Preferred practice pattern). [232 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Primary open-angle glaucoma. NGC:008198
17.  
Refractive errors. NGC:002771
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology Refractive Errors Panel. Refractive errors. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology; 2002. 53 p. [297 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Refractive errors and refractive surgery. NGC:006058
18.  
Vision rehabilitation for adults. NGC:005356
Source(s): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Vision rehabilitation for adults. Preferred practice pattern. San Francisco (CA): American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 2006. 31 p. [42 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Vision rehabilitation for adults. NGC:006059
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) (2) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
AAOS clinical guideline on osteoarthritis of the knee. NGC:003069
Source(s): American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. AAOS clinical practice guideline on osteoarthritis of the knee. Rosemont (IL): American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2003. 17 p. [114 references]
2.  
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical guideline on prevention of symptomatic pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty. NGC:005665
Source(s): American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical guideline on prevention of symptomatic pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty. Rosemont (IL): American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS); 2007. 63 p. [49 references]
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (20) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Clinical guideline on adolescent oral health care. NGC:004437
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Clinical guideline on adolescent oral health care. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); 2005. 10 p. [82 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Guideline on adolescent oral health care. NGC:008080
2.  
Clinical guideline on appropriate use of antibiotic therapy for pediatric dental patients. NGC:004440
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Clinical guideline on appropriate use of antibiotic therapy for pediatric dental patients. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); 2005. 3 p. [26 references]
3.  
Clinical guideline on appropriate use of local anesthesia for pediatric dental patients. NGC:004442
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Clinical guideline on appropriate use of local anesthesia for pediatric dental patients. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); 2005. 8 p. [41 references]
4.  
Clinical guideline on appropriate use of nitrous oxide for pediatric dental patients. NGC:004443
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Clinical guideline on appropriate use of nitrous oxide for pediatric dental patients. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); 2005. 4 p. [16 references]
5.  
Clinical guideline on dental management of pediatric patients receiving chemotherapy, hematopoietic cell transplantation, and/or radiation. NGC:004039
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Clinical guideline on dental management of pediatric patients receiving chemotherapy, hematopoietic cell transplantation, and/or radiation. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2004. 6 p. [24 references]
6.  
Clinical guideline on fluoride therapy. NGC:004027
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Clinical guideline on fluoride therapy. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2003. 2 p. [14 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Guideline on fluoride therapy. NGC:007117
7.  
Clinical guideline on management of acute dental trauma. NGC:006230
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Guideline on management of acute dental trauma. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); 2007. 14 p. [81 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Guideline on management of acute dental trauma. NGC:008082
8.  
Clinical guideline on management of persons with special health care needs. NGC:004024
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Clinical guideline on management of persons with special health care needs. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2004. 4 p. [24 references]
9.  
Clinical guideline on management of the developing dentition and occlusion in pediatric dentistry. NGC:004439
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Clinical guideline on management of the developing dentition and occlusion in pediatric dentistry. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); 2005. 18 p. [133 references]
10.  
Clinical guideline on pediatric oral surgery. NGC:004444
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Clinical guideline on pediatric oral surgery. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); 2005. 9 p. [61 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Guideline on pediatric oral surgery. NGC:008083
11.  
Clinical guideline on pediatric restorative dentistry. NGC:004031
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Clinical guideline on pediatric restorative dentistry. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2004. 9 p. [129 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Guideline on pediatric restorative dentistry. NGC:007120
12.  
Clinical guideline on periodicity of examination, preventive dental services, anticipatory guidance, and oral treatment for infants, children, and adolescents. NGC:006231
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Guideline on periodicity of examination, preventive dental services, anticipatory guidance/counseling, and oral treatment for infants, children, and adolescents. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2007. 11 p. [81 references]
13.  
Clinical guideline on the role of dental prophylaxis in pediatric dentistry. NGC:004026
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Clinical guideline on the role of dental prophylaxis in pediatric dentistry. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2003. 3 p. [29 references]
14.  
Guideline on acquired temporomandibular disorders in infants, children, and adolescents. NGC:005690
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Guideline on acquired temporomandibular disorders in infants, children, and adolescents. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); 2006. 3 p. [32 references]
15.  
Guideline on antibiotic prophylaxis for dental patients at risk for infection. NGC:007116
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Clinical Affairs Committee, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Council on Clinical Affairs. Guideline on antibiotic prophylaxis for dental patients at risk for infection. Pediatr Dent 2008-2009;30(7 Suppl):215-8. [17 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
16.  
Guideline on behavior guidance for the pediatric dental patient. NGC:007121
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Clinical Affairs Committee-Behavior, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Council on Clinical Affairs. Guideline on behavior guidance for the pediatric dental patient. Pediatr Dent 2008-2009;30(7 Suppl):125-33. [63 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
17.  
Guideline on infant oral health care. NGC:007491
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Guideline on infant oral health care. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); 2009. 5 p. [64 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Guideline on infant oral health care. NGC:008732
18.  
Guideline on informed consent. NGC:005691
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Guideline on informed consent. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); 2005. 2 p. [11 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Guideline on informed consent. NGC:008081
19.  
Guideline on perinatal oral health care. NGC:007499
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Guideline on perinatal oral health care. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD); 2009. 5 p. [83 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Guideline on perinatal oral health care. NGC:008733
20.  
Guideline on pulp therapy for primary and young permanent teeth. NGC:004032
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Guideline on pulp therapy for primary and young permanent teeth. Chicago (IL): American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; 2004. 5 p. [28 references]
American Academy of Pediatrics (6) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Clinical practice guideline: diagnosis and evaluation of the child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. NGC:001506
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatrics. Clinical practice guideline: diagnosis and evaluation of the child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Pediatrics 2000 May;105(5):1158-70. [60 references]
2.  
Policy statement--recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, 2010-2011. NGC:008182
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Infectious Diseases. Policy statement--recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, 2010-2011. Pediatrics 2010 Oct;126(4):816-26. PubMed External Web Site Policy
3.  
Practice parameter: long-term treatment of the child with simple febrile seizures. NGC:001183
Source(s): Practice parameter: long-term treatment of the child with simple febrile seizures. American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Quality Improvement, Subcommittee on Febrile Seizures. Pediatrics 1999 Jun;103(6 Pt 1):1307-9. [17 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
Practice parameter: the neurodiagnostic evaluation of the child with a first simple febrile seizure. NGC:000436
Source(s): Practice parameter: the neurodiagnostic evaluation of the child with a first simple febrile seizure. Pediatrics 1996 May;97(5):769-72. [15 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
5.  
Prevention of rickets and vitamin D deficiency: new guidelines for vitamin D intake. NGC:002959
Source(s): Gartner LM, Greer FR, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Breastfeeding and Committee on Nutrition. Prevention of rickets and vitamin D deficiency: new guidelines for vitamin D intake. Pediatrics 2003 Apr;111(4 Pt 1):908-10. [20 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
6.  
The diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of the initial urinary tract infection in febrile infants and young children. NGC:001064
Source(s): American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of the initial urinary tract infection in febrile infants and young children. Pediatrics 1999 Apr;103(4 Pt 1):843-52. [54 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (4) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Practice parameters for the role of actigraphy in the study of sleep and circadian rhythms: an update for 2002. NGC:003033
Source(s): Littner M, Kushida CA, Anderson WM, Bailey D, Berry RB, Davila DG, Hirshkowitz M, Kapen S, Kramer M, Loube D, Wise M, Johnson SF. Practice parameters for the role of actigraphy in the study of sleep and circadian rhythms: an update for 2002. Sleep 2003 May;26(3):337-41. [3 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
Practice parameters for the treatment of narcolepsy: an update for 2000. NGC:002159
Source(s): Littner M, Johnson SF, McCall WV, Anderson WM, Davila D, Hartse SK, Kushida CA, Wise MS, Hirshkowitz M, Woodson BT. Practice parameters for the treatment of narcolepsy: an update for 2000. Sleep 2001 Jun 15;24(4):451-66. [58 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
3.  
Practice parameters for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: the efficacy of surgical modifications of the upper airway. NGC:000901
Source(s): American Sleep Disorders Association. Practice parameters for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: the efficacy of surgical modifications of the upper airway. Sleep - Europe 1996 Feb;19(2):152-5. [6 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
Practice parameters for the use of auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. NGC:002407
Source(s): Standards of Practice Committee. Practice parameters for the use of auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep 2002;25(2):143-7. [29 references]
American Association for Respiratory Care (6) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Capnography/capnometry during mechanical ventilation: 2003 revision and update. NGC:002980
Source(s): McArthur CD. AARC clinical practice guideline. Capnography/capnometry during mechanical ventilation--2003 revision & update. Respir Care 2003 May;48(5):534-9. [67 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
Endotracheal suctioning of mechanically ventilated adults and children with artificial airways NGC:000347
Source(s): American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). AARC clinical practice guideline. Endotracheal suctioning of mechanically ventilated adults and children with artificial airways. Respir Care 1993 May;38(5):500-4. [33 references]
3.  
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy assisting. NGC:000360
Source(s): American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). AARC clinical practice guideline. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy assisting. Respir Care 1993 Dec;38(12):1173-8. [33 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Bronchoscopy assisting—2007 revision & update. NGC:005573
4.  
Incentive spirometry. NGC:000348
Source(s): American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). AARC clinical practice guideline. Incentive spirometry. Respir Care 1991 Dec;36(12):1402-5. [25 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Incentive spirometry: 2011. NGC:008748
5.  
Infant/toddler pulmonary function tests. NGC:000373
Source(s): American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). AARC clinical practice guideline. Infant/toddler pulmonary function tests. Respir Care 1995 Jul;40(7):761-8. [36 references]
6.  
Removal of the endotracheal tube. NGC:000994
Source(s): American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). Removal of the endotracheal tube. Respir Care 1999 Jan;44(1):85-90. [78 references]
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (10)
1.  
(1) Chronic hepatitis B. (2) Corrections to AASLD guidelines on chronic hepatitis B. NGC:005652
Source(s): Lok AS, McMahon BJ. Chronic hepatitis B. Hepatology 2007 Feb;45(2):507-39. [275 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Lok AS, McMahon BJ. Corrections to AASLD guidelines on chronic hepatitis B. Hepatology 2007 Jun;45(6):1347. [1 reference] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Chronic hepatitis B: update 2009. NGC:007575
2.  
A practice guideline on Wilson disease. NGC:003075
Source(s): Roberts EA, Schilsky ML. A practice guideline on Wilson disease. Hepatology 2003 Jun;37(6):1475-92. [208 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Diagnosis and treatment of Wilson disease: an update. NGC:006699
3.  
AASLD position paper: the management of acute liver failure. NGC:004332
Source(s): Polson J, Lee WM. AASLD position paper: the management of acute liver failure. Hepatology 2005 May;41(5):1179-97. [179 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
Diagnosis and management of hemochromatosis. NGC:002674
Source(s): Tavill AS. Diagnosis and management of hemochromatosis. Hepatology 2001 May;33(5):1321-8. [50 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
5.  
Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis. NGC:002673
Source(s): Czaja AJ, Freese DK. Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis. Hepatology 2002 Aug;36(2):479-97. [216 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Diagnosis and management of autoimmune hepatitis. NGC:008005
6.  
Diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C. NGC:003591
Source(s): Strader DB, Wright T, Thomas DL, Seeff LB. Diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C. Hepatology 2004 Apr;39(4):1147-71. [213 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
7.  
Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis. NGC:003590
Source(s): Runyon BA. Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis. Hepatology 2004 Mar;39(3):841-56. [110 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
8.  
Management of hepatocellular carcinoma. NGC:005036
Source(s): Bruix J, Sherman M, Practice Guidelines Committee, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2005 Nov;42(5):1208-36. [322 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Management of hepatocellular carcinoma: an update. NGC:008006
9.  
Management of primary biliary cirrhosis. NGC:002671
Source(s): Heathcote EJ. Management of primary biliary cirrhosis. The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases practice guidelines. Hepatology 2000 Apr;31(4):1005-13. [105 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Primary biliary cirrhosis. NGC:007372
10.  
The role of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in the management of portal hypertension. NGC:004222
Source(s): Boyer TD, Haskal ZJ. The role of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in the management of portal hypertension. Hepatology 2005 Feb;41(2):386-400. [117 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (15) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and Associazione Medici Endocrinologi medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules. NGC:004869
Source(s): AACE/AME Task Force on Thyroid Nodules. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and Associazione Medici Endocrinologi medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules. Endocr Pract 2006 Jan-Feb;12(1):63-102. [142 references]
2.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for growth hormone use in adults and children--2003 update. NGC:002952
Source(s): American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE). American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for growth hormone use in adults and children--2003 update. Endocr Pract 2003 Jan-Feb;9(1):64-76. [30 references]
3.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly. NGC:003789
Source(s): Cook DM. AACE medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly. Endocr Pract 2004 May-Jun;10(3):213-25. [73 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of menopause. NGC:005039
Source(s): AACE Menopause Guidelines Revision Task Force. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of menopause. Endocr Pract 2006 May-Jun;12(3):315-37. [124 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
5.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes and pregnancy. NGC:005858
Source(s): AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. AACE diabetes mellitus guidelines. Diabetes and pregnancy. Endocr Pract 2007 May-Jun;13(Suppl 1):55-9. [19 references]
6.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes management in the hospital setting. NGC:005859
Source(s): AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. AACE diabetes mellitus guidelines. Diabetes management in the hospital setting. Endocr Pract 2007 May-Jun;13(Suppl 1):59-63. [67 references]
7.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. Glycemic management. NGC:005853
Source(s): AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. AACE diabetes mellitus guidelines. Glycemic management. Endocr Pract 2007 May-Jun;13(Suppl 1):16-34. [178 references]
8.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. Hypertension management. NGC:005854
Source(s): AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. AACE diabetes mellitus guidelines. Hypertension management. Endocr Pract 2007 May-Jun;13(Suppl 1):35-40. [39 references]
9.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. Lipid management. NGC:005855
Source(s): AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. AACE diabetes mellitus guidelines. Lipid management. Endocr Pract 2007 May-Jun;13(Suppl 1):40-7. [71 references]
10.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. Microvascular complications. NGC:005857
Source(s): AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. AACE diabetes mellitus guidelines. Microvascular complications. Endocr Pract 2007 May-Jun;13(Suppl 1):50-5. [72 references]
11.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. Nutrition and diabetes. NGC:005856
Source(s): AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. AACE diabetes mellitus guidelines. Nutrition and diabetes. Endocr Pract 2007 May-Jun;13(Suppl 1):47-50. [30 references]
12.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. Patient safety in diabetes care. NGC:005860
Source(s): AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. AACE diabetes mellitus guidelines. Patient safety in diabetes care. Endocr Pract 2007 May-Jun;13(Suppl 1):63-8. [34 references]
13.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus. NGC:005852
Source(s): AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. AACE diabetes mellitus guidelines. Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Endocr Pract 2007 May-Jun;13(Suppl 1):13-6. [18 references]
14.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus. Screening and diagnosis. NGC:005851
Source(s): AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. AACE diabetes mellitus guidelines. Screening and diagnosis. Endocr Pract 2007 May-Jun;13(Suppl 1):10-2. [5 references]
15.  
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: 2001 edition, with selected updates for 2003. NGC:003185
Source(s): Hodgson SF, Watts NB, Bilezikian JP, Clarke BL, Gray TK, Harris DW, Johnston CC Jr, Kleerekoper M, Lindsay R, Luckey MM, McClung MR, Nankin HR, Petak SM, Recker RR, Anderson RJ, Bergman DA, Bloomgarden ZT, Dickey RA, Palumbo PJ, Peters AL, Rettinger HI, Rodbard HW, Rubenstein HA. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: 2001 edition, with selected updates for 2003. Endocr Pract 2003 Nov-Dec;9(6):544-64. PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Association of Diabetes Educators (1)
1.  
Guidelines for the practice of diabetes education. NGC:007267
Source(s): American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). Guidelines for the practice of diabetes education. Chicago (IL): American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE); 2009. 39 p. [137 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Guidelines for the practice of diabetes education. NGC:008180
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (2) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Care of the patient with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. NGC:006949
Source(s): American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. Care of the patient with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Glenview (IL): American Association of Neuroscience Nurses; 2007. 30 p. [140 references]
2.  
Care of the patient with seizures. 2nd edition. NGC:006951
Source(s): American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. Care of the patient with seizures. 2nd ed. Glenview (IL): American Association of Neuroscience Nurses; 2007. 23 p. [152 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Care of the patient with seizures. Second edition. NGC:008696
American Cancer Society (4) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
ACS guidelines for breast cancer screening: update 2003. NGC:002971
Source(s): Smith RA, Saslow D, Sawyer KA, Burke W, Costanza ME, Evans WP 3rd, Foster RS Jr, Hendrick E, Eyre HJ, Sener S. American Cancer Society guidelines for breast cancer screening: update 2003. CA Cancer J Clin 2003 May-Jun;53(3):141-69. [184 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
American Cancer Society guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention: reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity. NGC:006082
Source(s): Kushi LH, Byers T, Doyle C, Bandera EV, McCullough M, McTiernan A, Gansler T, Andrews KS, Thun MJ, American Cancer Society 2006 Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee. American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for cancer prevention: reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity. CA Cancer J Clin 2006 Sep-Oct;56(5):254-81; quiz 313-4. [198 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
3.  
American Cancer Society guidelines on screening and surveillance for the early detection of adenomatous polyps and colorectal cancer-update 2003. In: American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of cancer, 2003. NGC:003135
Source(s): Smith RA, Cokkinides V, Eyre HJ. American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of cancer, 2003. CA Cancer J Clin 2003 Jan-Feb;53(1):27-43. [57 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
Recommendations from the American Cancer Society Workshop on Early Prostate Cancer Detection, May 4-6, 2000 and ACS guideline on testing for early prostate cancer detection: update 2001. In: American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of cancer. NGC:001973
Source(s): Recommendations from the American Cancer Society Workshop on Early Prostate Cancer Detection, May 4-6, 2000 and ACS guideline on testing for early prostate cancer detection: update 2001. CA Cancer J Clin 2001 Jan-Feb;51(1):39-44. [181 references]
Smith RA, Cokkinides V, Eyre HJ. American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of cancer, 2003. CA Cancer J Clin 2003 Jan-Feb;53(1):27-43. [57 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American College of Cardiology Foundation (9) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
(1) ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/SCAI Writing Committee to update the 2001 guidelines for percutaneous coronary intervention). (2) 2007 focused update of the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. NGC:006290
Source(s): King SB 3rd, Smith SC Jr, Hirshfeld JW Jr, Jacobs AK, Morrison DA, Williams DO, Feldman TE, Kern MJ, O'Neill WW, Schaff HV, Whitlow PL, ACC/AHA/SCAI, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Buller CE, Creager MA, Ettinger SM, Halperin JL, Hunt SA, Krumholz HM, Kushner FG, Lytle BW, Nishimura R, Page RL, Riegel B, Tarkington LG, Yancy CW. 2007 focused update of the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Jan 15;51(2):172-209. [161 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Smith SC Jr, Feldman TE, Hirshfeld JW Jr, Jacobs AK, Kern MJ, King SB III, Morrison DA, O'Neill WW, Schaff HV, Whitlow PL, Williams DO. ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Assoc Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/SCAI Writing Committee to update the 2001 guidelines for PCI). Bethesda (MD): American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF); 2005. 122 p. [926 references]
2.  
ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina). NGC:002416
Source(s): American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association. ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Bethesda (MD): American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF); 2002 Mar. 95 p. [552 references]
3.  
ACC/AHA 2004 guideline update for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1999 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery). NGC:003768
Source(s): Eagle KA, Guyton RA, Davidoff R, Edwards FH, Ewy GA, Gardner TJ, Hart JC, Herrmann HC, Hillis LD, Hutter AM Jr, Lytle BW, Marlow RA, Nugent WC, Orszulak TA. ACC/AHA 2004 guideline update for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Bethesda (MD): American College of Cardiology; 2004. 99 p. [795 references]
4.  
ACC/AHA 2005 guideline update for the diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure in the adult. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure). NGC:004463
Source(s): Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevensen LW, Yancy CW. ACC/AHA 2005 guideline update for the diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure in the adult. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines [trunc]. Bethesda (MD): American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF); 2005 Aug. 82 p. [694 references]
5.  
ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease). NGC:004740
Source(s): Hirsch AT, Haskal ZJ, Hertzer NR, Bakal CW, Creager MA, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Murphy WR, Olin JW, Puschett JB, Rosenfield KA, Sacks D, Stanley JC, Taylor LM Jr, White CJ, White J, White RA. ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): a collaborative report [trunc]. Bethesda (MD): American College of Cardiology Foundation; 2005. 192 p. [1308 references]
6.  
ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease). NGC:005067
Source(s): Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Chatterjee K, de Leon AC jr, Faxon DP, Freed MD, Gaasch WH, Lytle BW, Nishimura RA, O'Gara PT, O'Rourke RA, Otto CM, Shah PM, Shanewise JS. ACC/AHA 2006 guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines [trunc]. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 Aug;48(3):e1-148. [1066 references]
7.  
ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and care for noncardiac surgery. NGC:005963
Source(s): Fleisher LA, Beckman JA, Brown KA, Calkins H, Chaikof E, Fleischmann KE, Freeman WK, Froehlich JB, Kasper EK, Kersten JR, Riegel B, Robb JF, Smith SC Jr, Jacobs AK, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Antman EM, Buller CE, Creager MA, Ettinger SM, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Hunt SA, Lytle BW, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B, Tarkington LG, Yancy CW, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society for Vascular Surgery. ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and care for noncardiac surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 Oct 23;50(17):e159-241. [584 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
8.  
ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to revise the 1999 guidelines for the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction). NGC:003734
Source(s): Antman EM, Anbe DT, Armstrong PW, Bates ER, Green LA, Hand M, Hochman JS, Krumholz HM, Kushner FG, Lamas GA, Mullany CJ, Ornato JP, Pearle DL, Sloan MA, Smith SC Jr. ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. A report of the Am Coll of Cardiol/Am Heart Assoc Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to revise the 1999 guidelines). Bethesda (MD): American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA); 2004. 211 p. [1398 references]
9.  
ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 guideline update for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. NGC:002665
Source(s): ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 guideline update for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices. Bethesda (MD): American College of Cardiology Foundation; 2002. 48 p. [447 references]
American College of Chest Physicians (33) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006668
Source(s): Albers GW, Amarenco P, Easton JD, Sacco RL, Teal P. Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):630S-69S. [219 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
Antithrombotic therapy for peripheral artery occlusive disease. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006669
Source(s): Sobel M, Verhaeghe R. Antithrombotic therapy for peripheral artery occlusive disease: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):815S-43S. [208 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
3.  
Antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolic disease. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006666
Source(s): Kearon C, Kahn SR, Agnelli G, Goldhaber S, Raskob GE, Comerota AJ. Antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolic disease: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):454S-545S. [393 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006667
Source(s): Singer DE, Albers GW, Dalen JE, Fang MC, Go AS, Halperin JL, Lip GY, Manning WJ. Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):546S-92S. [281 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
5.  
Antithrombotic therapy in neonates and children. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006676
Source(s): Monagle P, Chalmers E, Chan A, DeVeber G, Kirkham F, Massicotte P, Michelson AD. Antithrombotic therapy in neonates and children: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):887S-968S. [561 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
6.  
Chemotherapeutic management of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. NGC:002875
Source(s): Socinski MA, Morris DE, Masters GA, Lilenbaum R. Chemotherapeutic management of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):226S-43S. [92 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
7.  
Diagnosis of lung cancer: the guidelines. NGC:002867
Source(s): Rivera MP, Detterbeck F, Mehta AC. Diagnosis of lung cancer: the guidelines. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):129S-36S. [35 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
8.  
End-of-life care in patients with lung cancer. NGC:002880
Source(s): Griffin JP, Nelson JE, Koch KA, Niell HB, Ackerman TF, Thompson M, Cole FH Jr. End-of-life care in patients with lung cancer. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):312S-31S. [152 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
9.  
Follow-up and surveillance of the lung cancer patient following curative-intent therapy. NGC:002878
Source(s): Colice GL, Rubins J, Unger M. Follow-up and surveillance of the lung cancer patient following curative-intent therapy. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):272S-83S. [91 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
10.  
Guidelines on treatment of stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer. NGC:002874
Source(s): Jett JR, Scott WJ, Rivera MP, Sause WT. Guidelines on treatment of stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):221S-5S. [25 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
11.  
Initial evaluation of the patient with lung cancer: symptoms, signs, laboratory tests, and paraneoplastic syndromes. NGC:002865
Source(s): Beckles MA, Spiro SG, Colice GL, Rudd RM. Initial evaluation of the patient with lung cancer: symptoms, signs, laboratory tests, and paraneoplastic syndromes. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):97S-104S. [54 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
12.  
Lung cancer prevention: the guidelines. NGC:002862
Source(s): Dragnev KH, Stover D, Dmitrovsky E. Lung cancer prevention: the guidelines. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):60S-71S. [81 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
13.  
Lung cancer. Invasive staging: the guidelines. NGC:002869
Source(s): Detterbeck FC, DeCamp MM Jr, Kohman LJ, Silvestri GA. Lung cancer. Invasive staging: the guidelines. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):167S-75S. [29 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
14.  
Lung cancer. Palliative care. NGC:002879
Source(s): Kvale PA, Simoff M, Prakash UB. Lung cancer. Palliative care. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):284S-311S. [216 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
15.  
Medical therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC:003737
Source(s): Badesch DB, Abman SH, Ahearn GS, Barst RJ, McCrory DC, Simonneau G, McLaughlin VV. Medical therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest 2004 Jul;126(1 Suppl):35S-62S. [191 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
16.  
Pharmacology and management of the vitamin K antagonists. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006663
Source(s): Ansell J, Hirsh J, Hylek E, Jacobson A, Crowther M, Palareti G. Pharmacology and management of the vitamin K antagonists: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):160S-98S. [419 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
17.  
Presentations of lung cancer with special treatment considerations. NGC:002876
Source(s): Detterbeck FC, Jones DR, Kernstine KH, Naunheim KS. Presentations of lung cancer with special treatment considerations. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):244S-58S. [56 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
18.  
Prevention of venous thromboembolism. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006665
Source(s): Geerts WH, Bergqvist D, Pineo GF, Heit JA, Samama CM, Lassen MR, Colwell CW. Prevention of venous thromboembolism: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):381S-453S. [728 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
19.  
Pulmonary rehabilitation: joint ACCP/AACVPR evidence-based guidelines. NGC:001228
Source(s): Pulmonary rehabilitation: joint ACCP/AACVPR evidence-based guidelines. ACCP/AACVPR Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines Panel. American College of Chest Physicians. American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Chest 1997 Nov 5;112(5):1363-96. [185 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
20.  
Screening for lung cancer: the guidelines. NGC:002863
Source(s): Bach PB, Niewoehner DE, Black WC, American College of Chest Physicians. Screening for lung cancer: the guidelines. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):83S-8S. [19 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
21.  
Small cell lung cancer. NGC:002877
Source(s): Simon GR, Wagner H. Small cell lung cancer. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):259S-71S. [103 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
22.  
The noninvasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: the guidelines. NGC:002868
Source(s): Silvestri GA, Tanoue LT, Margolis ML, Barker J, Detterbeck F. The noninvasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: the guidelines. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):147S-56S. [70 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
23.  
The perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006671
Source(s): Douketis JD, Berger PB, Dunn AS, Jaffer AK, Spyropoulos AC, Becker RC, Ansell J. The perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):299S-339S. [237 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
24.  
The physiologic evaluation of patients with lung cancer being considered for resectional surgery. NGC:002866
Source(s): Beckles MA, Spiro SG, Colice GL, Rudd RM. The physiologic evaluation of patients with lung cancer being considered for resectional surgery. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):105S-14S. [69 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
25.  
The primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006677
Source(s): Becker RC, Meade TW, Berger PB, Ezekowitz M, O'Connor CM, Vorchheimer DA, Guyatt GH, Mark DB, Harrington RA. The primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):776S-814S. [191 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
26.  
The solitary pulmonary nodule. NGC:002864
Source(s): Tan BB, Flaherty KR, Kazerooni EA, Iannettoni MD. The solitary pulmonary nodule. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):89S-96S. [55 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
27.  
Treatment and prevention of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006664
Source(s): Warkentin TE, Greinacher A, Koster A, Lincoff AM. Treatment and prevention of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):340S-80S. [284 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
28.  
Treatment of early stage non-small cell lung cancer. NGC:002870
Source(s): Mathur PN, Edell E, Sutedja T, Vergnon JM. Treatment of early stage non-small cell lung cancer. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):176S-80S. [36 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
29.  
Treatment of stage I non-small cell lung carcinoma. NGC:002871
Source(s): Smythe WR. Treatment of stage I non-small cell lung carcinoma. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):181S-7S. [48 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
30.  
Treatment of stage II non-small cell lung cancer. NGC:002872
Source(s): Scott WJ, Howington J, Movsas B. Treatment of stage II non-small cell lung cancer. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):188S-201S. [52 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
31.  
Treatment of stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. NGC:002873
Source(s): Robinson LA, Wagner H Jr, Ruckdeschel JC. Treatment of stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):202S-20S. [109 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
32.  
Valvular and structural heart disease. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006672
Source(s): Salem DN, O'Gara PT, Madias C, Pauker SG. Valvular and structural heart disease: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):593S-629S. [265 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
33.  
Venous thromboembolism, thrombophilia, antithrombotic therapy, and pregnancy. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). NGC:006675
Source(s): Bates SM, Greer IA, Pabinger I, Sofaer S, Hirsh J. Venous thromboembolism, thrombophilia, antithrombotic therapy, and pregnancy: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Chest 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):844S-86S. [230 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American College of Emergency Physicians (6) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Clinical policy for the management and risk stratification of community-acquired pneumonia in adults in the emergency department. NGC:002527
Source(s): American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Clinical policy for the management and risk stratification of community-acquired pneumonia in adults in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med 2001 Jul;38(1):107-13. [38 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
Clinical policy: critical issues for the initial evaluation and management of patients presenting with a chief complaint of nontraumatic acute abdominal pain. NGC:002526
Source(s): American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Clinical policy: critical issues for the initial evaluation and management of patients presenting with a chief complaint of nontraumatic acute abdominal pain. Ann Emerg Med 2000 Oct;36(4):406-15. [137 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
3.  
Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting with suspected pulmonary embolism. NGC:002918
Source(s): Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting with suspected pulmonary embolism. Ann Emerg Med 2003 Feb;41(2):257-70. [145 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute headache. NGC:002524
Source(s): American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute headache. Ann Emerg Med 2002 Jan;39(1):108-22. [49 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
5.  
Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of patients presenting with syncope. NGC:002525
Source(s): American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of patients presenting with syncope. Ann Emerg Med 2001 Jun;37(6):771-6. [27 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
6.  
Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute blunt abdominal trauma. NGC:003402
Source(s): Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute blunt abdominal trauma. Ann Emerg Med 2004 Feb;43(2):278-90. [47 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (1) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
The diagnosis and treatment of heel pain. NGC:002399
Source(s): The diagnosis and treatment of heel pain. J Foot Ankle Surg 2001 Sep-Oct;40(5):329-40. [158 references]
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (27) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Antibiotic prophylaxis for gynecologic procedures. NGC:005696
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Antibiotic prophylaxis for gynecologic procedures. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2006 Jul. 10 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 74).  [48 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Antibiotic prophylaxis for gynecologic procedures. NGC:007227
2.  
Antiphospholipid syndrome. NGC:005708
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Antiphospholipid syndrome. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2005 Nov. 9 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 68).  [68 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Antiphospholipid syndrome. NGC:008207
3.  
Breast cancer screening. NGC:003129
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Breast cancer screening. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2003 Apr. 12 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 42).  [94 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Breast cancer screening. NGC:008655
4.  
Cervical cytology screening. NGC:005726
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Cervical cytology screening. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2003 Aug. 11 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 45).  [79 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Cervical cytology screening. NGC:007506
5.  
Emergency contraception. NGC:004882
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Emergency contraception. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2005 Dec. 10 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 69).  [86 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Emergency contraception. NGC:007753
6.  
Induction of labor. NGC:003098
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Induction of labor. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 1999 Nov. 10 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 10).  [70 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Induction of labor. NGC:007370
7.  
Inherited thrombophilias in pregnancy. NGC:007879
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Inherited thrombophilias in pregnancy. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2010 Jul. 11 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 113).  [66 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Inherited thrombophilias in pregnancy. NGC:008693
8.  
Intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring. NGC:005707
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2005 Dec. 9 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 70).  [43 references]
9.  
Intrauterine device. NGC:005714
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Intrauterine device. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2005 Jan. 10 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 59).  [74 references]
10.  
Management of abnormal cervical cytology and histology. NGC:005709
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Management of abnormal cervical cytology and histology. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2005 Sep. 20 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 66).  [214 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Management of abnormal cervical cytology and histology. NGC:007088
11.  
Management of herpes in pregnancy. NGC:003096
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Management of herpes in pregnancy. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 1999 Oct. 10 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 8).  [50 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Management of herpes in pregnancy. NGC:005948
12.  
Management of postterm pregnancy. NGC:000392
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Management of postterm pregnancy. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; 1997 Oct. 6 p. (ACOG practice patterns; no. 6).  [21 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Management of postterm pregnancy. NGC:005697
13.  
Medical management of abortion. NGC:003114
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Medical management of abortion. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2001 Apr. 13 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 26).  [89 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Medical management of abortion. NGC:004875
14.  
Medical management of endometriosis. NGC:003099
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Medical management of endometriosis. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 1999 Dec. 14 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 11).  [99 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Management of endometriosis. NGC:007878
15.  
Medical management of tubal pregnancy. NGC:003091
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Medical management of tubal pregnancy. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 1998 Dec. 7 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 3).  [31 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Medical management of ectopic pregnancy. NGC:006533
16.  
Pelvic organ prolapse. NGC:005699
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Pelvic organ prolapse. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2007 Feb. 13 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 79).  [82 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Pelvic organ prolapse. NGC:006532
17.  
Polycystic ovary syndrome. NGC:003128
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Polycystic ovary syndrome. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2002 Dec. 14 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 41).  [101 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Polycystic ovary syndrome. NGC:007458
18.  
Premature rupture of membranes. NGC:003090
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Premature rupture of membranes. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 1998 Jun. 10 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 1).  [70 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Premature rupture of membranes. NGC:005695
19.  
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. NGC:003115
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Prenatal diagnosis of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2001 May. 12 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 27).  [76 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Screening for fetal chromosomal abnormalities. NGC:005701
20.  
Prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. NGC:003109
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2000 Oct. 10 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 21).  [65 references]
21.  
Prophylactic antibiotics in labor and delivery. NGC:005724
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Prophylactic antibiotics in labor and delivery. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2003 Oct. 8 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 47).  [59 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Use of prophylactic antibiotics in labor and delivery. NGC:008575
22.  
Prophylactic oophorectomy. NGC:003095
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Prophylactic oophorectomy. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 1999 Sep. 7 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 7).  [33 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Elective and risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. NGC:006287
23.  
Surgical alternatives to hysterectomy in the management of leiomyomas. NGC:003104
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Surgical alternatives to hysterectomy in the management of leiomyomas. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2000 May. 10 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 16).  [64 references]
24.  
The use of hormonal contraception in women with coexisting medical conditions. NGC:003106
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The use of hormonal contraception in women with coexisting medical conditions. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2000 Jul. 14 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 18).  [92 references]
25.  
Thromboembolism in pregnancy. NGC:003107
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Thromboembolism in pregnancy. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2000 Aug. 10 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 19).  [73 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Thromboembolism in pregnancy. NGC:008692
26.  
Ultrasonography in pregnancy. NGC:005715
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Ultrasonography in pregnancy. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2004 Dec. 10 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 58).  [34 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Ultrasonography in pregnancy. NGC:007087
27.  
Vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery. NGC:004043
Source(s): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2004 Jul. 10 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 54).  [105 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery. NGC:007959
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (6) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Ankle and foot complaints. NGC:004757
Source(s): Ankle and foot complaints. Elk Grove Village (IL): American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM); 2004. 27 p. [47 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Ankle and foot disorders. NGC:009011
2.  
Elbow complaints. NGC:004753
Source(s): Elbow complaints. Elk Grove Village (IL): American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM); 2004. 25 p. [28 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Elbow disorders. NGC:005681
3.  
Forearm, wrist and hand complaints. NGC:004754
Source(s): Forearm, wrist, and hand complaints. Elk Grove Village (IL): American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM); 2004. 34 p. [101 references]
4.  
Knee complaints. NGC:004756
Source(s): Knee complaints. Elk Grove Village (IL): American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM); 2004. 31 p. [87 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Knee disorders. NGC:009018
5.  
Low back complaints. NGC:004755
Source(s): Low back complaints. Elk Grove Village (IL): American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM); 2004. 41 p. [154 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Low back disorders. NGC:006456
6.  
Shoulder complaints. NGC:004752
Source(s): Shoulder complaints. Elk Grove Village (IL): American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM); 2004. 31 p. [68 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Shoulder disorders. NGC:009012
American College of Physicians (1) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. NGC:006020
Source(s): Qaseem A, Snow V, Shekelle P, Sherif K, Wilt TJ, Weinberger S, Owens DK, Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians. Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med 2007 Nov 6;147(9):633-8. [54 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American College of Preventive Medicine (1) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Screening for prostate cancer in American men. NGC:000555
Source(s): Ferrini R, Woolf SH. American College of Preventive Medicine Practice Policy: screening for prostate cancer in American men. Am J Prev Med 1998 Jul;15(1):81-4. [43 references]
American College of Radiology (153) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® abnormal vaginal bleeding. NGC:007022
Source(s): Fleischer AC, Andreotti RF, Allison SO, Angtuaco TL, Horrow MM, Lee SI, Javitt MC, Lev-Toaff AS, Scoutt LM, Zelop C, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® abnormal vaginal bleeding. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 5 p. [25 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® abnormal vaginal bleeding. NGC:008466
2.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute abdominal pain and fever or suspected abdominal abscess. NGC:005138
Source(s): Rosen MP, Bree RL, Foley WD, Gay SB, Glick SN, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Levine MS, Ros PR, Shuman WP, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. Acute abdominal pain and fever or suspected abdominal abscess. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 7 p. [56 references]
3.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain - low probability of coronary artery disease. NGC:007054
Source(s): Stanford W, Yucel EK, Khan A, Atalay MK, Haramati LB, Ho VB, Mammen L, Rozenshtein A, Rybicki FJ, Schoepf UJ, Stein B, Woodard PK, Jaff M, Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain--low probability of coronary artery disease. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 4 p. [31 references]
4.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain - suspected aortic dissection. NGC:006985
Source(s): Mammen L, Yucel EK, Khan A, Atalay MK, Haramati LB, Ho VB, Rozenshtein A, Rybicki FJ, Schoepf UJ, Stanford W, Stein B, Woodard PK, Jaff M, Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain--suspected aortic dissection. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 6 p. [32 references]
5.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain—suspected pulmonary embolism. NGC:005542
Source(s): Bettmann MA, Lyders EM, Yucel EK, Khan A, Haramati LB, Ho VB, Rozenshtein A, Rybicki FJ, Schoepf UJ, Stanford W, Woodard PK, Jaff M, Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging. Acute chest pain--suspected pulmonary embolism. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 5 p. [42 references]
6.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute hand and wrist trauma. NGC:004607
Source(s): Rubin DA, Dalinka MK, Daffner RH, DeSmet AA, El-Khoury GY, Kneeland JB, Manaster BJ, Morrison WB, Pavlov H, Schneider R, Steinbach LS, Weissman BN, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Acute hand and wrist trauma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 8 p. [47 references]
7.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute onset flank pain — suspicion of stone disease. NGC:007794
Source(s): Baumgarten DA, Francis IR, Casalino DD, Arellano RS, Curry NS, Dighe M, Fulgham P, Israel GM, Leyendecker JR, Papanicolaou N, Prasad S, Ramchandani P, Remer EM, Sheth S, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute onset flank pain -- suspicion of stone disease. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 6 p. [51 references]
8.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute onset of scrotal pain — without trauma, without antecedent mass. NGC:007795
Source(s): Remer EM, Francis IR, Casalino DD, Arellano RS, Baumgarten DA, Curry NS, Dighe M, Fulgham P, Israel GM, Leyendecker JR, Papanicolaou N, Prasad S, Ramchandani P, Sheth S, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute onset of scrotal pain -- without trauma, without antecedent mass. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 5 p. [55 references]
9.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute pancreatitis. NGC:005114
Source(s): Ros PR, Bree RL, Foley WD, Gay SB, Glick SN, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Levine MS, Rosen MP, Shuman WP, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. Acute pancreatitis. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 5 p. [37 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute pancreatitis. NGC:008444
10.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute pelvic pain in the reproductive age group. NGC:007814
Source(s): Andreotti RF, Lee SI, Choy G, DeJesus Allison SO, Bennett GL, Brown DL, Glanc P, Horrow MM, Javitt MC, Lev-Toaff AS, Podrasky AE, Scoutt LM, Zelop CM, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute pelvic pain in the reproductive age group. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 6 p. [44 references]
11.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute pyelonephritis. NGC:004609
Source(s): Sandler CM, Choyke PL, Bluth E, Bush WH Jr, Casalino DD, Francis IR, Jafri SZ, Kawashima A, Kronthal A, Older RA, Papanicolaou N, Ramchandani P, Rosenfield AT, Segal AJ, Tempany C, Resnick MI, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Acute pyelonephritis. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 5 p. [21 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute pyelonephritis. NGC:007017
12.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute respiratory illness in HIV-positive patient. NGC:007013
Source(s): Haramati LB, Little BP, Khan A, Mohammed TL, Batra PV, Gurney JW, Jeudy J, MacMahon H, Rozenshtein A, Vydareny KH, Washington L, Kaiser L, Raoof S, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute respiratory illness in HIV-positive patient. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 6 p. [36 references]
13.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute respiratory illness. NGC:007012
Source(s): Washington L, Khan A, Mohammed TL, Batra PV, Gurney JW, Haramati LB, Jeudy J, MacMahon H, Rozenshtein A, Vydareny KH, Kaiser L, Raoof S, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute respiratory illness. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 7 p. [27 references]
14.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute trauma to the knee. NGC:007768
Source(s): Resnik CS, Daffner RH, Weissman BN, Bennett DL, Blebea JS, Jacobson JA, Morrison WB, Payne WK III, Roberts CC, Rubin DA, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Taljanovic MS, Wise JN, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute trauma to the knee. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 8 p. [60 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute trauma to the knee. NGC:008474
15.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® anal cancer. NGC:006008
Source(s): Poggi MM, Johnstone PA, Blackstock AW, Herman J, Konski AA, Mohiuddin M, Regine WF, Rich TA, Suh WW, Cosman BC, Saltz L, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Rectal/Anal Cancer. Anal cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 11 p. [36 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® anal cancer. NGC:008454
16.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® assessment of gravid cervix. NGC:006984
Source(s): Angtuaco TL, Gupta N, Andreotti RF, Lee SI, DeJesus Allison SO, Horrow MM, Javitt MC, Lev-Toaff AS, Scoutt LM, Zelop C, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® assessment of gravid cervix. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 5 p. [33 references]
17.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ataxia. NGC:005547
Source(s): Brunberg JA, Seidenwurm DJ, Davis PC, De La Paz RL, Dormont PD, Hackney DB, Jordan JE, Karis JP, Mukherji SK, Turski PA, Wippold FJ II, Zimmerman RD, McDermott MW, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. Ataxia. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 10 p. [80 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ataxia. NGC:007778
18.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® avascular necrosis of the hip. NGC:004628
Source(s): DeSmet AA, Dalinka MK, Alazraki NP, Daffner RH, El-Khoury GY, Kneeland JB, Manaster BJ, Pavlov H, Rubin DA, Steinbach LS, Weissman BN, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Avascular necrosis of the hip. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 8 p. [59 references]
19.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® blunt abdominal trauma. NGC:004602
Source(s): Shuman WP, Holtzman SR, Bree RL, Bettmann MA, Casciani T, Foley WD, Gay SB, Gomes AS, Rosen MP, Sacks D, Greene FL, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. Blunt abdominal trauma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 8 p. [98 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® blunt abdominal trauma. NGC:007761
20.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® blunt chest trauma — suspected aortic injury. NGC:007809
Source(s): Holtzman SR, Yucel EK, Rybicki FJ, Baum RA, Desjardins B, Flamm SD, Foley WD, Koss SA, Mammen L, Mansour MA, Narra VR, Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® blunt chest trauma -- suspected aortic injury. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2009. 5 p. [37 references]
21.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® bone metastases. NGC:007027
Source(s): Janjan NA, Lutz ST, Bedwinek JM, Hartsell WF, Ng A, Pieters RS Jr, Ratanatharathorn V, Silberstein EB, Taub RJ, Yasko AW, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology--Bone Metastases. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® bone metastasis. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 26 p. [108 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® non-spine bone metastases. NGC:008877
22.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® bone tumors. NGC:004783
Source(s): Morrison WB, Dalinka MK, Daffner RH, DeSmet AA, El-Khoury GY, Kneeland JB WB, Manaster BJ, Pavlov BN, Rubin DA, Schneider R, Steinbach LS, Weissman BN, Haralson RH, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Bone tumors. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 5 p. [25 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® primary bone tumors. NGC:007774
23.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® breast microcalcifications. NGC:004654
Source(s): D'Orsi C, Bassett LW, Berg WA, Bohm-Velez M, Evans WP III, Farria DM, Lee C, Mendelson E, Goldstein S, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. Breast microcalcifications. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 12 p. [17 references]
24.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® cerebrovascular disease. NGC:007931
Source(s): De La Paz RL, Wippold FJ II, Cornelius RS, Amin-Hanjani S, Broderick DF, Brown DC, Brunberg JA, Davis PC, Garvin CF, Hoh BL, McConnell CT Jr, Mukherji SK, Seidenwurm DJ, Sloan MA, Smirniotopoulos JG, Zipfel GJ, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® cerebrovascular disease. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2010. 23 p. [129 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® cerebrovascular disease. NGC:008482
25.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic ankle pain. NGC:004617
Source(s): DeSmet AA, Dalinka MK, Daffner RH, El-Khoury GY, Kneeland JB, Manaster BJ, Morrison WB, Pavlov H, Rubin DA, Schneider R, Steinbach LS, Weissman BN, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Chronic ankle pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 8 p. [55 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic ankle pain. NGC:007770
26.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic chest pain—suspected cardiac origin. NGC:005543
Source(s): Gerson DS, Rybicki FJ, Yucel EK, Khan A, Haramati LB, Ho VB, Rozenshtein A, Schoepf UJ, Stanford W, Woodard PK, Jaff M, Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging. Chronic chest pain-suspected cardiac origin. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 6 p. [39 references]
27.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic elbow pain. NGC:006997
Source(s): Jacobson JA, Daffner RH, Weissman BN, Bennett DL, Blebea JS, Morrison WB, Resnik CS, Roberts CC, Rubin DA, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Taljanovic M, Wise JN, Haralson RH III, Payne WK, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic elbow pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 8 p. [51 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic elbow pain. NGC:008861
28.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic foot pain. NGC:004618
Source(s): El-Khoury GY, Bennett DL, Dalinka MK, Daffner RH, DeSmet AA, Kneeland JB, Manaster BJ, Morrison WB, Pavlov H, Rubin DA, Schneider R, Steinbach LS, Weissman BN, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Chronic foot pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 7 p. [58 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic foot pain. NGC:007771
29.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic hip pain. NGC:006998
Source(s): Taljanovic M, Daffner RH, Weissman BN, Bennett DL, Bleba JS, Jacobson JA, Morrison WB, Resnik CS, Roberts CC, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Wise JN, Payne WK, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic hip pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 8 p. [78 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic hip pain. NGC:008862
30.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic neck pain. NGC:006999
Source(s): Daffner RH, Weissman BN, Bennett DL, Blebea JS, Jacobson JA, Morrison WB, Resnik CS, Roberts CC, Rubin DA, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Taljanovic M, Wise JN, Payne WK, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic neck pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 7 p. [27 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic neck pain. NGC:007929
31.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic wrist pain. NGC:004619
Source(s): Dalinka MK, Daffner RH, DeSmet AA, El-Khoury GY, Kneeland JB, Manaster BJ, Morrison WB, Pavlov H, Rubin DA, Schneider R, Steinbach LS, Weissman BN, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Chronic wrist pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 7 p. [17 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic wrist pain. NGC:007772
32.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® claudication. NGC:004624
Source(s): Sacks D, Bettmann MA, Casciani T, Gomes AS, Grollman J, Holtzman SR, Polak JF, Stanford W, Jaff M, Moneta GL, Expert Panel on Cardiovascular Imaging. Claudication. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 6 p. [56 references]
33.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® colorectal cancer screening. NGC:005544
Source(s): Heiken JP, Bree RL, Foley WD, Gay SB, Glick SN, Huprich JE, Levine MS, Ros PR, Rosen MP, Shuman WP, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. Colorectal cancer screening. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 7 p. [63 references]
34.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® conservative surgery and radiation-stage I and II breast carcinoma. NGC:007140
Source(s): White JR, Halberg FE, Rabinovitch R, Green S, Haffty BG, Solin LJ, Strom EA, Taylor ME, Edge SB, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Breast. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® conservative surgery and radiation--stage I and II breast carcinoma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 14 p. [55 references]
35.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Crohn's disease. NGC:007762
Source(s): Huprich JE, Rosen MP, Fidler JL, Gay SB, Grant TH, Greene FL, Lalani T, Miller FH, Rockey DC, Sudakoff GS, Gunderman R, Coley BD, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Crohn's disease. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 10 p. [60 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Crohn disease. NGC:008855
36.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® definitive external beam irradiation in stage T1 and T2 prostate cancer. NGC:007146
Source(s): Beyer DC, Reed DR, Roach III M, Merrick G, Michalski JM, Moran BJ, Rosenthal SA, Rossi CJ, Carroll PR, Higano CS, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Prostate. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® definitive external beam irradiation in stage T1 and T2 prostate cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 20 p. [103 references]
37.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® dementia and movement disorders. NGC:006012
Source(s): Dormont D, Seidenwurm DJ, Davis PC, Brunberg JA, De La Paz RL, Hackney DB, Jordan JE, Karis JP, Mukherji SK, Turski PA, Wippold FJ II, Zimmerman RD, McDermott MW, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. Dementia and movement disorders. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 15 p. [86 references]
38.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® developmental dysplasia of the hip - child. NGC:007008
Source(s): Karmazyn BK, Gunderman R, Coley BD, Blatt ER, Bulas D, Fordham L, Podberesky DJ, Prince JS, Paidas C, Rodriguez W, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® developmental dysplasia of the hip--child. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 7 p. [40 references]
39.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ductal carcinoma in situ. NGC:005130
Source(s): Rabinovitch R, Solin LJ, Shank BM, Green S, Haffty BG, Halberg FE, Mitchell SE, Strom EA, Taylor ME, White JR, Cobleigh MA, Edge SB, Mauch PM, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Breast Work Group. Ductal carcinoma in situ. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 15 p. [50 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ductal carcinoma in situ. NGC:008881
40.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® dysphagia. NGC:006986
Source(s): Levine MS, Bree RL, Rosen MP, Foley WD, Gay SB, Grant TH, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Lalani T, Miller FH, Ros PR, Sudakoff GS, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® dysphagia. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 6 p. [35 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® dysphagia. NGC:007921
41.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® dyspnea. NGC:005126
Source(s): Batra PV, Davis SD, Aquino SL, Goodman PC, Haramati LB, Khan A, Leung AN, McLoud TC, Rosado de Christenson ML, Rozenshtein A, White CS, Kaiser LR, Raoof S, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. Dyspnea. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 4 p. [14 references]
42.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® endometrial cancer of the uterus. NGC:007023
Source(s): Lee SI, Andreotti RF, Angtuaco TL, Fleischer AC, Horrow MM, Javitt MC, Lev-Toaff AS, Scoutt LM, Zelop C, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® endometrial cancer of the uterus. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 6 p. [35 references]
43.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® epilepsy. NGC:005546
Source(s): Karis JP, Seidenwurm DJ, Davis PC, Brunberg JA, De La Paz RL, Dormont PD, Hackney DB, Jordan JE, Mukherji SK, Turshi PA, Wippold FJ II, Zimmermann RD, McDermott MW, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. Epilepsy. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 8 p. [44 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® seizures and epilepsy. NGC:008451
44.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® external beam radiation therapy treatment planning for clinically localized prostate cancer. NGC:005558
Source(s): Michalski JM, Roach M III, Merrick G, Anscher MS, Beyer DC, Lawton CA, Lee WR, Pollack A, Rosenthal SA, Vijayakumar S, Carroll PR, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Prostate. External beam radiation therapy treatment planning for clinically localized prostate cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 12 p. [111 references]
45.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® fever without source - child. NGC:007009
Source(s): Coley BD, Gunderman R, Blatt ER, Bulas D, Fordham L, Karmazyn BK, Podberesky DJ, Prince JS, Rodriguez W, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® fever without source--child. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 8 p. [59 references]
46.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® first trimester bleeding. NGC:004650
Source(s): Fleischer AC, Andreotti RF, Bohm-Velez M, Fishman EK, Horrow MM, Hricak H, Thurmond A, Zelop C, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. First trimester bleeding. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 9 p. [36 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® first trimester bleeding. NGC:007816
47.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® focal neurologic deficit. NGC:005137
Source(s): Wippold FJ II, Lacey JL, Seidenwurm DJ, Davis PC, Brunberg JA, De La Paz RL, Dormont PD, Hackney DB, Jordan JE, Karis JP, Mukherji SK, Turski PA, Zimmerman RD, McDermott MW, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. Focal neurologic deficit. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 13 p. [96 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® focal neurologic deficit. NGC:007003
48.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up and retreatment of brain metastases. NGC:007939
Source(s): Wolfson AH, Gasper LE, Videtic GM, Aref AM, Germano I, Goldsmith BJ, Imperato JP, Marcus KJ, McDermott MW, McDonald MW, Patchell RA, Robins HI, Rogers CL, Suh JH, Wippold FJ, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Brain Metastases. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up and retreatment of brain metastases. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2009. 7 p. [26 references]
49.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up imaging of bladder carcinoma. NGC:005993
Source(s): Jafri SZ, Dinan D, Francis IR, Baumgarten DA, Bluth EI, Bush WH JR, Casalino DD, Curry NS, Israel GM, Kawashima A, Papanicolaou N, Remer EM, Sandler CM, Spring DB, Fulgham P, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Follow-up imaging of bladder carcinoma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 9 p. [71 references]
50.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up of Hodgkin’s disease. NGC:004638
Source(s): Ng AK, Constine LS, Deming RL, Wolkov HB, Hoppe RT, Abrams RA, Mendenhall NP, Morris DE, Yahalom J, Chauvenet A, Hudson MM, Winter JN, Mauch PM, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Hodgkin's Disease Work Group. Follow-up of Hodgkin's Disease. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 6 p. [43 references]
51.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up of lower extremity arterial bypass surgery. NGC:004787
Source(s): Casciani T, Bettmann MA, Gomes AS, Grollman JH, Holtzman SR, Polak JF, Sacks D, Schoepf J, Stanford W, Jaff M, Moneta GL, Expert Panel on Cardiovascular Imaging. Follow-up of lower extremity arterial bypass surgery. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 6 p. [30 references]
52.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up of malignant or aggressive musculoskeletal tumors. NGC:007000
Source(s): Roberts CC, Daffner RH, Weissman BN, Bennett DL, Blebea JS, Jacobson JA, Morrison WB, Resnik CS, Rubin DA, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Taljanovic M, Wise JN, Payne WK, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up of malignant or aggressive musculoskeletal tumors. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 12 p. [54 references]
53.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up of renal cell carcinoma. NGC:005994
Source(s): Casalino DD, Francis IR, Baumgarten DA, Bluth EI, Bush WH Jr, Curry NS, Israel GM, Jafri SZ, Kawashima A, Papanicolaou N, Remer EM, Sandler CM, Spring DB, Fulgham P, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Follow-up of renal cell carcinoma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 5 p. [60 references]
54.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® growth disturbances—risk of intrauterine growth restriction. NGC:007817
Source(s): Zelop CM, Andreotti RF, Lee SI, DeJesus Allison SO, Bennett GL, Brown DL, Glanc P, Horrow MM, Javitt MC, Lev-Toaff AS, Podrasky AE, Scoutt LM, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® growth disturbances -- risk of intrauterine growth restriction. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 6 p. [24 references]
55.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® head trauma. NGC:005118
Source(s): Davis PC, Seidenwurm DJ, Brunberg JA, De La Paz RL, Dormont PD, Hackney DB, Jordan JE, Karis JP, Mukherji SK, Turski PA, Wippold FJ, Zimmermam RD, McDermot MW, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. Head trauma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 12 p. [48 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® head trauma. NGC:007004
56.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® headache - child. NGC:004790
Source(s): Strain JD, Cohen HL, Fordham L, Gunderman R, McAlister WH, Slovis TL, Smith WL, Rothner AD, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. Headache--child. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 6 p. [36 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® headache - child. NGC:007010
57.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® headache. NGC:005120
Source(s): Jordan JE, Seidenwurm DJ, Davis PC, Brunberg JA, De La Paz RL, Dormont PD, Hackney DB, Karis JP, Mukherji SK, Turski PA, Wippold FJ II, Zimmerman RD, McDermott MW, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. Headache. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 8 p. [48 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® headache. NGC:007779
58.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hematemesis. NGC:005111
Source(s): Gomes AS, Yucel EK, Bettmann MA, Casciani T, Grollman JH, Holtzman SR, Polak JF, Sacks D, Schoepf UJ, Stanford W, Jaff M, Moneta GL, Expert Panel on Cardiovascular Imaging. Hematemesis. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 7 p. [50 references]
59.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hematuria—child. NGC:005551
Source(s): Coley BD, Gunderman R, Blatt ER, Fordham L, Podberesky DJ, Prince JS, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. Hematuria - child. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 6 p. [39 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hematuria — child. NGC:007785
60.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hematuria. NGC:004611
Source(s): Choyke PL, Bluth EI, Bush WH Jr, Casalino DD, Francis IR, Jafri SZ, Kawashima A, Kronthal A, Older RA, Papanicolaou N, Ramchandani P, Rosenfield AT, Sandler RA, Segal AJ, Tempany C, Resnick MI, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Hematuria. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 6 p. [28 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hematuria. NGC:007798
61.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hemoptysis. NGC:005548
Source(s): Winer-Muram HT, Kahn A, Aquino SL, Batra PV, Gurney JW, Haramati LB, MacMahon H, Mohammed TL, Rozenshtein A, Vydareny KH, Washington L, Woodard PK, Kaiser L, Raoof S, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. Hemoptysis. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 6 p. [18 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hemoptysis. NGC:007935
62.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hepatic malignancy. NGC:005989
Source(s): Brown DB, Bakal CW, Weintraub JL, Bass JC, Dickey KW, Gemery JM, Klyde DP, Millward SF, Patel AA, Salem R, Selby JB Jr, Silberzweig JE, Expert Panel on Interventional Radiology. Hepatic malignancy. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 7 p. [40 references]
63.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin’s Disease—unfavorable clinical stage I and II. NGC:005555
Source(s): Mendenhall NP, Chang D, Hoppe RT, Ng A, Colman M, Constine LS, Deming RL, Morris DE, Wolkov HB, Yahalom J, Chauvenet AR, Hudson MM, Winter JN, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Hodgkin's Disease. Hodgkin's disease - unfavorable clinical stage I and II. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 10 p. [43 references]
64.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin's lymphoma-favorable prognosis stage I and II. NGC:007143
Source(s): Das P, Ng A, Constine LS, Hodgson DC, Mendenhall NP, Morris DE, Yunes MJ, Chauvenet AR, Friedberg JE, Hudson MM, Winter JN, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin's lymphoma--favorable prognosis stage I and II. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 14 p. [53 references]
65.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin's lymphoma-stage III and IV. NGC:007144
Source(s): Morris DE, Hoppe RT, Ng A, Constine LS, Mendenhall NP, Wolkov HB, Chauvenet AR, Hudson MM, Winter JN, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin's lymphoma--stage III and IV. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 9 p. [34 references]
66.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® imaging after total knee arthroplasty. NGC:005538
Source(s): Weissman BN, Dalinka MK, Daffner RH, Jacobson JA, Morrison WB, Palmer WE, Resnik CS, Rubin DA, Schneider R, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Steinbach LS, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Imaging after total knee arthroplasty. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 7 p. [45 references]
67.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® incidentally discovered adrenal mass. NGC:005995
Source(s): Francis IR, Baumgarten DA, Bluth EI, Bush WH Jr, Casalino DD, Curry NS, Israel GM, Jafri SZ, Kawashima A, Papanicolaou N, Remer EM, Sandler CM, Spring DB, Fulgham P, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Incidentally discovered adrenal mass. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 8 p. [48 references]
68.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® indeterminate renal masses. NGC:007800
Source(s): Israel GM, Francis IR, Casalino DD, Arellano RS, Baumgarten DA, Curry NS, Dighe M, Fulgham P, Leyendecker JR, Papanicolaou N, Prasad S, Ramchandani P, Remer EM, Sheth S, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® indeterminate renal masses. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 7 p. [64 references]
69.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® induction and adjuvant therapy for N2 non-small-cell lung cancer. NGC:005133
Source(s): Gopal RS, Komaki RU, Bradley J, Gewanter RM, Movsas B, Rosenzweig KE, Thoms WW Jr, Weisenburger TH, Wolkov HB, Kaiser LR, Schiller JH, Mauch PM, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Lung Work Group. Induction and adjuvant therapy for N2 non-small-cell lung cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 16 p. [94 references]
70.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® jaundice. NGC:004626
Source(s): Foley WD, Bree RL, Gay SB, Glick SN, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Levine MS, Ros PR, Rosen MP, Shuman WP, Greene FL, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. Jaundice. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 6 p. [24 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® jaundice. NGC:006987
71.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® left lower quadrant pain. NGC:006988
Source(s): Miller FH, Bree RL, Rosen MP, Foley WD, Gay SB, Grant TH, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Lalani T, Sudakoff GS, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® left lower quadrant pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 5 p. [28 references]
72.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® liver lesion characterization. NGC:005115
Source(s): Foley WD, Bree RL, Gay SB, Glick SN, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Levine MS, Ros PR, Rosen MP, Shuman WP, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. Liver lesion characterization. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 7 p. [28 references]
73.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local excision in early-stage rectal cancer. NGC:007028
Source(s): Blackstock AW, Wentworth S, Konski AA, Suh WW, Herman J, Mohiuddin M, Poggi MM, Regine WF, Small W Jr, Cosman BC, Saltz L, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology--Rectal/Anal Cancer. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local excision in early-stage rectal cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 5 p. [18 references]
74.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local regional recurrence (LR) and salvage surgery--breast cancer. NGC:005131
Source(s): Green S, Shank BM, Haffty BG, Halberg FE, Mitchell SE, Rabinovitch RA, Solin LJ, Strom EA, Taylor ME, White JR, Cobleigh MA, Edge SB, Mauch PM, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Breast Work Group. Local regional recurrence (LR) and salvage surgery -- breast cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 12 p. [41 references]
75.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® locally advanced (high-risk) prostate cancer. NGC:005134
Source(s): Lee WR, Papagikoa MA, Roach M III, Anscher MS, Beyer DC, Lawton CA, Merrick G, Michalski JM, Pollack A, Vijayakumar S, Carroll PR, Higano CS, Mauch PM, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Prostate Work Group. Locally advanced (high-risk) prostate cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 13 p. [49 references]
76.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® locally advanced breast cancer. NGC:007141
Source(s): Strom EA, Yu T, Rabinovitch RA, Haffty BG, Halberg FE, Taylor ME, White JR, Cobleigh MA, Edge SB, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Breast. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® locally advanced breast cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 12 p. [99 references]
77.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® low back pain. NGC:007005
Source(s): Davis PC, Wippold FJ II, Brunberg JA, Cornelius RS, De La Paz RL, Dormont D, Gray L, Jordan JE, Mukherji SK, Seidenwurm DJ, Turski PA, Zimmerman RD, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® low back pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 7 p. [37 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® low back pain. NGC:008863
78.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® mesenteric ischemia. NGC:006994
Source(s): Gemery JM, Funaki BS, Ray CE Jr, Brown DB, Kinney TB, Kostelic JK, Lorenz JM, Milward SF, Nemcek AA Jr, Owens CA, Reinhart RD, Silberzweig JE, Siskin GP, Vatakencherry G, Moneta GL, Expert Panel on Interventional Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® mesenteric ischemia. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 4 p. [11 references]
79.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® metastatic bone disease. NGC:004630
Source(s): El-Khoury GY, Bennett DL, Dalinka MK, Daffner RH, DeSmet AA, Kneeland JB, Manaster BJ, Morrison WB, Pavlov H, Rubin DA, Schneider R, Steinbach LS, Weissman BN, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Metastatic bone disease. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 11 p. [40 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® metastatic bone disease. NGC:007773
80.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® multiple brain metastases. NGC:007820
Source(s): Videtic GM, Gasper LE, Aref AM, Germano I, Goldsmith BJ, Imperato JP, Marcus KJ, McDermott MW, McDonald MW, Patchell RA, Robins HI, Rogers CL, Suh JH, Wolfson AH, Wippold FJ II, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Brain Metastases. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® multiple brain metastases. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2009. 9 p. [37 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® multiple brain metastases. NGC:008879
81.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® multiple gestations. NGC:007024
Source(s): Allison SO, Andreotti RF, Lee SI, Angtuaco TL, Horrow MM, Javitt MC, Lev-Toaff AS, Podrasky AE, Scoutt LM, Zelop C, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® multiple gestations. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 6 p. [46 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® multiple gestations. NGC:008875
82.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® myelopathy. NGC:007006
Source(s): Seidenwurm DJ, Wippold FJ II, Brunberg JA, Cornelius RS, Davis PC, De La Paz RL, Dormont D, Gray L, Jordan JE, Mukherji SK, Turski PA, Zimmerman RD, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® myelopathy. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 11 p. [61 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® myelopathy. NGC:008864
83.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® needle biopsy in the thorax. NGC:006995
Source(s): Ray CE Jr, Funaki BS, Brown DB, Gemery JM, Khan AR, Kinney TB, Kostelic JK, Lorenz JM, Millward SF, Nemcek AA Jr, Owens CA, Reinhart RD, Silberzweig JE, Siskin GP, Vatakencherry G, Kaiser L, Raoof S, Expert Panel on Interventional Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® needle biopsy in the thorax. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 7 p. [30 references]
84.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® neuroendocrine imaging. NGC:005121
Source(s): Seidenwurm DJ, Davis PC, Brunberg JA, De La Paz RL, Dormont PD, Hackney DB, Jordan JE, Karis JP, Mukherji SK, Turski PA, Wippold FJ II, Zimmerman RD, McDermott MW, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. Neuroendocrine imaging. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 11 p. [44 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® neuroendocrine imaging. NGC:007007
85.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonpalpable breast masses. NGC:004655
Source(s): D'Orsi CJ, Bassett LW, Berg WA, Bohm-Velez M, Evans WP III, Farria DM, Lee C, Mendelson EB, Goldstein S. Nonpalpable breast masses. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 12 p. [25 references]
86.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonsurgical, aggressive therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer. NGC:005556
Source(s): Gewanter RM, Komaki RU, Movsas B, Bradley J, Gopal RS, Lee HK, Rosenzweig KE, Thoms WW Jr, Kaiser LR, Schiller JH, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Lung. Nonsurgical, aggressive therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 14 p. [32 references]
87.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nontraumatic knee pain. NGC:004631
Source(s): Pavlov H, Dalinka MK, Alazraki NP, Daffner RH, DeSmet AA, El-Khoury GY, KNeeland JB, Manaster BJ, Rubin DA, Steinbach LS, Weissman BN, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Nontraumatic knee pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 9 p. [44 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nontraumatic knee pain. NGC:007001
88.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® obstructive voiding symptoms secondary to prostate disease. NGC:007801
Source(s): Dighe M, Francis IR, Casalino DD, Arellano RS, Baumgarten DA, Curry NS, Fulgham P, Israel GM, Leyendecker JR, Papanicolaou N, Prasad S, Ramchandani P, Remer EM, Sheth S, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® obstructive voiding symptoms secondary to prostate disease. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 5 p. [33 references]
89.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® orbits, vision, and visual loss. NGC:005122
Source(s): Zimmerman RD, Seidenwurm DJ, Davis PC, Brunberg JA, De La Paz RL, Dormont PD, Hackney DB, Jordan JE, Karis JP, Mukherji SK, Turski PA, Wippold FJ II, McDermott MW, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. Orbits, vision, and visual loss. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 9 p. [31 references]
90.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® osteoporosis and bone mineral density. NGC:005990
Source(s): Richmond BJ, Dalinka MK, Daffner RH, Bennett DL, JA Jacobson, Resnik CS, Roberts CC, Rubin DA, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Taljanovik M, Weissman BN, Haralson RH, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Osteoporosis and bone mineral density. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 12 p. [62 references]
91.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ovarian cancer screening. NGC:007025
Source(s): Fleischer AC, Andreotti RF, Lee SI, DeJesus Allison SO, Angtuaco TL, Horrow MM, Javitt MC, Lev-Toaff AS, Scoutt LM, Zelop C, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ovarian cancer screening. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 5 p. [30 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ovarian cancer screening. NGC:007938
92.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® palpable abdominal mass. NGC:006989
Source(s): Gay SB, Bree RL, Rosen MP, Foley WD, Grant TH, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Lalani T, Miller FH, Sudakoff GS, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® palpable abdominal mass. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 3 p. [12 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® palpable abdominal mass. NGC:008456
93.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® palpable breast masses. NGC:005560
Source(s): Parikh JR, Evans WP, Bassett L, Berg WA, D/Orsi C, Farria DM, Herman CR, Kaplan SS, Liberman L, Mendelson E, Edge SB, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging - Breast. Palpable breast masses. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 4 p. [30 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® palpable breast masses. NGC:007758
94.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® percutaneous catheter drainage of infected fluid collections. NGC:007767
Source(s): Lorenz JM, Funaki BS, Ray CE Jr, Brown DB, Gemery JM, Greene FL, Kinney TB, Kostelic JK, Millward SF, Nemcek AA Jr, Owens CA, Reinhart RD, Rockey DC, Silberzweig JE, Vatakencherry G, Expert Panel on Interventional Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® percutaneous catheter drainage of infected fluid collections. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2009. 8 p. [51 references]
95.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® permanent source brachytherapy for prostate cancer. NGC:005136
Source(s): Merrick G, Roach M III, Anscher MS, Beyer DC, Lawton CA, Lee WR, Michalski JM, Pollack A, Vijayakumar S, Carroll PR, Higano CS, Mauch PM, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Prostate Work Group. Permanent source brachytherapy for prostate cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 16 p. [91 references]
96.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® plexopathy. NGC:005539
Source(s): Bowen B, Seidenwurm DJ, Davis PC, Brunberg JA, De La Paz RL, Dormont PD, Hackney DB, Jordan JE, Karis JP, Mukherji SK, Turski PA, Wippold FJ III, Zimmerman RD, McDermott MW, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. Plexopathy. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. [44 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® plexopathy. NGC:007782
97.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® postoperative adjuvant therapy in non-small-cell lung cancer. NGC:005541
Source(s): Weisenburger TH, Komaki RU, Bradley J, Gewanter RM, Gopal RS, Movas B, Rosenzweig KE, Thoms WW Jr, Wolkov HB, Kaiser LR, Schiller JH, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Lung. Postoperative adjuvant therapy in non-small-cell lung cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 13 p. [60 references]
98.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® postradical prostatectomy irradiation in prostate cancer. NGC:005557
Source(s): Pollack A, Hayes S, Roach M III, Merrick G, Anscher MS, Beyer DC, Lawton CA, Lee WR, Michalski JM, Rosenthal SA, Vijayakumar S, Carroll PR, Higano CS, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Prostate. Postradical prostatectomy irradiation in prostate cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 18 p. [116 references]
99.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® post-treatment follow-up of prostate cancer. NGC:005998
Source(s): Kawashima A, Francis IR, Baumgarten DA, Bluth EI, Bush WH Jr, Casalino DD, Curry NS, Israel GM, Jafri SZ, Papanicolaou N, Remer EM, Sandler CM, Spring DB, Fulgham P, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Post-treatment follow-up of prostate cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 8 p. [60 references]
100.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pre-irradiation evaluation and management of brain metastases. NGC:007821
Source(s): Gaspar LE, Videtic GM, Aref AM, Germano I, Goldsmith BJ, Imperato JP, Marcus KJ, McDermott MW, McDonald MW, Patchell RA, Robbins HI, Rogers CL, Suh JH, Wolfson AH, Wippold FJ II, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Brain Metastases. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pre-irradiation evaluation and management of brain metastases. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2009. 7 p. [31 references]
101.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging of colorectal cancer. NGC:006990
Source(s): Rosen MP, Bree RL, Foley WD, Gay SB, Grant TH, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Lalani T, Miller FH, Sudakoff GS, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging of colorectal cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 6 p. [49 references]
102.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging of invasive bladder cancer. NGC:005999
Source(s): Jafri SZ, Dinan D, Francis IR, Baumgarten DA, Bluth EI, Bush WH Jr., Casalino DD, Curry NS, Israel GM, Kawashima A, Papanicolaou N, Remer EM, Sandler CM, Spring DB, Fulgham P, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Pretreatment staging of invasive bladder cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 8 p. [61 references]
103.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging prostate cancer. NGC:006000
Source(s): Israel GM, Francis IR, Roach M III, Anscher MS, Bluth EI, Kawashima A, Lee WR, Merrick G, Sandler CM, Fulgham P, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging and Radiation Oncology-Prostate. Pretreatment staging prostate cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 12 p. [104 references]
104.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pulsatile abdominal mass. NGC:004625
Source(s): Grollman J, Bettmann MA, Casciani T, Gomes AS, Holtzman SR, Polak JF, Sacks D, Stanford W, Jaff M, Moneta GL, Expert Panel on Cardiovascular Imaging. Pulsatile abdominal mass. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 5 p. [30 references]
105.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® rectal cancer - metastatic disease at presentation. NGC:006981
Source(s): Herman J, Messersmith WA, Johnstone PA, Blackstock AW, Konski AA, Mohiuddin M, Poggi MM, Regine WF, Rich TA, Suh WW, Cosman BC, Saltz L, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology--Rectal/Anal Cancer. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® rectal cancer--metastatic disease at presentation. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 6 p. [27 references]
106.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent lower urinary tract infections in women. NGC:007018
Source(s): Spring DB, Francis IR, Casalino DD, Arellano RS, Baumgarten DA, Curry NS, Dighe M, Israel GM, Jafri SZ, Kawashima A, Leyendecker JR, Papanicolaou N, Prasad S, Ramchandani P, Remer EM, Sheth S, Fulgham P, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent lower urinary tract infections in women. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 7 p. [39 references]
107.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent rectal cancer. NGC:006982
Source(s): Konski AA, Herman J, Suh WW, Blackstock AW, Mohiuddin M, Poggi MM, Regine WF, Rich TA, Cosman BC, Saltz L, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Rectal/Anal Cancer. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent rectal cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 7 p. [30 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent rectal cancer. NGC:008883
108.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent symptoms following lower extremity angioplasty. NGC:007020
Source(s): Rybicki FJ, Nallamshetty L, Yucel EK, Holtzman SR, Baum RA, Foley WD, Ho VB, Mammen L, Narra VR, Stein B, Moneta GL, Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent symptoms following lower extremity angioplasty. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 5 p. [36 references]
109.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renal cell carcinoma staging. NGC:007804
Source(s): Curry NS, Francis IR, Casalino DD, Arellano RS, Baumgarten DA, Dighe M, Fulgam P, Israel GM, Leyendecker JR, Papanicolaou N, Prasad S, Ramchandani P, Remer EM, Sheth S, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renal cell carcinoma staging. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 8 p. [45 references]
110.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renal failure. NGC:004615
Source(s): Bush WH Jr, Choyke PL, Bluth RI, Casalino DD, Francis IR, Jafri SZ, Kawashima A, Kronthal A, Older RA, Papaincolaou N, Ramchandani P, Rosenfield AT, Sandler CM, Segal AJ, Tempany C, Resnick MI, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Renal failure. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 8 p. [53 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renal failure. NGC:007019
111.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renal trauma. NGC:006002
Source(s): Sandler CM, Francis IR, Baumgarten DA, Bluth EI, Bush WH Jr, Casalino DD, Curry NS, Israel GM, Jafri SZ, Kawashima A, Papanicolaou N, Remer EM, Spring DB, Fulgham P, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Renal trauma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 4 p. [24 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renal trauma. NGC:007805
112.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renovascular hypertension. NGC:006003
Source(s): Kawashima A, Francis IR, Baumgarten DA, Bluth EI, Bush WH Jr, Casalino DD, Curry NS, Israel GM, Jafri SZ, Papanicolaou N, Remer EM, Sandler CM, Spring DB, Fulgham P, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Renovascular hypertension. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 9 p. [52 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renovascular hypertension. NGC:007806
113.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® rib fractures. NGC:007014
Source(s): Vydareny KH, Gober DT, Khan A, Mohammed TL, Batra PV, Gurney JW, Haramati LB, Jeudy J, MacMahon H, Rozenshtein A, Washington L, Kaiser L, Raoof S, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® rib fractures. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 4 p. [20 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® rib fractures. NGC:008867
114.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain. NGC:006991
Source(s): Bree RL, Rosen MP, Foley WD, Gay SB, Grant TH, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Lalani T, Miller FH, Ros PR, Sudakoff GS, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 5 p. [35 references]
115.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right upper quadrant pain. NGC:006992
Source(s): Bree RL, Rosen MP, Foley WD, Gay SB, Grant TH, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Lalani T, Miller FH, Ros PR, Sudakoff GS, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right upper quadrant pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 5 p. [16 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right upper quadrant pain. NGC:007923
116.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine admission and preoperative chest radiography. NGC:007790
Source(s): MacMahon H, Khan AR, Mohammed TL, Amorosa JK, Batra PV, Dyer DS, Gurney JW, Jeudy J, Kaiser L, Raoof S, Vydareny KH, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine admission and preoperative chest radiography. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 5 p. [41 references]
117.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine chest radiograph. NGC:007791
Source(s): Amorosa JK, Bramwit MP, Khan AR, Mohammed TL, Batra PV, Dyer DS, Gurney JW, Jeudy J, Kaiser L, MacMahon H, Raoof S, Vydareny KH, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine chest radiograph. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 5 p. [22 references]
118.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine chest radiographs in uncomplicated hypertension. NGC:007792
Source(s): Khan AR, Mohammed TL, Amorosa JK, Batra PV, Dyer DS, Gurney JW, Jeudy J, Kaiser L, MacMahon H, Raoof S, Vydareny KH, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine chest radiographs in uncomplicated hypertension. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 4 p. [15 references]
119.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® screening for pulmonary metastases. NGC:007793
Source(s): Mohammed TL, Chowdhry AA, Khan AR, Amorosa JK, Batra PV, Dyer DS, Gurney JW, Jeudy J, Kaiser L, MacMahon H, Raoof S, Vydareny KH, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® screening for pulmonary metastases. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 7 p. [41 references]
120.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® second and third trimester bleeding. NGC:004652
Source(s): Thurmond A, Fleischer AC, Andreotti RF, Bohm-Velez M, Fishman EK, Horrow MM, Hricak H, Zelop C, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. Second and third trimester bleeding. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 2 p. [8 references]
121.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® seizures—child. NGC:005550
Source(s): Strain JD, Gunderman R, Blatt ER, Coley BD, Fordham L, Podberesky DJ, Prince JS, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. Seizures - child. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 8 p. [26 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® seizures — child. NGC:007786
122.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® shortness of breath--suspected cardiac origin. NGC:005112
Source(s): Schoepf UJ, Yucel EK, Bettmann MA, Casciani T, Gomes AS, Grollman JH, Holtzman SR, Polak JF, Sacks D, Stanford W, Jaff M, Moneta GL, Expert Panel on Cardiovascular Imaging. Shortness of breath -- suspected cardiac origin. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 5 p. [34 references]
123.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® shoulder trauma. NGC:004632
Source(s): Steinbach LS, Daffner RH, Dalinka MK, DeSmet AA, El-Khoury GY, Kneeland JB, Manaster BJ, Morrison WB, Pavlov H, Rubin DA, Weissman BN, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Shoulder trauma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 6 p. [37 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute shoulder pain. NGC:007928
124.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® single brain metastasis. NGC:005132
Source(s): Loeffler JS, Bloomer WD, Malcolm AW, Larson D, Gasper LE, Lewin AA, Mendenhall WM, Schneider JF, Simpson JR, Wharam MD Jr, McDermott MW, Rogers L, Mauch PM, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Brain Metastases Work Group. Single brain metastasis. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 7 p. [22 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® single brain metastasis. NGC:007940
125.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® sinusitis--child. NGC:005124
Source(s): McAlister WH, Strain JD, Cohen HL, Fordham L, Gelfand MJ, Gunderman R, Slovis TL, Smith WL, Rodriguez W, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. Sinusitis--child. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 7 p. [51 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® sinusitis — child. NGC:007787
126.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® soft tissue masses. NGC:004784
Source(s): Morrison WB, Dalinka MK, Daffner RH, DeSmet AA, El-Khoury GY, Kneeland JB, Manaster BJ, Pavlov H, Rubin DA, Schneider R, Steinbach LS, Weissman BN, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Soft tissue masses. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 6 p. [24 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® soft-tissue masses. NGC:007775
127.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® solitary pulmonary nodule. NGC:004603
Source(s): Khan A, Davis SD, Goodman PC, Haramati LB, Leung AN, McLoud TC, Rosado de Christenson ML, Rozenshtein A, White CS, Kaiser LR, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. Solitary pulmonary nodule. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 5 p. [30 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® solitary pulmonary nodule. NGC:007015
128.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® stage I breast carcinoma. NGC:007759
Source(s): Harvey JA, Bassett LW, Evans WP III, Brenner RJ, Comstock CE, D'Orsi CJ, Edge SB, Everson LI, Huynh PT, Jong RA, Lehman CD, Mahoney MC, Morris EA, Rabinovitch R, Expert Panel on Breast Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® stage I breast carcinoma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2009. 5 p. [32 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® stage I breast carcinoma. NGC:008851
129.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® staging and follow-up of ovarian cancer. NGC:006007
Source(s): Javitt MC, Fleischer AC, Andreotti RF, Angtuaco TL, Horrow MM, Lee SI, Lev-Toaff AS, Scoutt LM, Zelop C, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. 3Staging and follow-up of ovarian cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 5 p. [38 references]
130.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® staging of bronchogenic carcinoma. NGC:007016
Source(s): Rozenshtein A, Reig B, Khan A, Movsas B, Bradley J, Gopal RS, Haramati LB, Jeudy J Jr, Komaki RU, Kong FM, MacMahon H, Mohammed TL, Rosenzweig KE, Kaiser L, Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® staging of bronchogenic carcinoma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 10 p. [62 references]
131.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® staging of invasive cancer of the cervix. NGC:007026
Source(s): Scoutt LM, Andreotti RF, Lee SI, DeJesus Allison SO, Horrow MM, Javitt MC, Lev-Toaff AS, Podrasky AE, Zelop C, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria staging of invasive cancer of the cervix. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 7 p. [90 references]
132.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® staging of testicular malignancy. NGC:006004
Source(s): Papanicolaou N, Francis IR, Baumgarten DA, Bluth EI, Bush WH Jr, Casalino DD, Curry NS, Israel GM, Jafri SZ, Kawashima A, Remer EM, Sandler CM, Spring DB, Fulgham P, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Staging of testicular malignancy. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 6 p. [60 references]
133.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® stress/insufficiency fracture, including sacrum, excluding other vertebrae. NGC:007002
Source(s): Daffner RH, Weissman BN, Bennett DL, Blebea JS, Jacobson JA, Morrison WB, Resnik CS, Roberts CC, Rubin DA, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Taljanovic M, Wise JN, Payne WK, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® stress/insufficiency fracture, including sacrum, excluding other vertebrae. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 8 p. [48 references]
134.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® sudden onset of cold, painful leg. NGC:007021
Source(s): Bettmann MA, Brozzetti KA, Yucel EK, Holtzman SR, Baum RA, Foley WD, Ho VB, Mammen L, Narra VR, Rybicki FJ, Stein B, Moneta GL, Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® sudden onset of cold, painful leg. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 5 p. [24 references]
135.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected adnexal masses. NGC:004653
Source(s): Bohm-Velez M, Fleischer AC, Andreotti RF, Fishman EK, Horrow MM, Hricak H, Thurmond A, Zelop C, Expert Panel on Women's Imaging. Suspected adnexal masses. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 10 p. [22 references]
136.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected ankle fractures. NGC:004633
Source(s): Dalinka MK, Alazraki NP, Daffner RH, DeSmet AA, El-Khoury GY, Kneeland JB, Manaster BJ, Morrison WB, Pavlov H, Rubin DA, Steinbach LS, Weissman BN, Haralson RH III, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. Suspected ankle fractures. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 4 p. [29 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected ankle fractures. NGC:007776
137.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected bacterial endocarditis. NGC:005113
Source(s): Schoepf UJ, Yucel EK, Bettmann MA, Casciani T, Gomes AS, Grollman JH, Holtzman SR, Polak JF, Sacks D, Stanford W, Jaff M, Moneta GL, Expert Panel on Cardiovascular Imaging. Suspected bacterial endocarditis. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 5 p. [27 references]
138.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected congenital heart disease in the adult. NGC:005988
Source(s): Ho VB, Yucel EK, Khan A, Haramati LB, Mammen L, Rozenshtein A, Rybicki FJ, Schoepf UJ, Stanford W, Stein B, Woodard PK, Jaff M, Expert Panel on Cardiovascular Imaging. Suspected congenital heart disease in the adult. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 8 p. [55 references]
139.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected liver metastases. NGC:006993
Source(s): Heiken JP, Bree RL, Rosen MP, Foley WD, Gay SB, Grant TH, Huprich JE, Lalani T, Miller FH, Sudakoff GS, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected liver metastasis. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 8 p. [32 references]
140.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected lower extremity deep vein thrombosis. NGC:004779
Source(s): Polak JF, Yucel EK, Bettmann MA, Casciani T, Gomes AS, Grollman JH, Holtzman SR, Sacks D, Schoepf J, Stanford W, Jaff M, Moneta GL, Expert Panel on Cardiovascular Imaging. Suspected lower extremity deep vein thrombosis. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 5 p. [44 references]
141.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected lower urinary tract trauma. NGC:006005
Source(s): Sandler CM, Francis IR, Baumgarten DA, Bluth EI, Bush WH Jr, Casalino DD, Curry NS, Israel GM, Jafri SZ, Kawashima A, Papanicolaou N, Remer EM, Spring DB, Fulgham P, Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging. Suspected lower urinary tract trauma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 7 p. [39 references]
142.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected physical abuse - child. NGC:004791
Source(s): Slovis TL, Smith WL, Strain JD, Cohen HL, Fordham L, Gelfand MJ, Gunderman R, McAlister WH, Tosi L, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. Suspected physical abuse--child. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2005. 5 p. [33 references]
143.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected small-bowel obstruction. NGC:007763
Source(s): Huprich JE, Rosen MP, Fidler JL, Gay SB, Grant TH, Greene FL, Lalani T, Miller FH, Rockey DC, Sudakoff GS, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected small-bowel obstruction. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 5 p. [46 references]
144.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected spine trauma. NGC:006010
Source(s): Daffner RH, Hackney DB, Dalinka MK, Davis PC, Resnik CS, Rubin DA, Seidenwurm DJ, Taljanovic M, Wippold FJ III, Zimmerman RD, Haralson RH III, McDermott MW, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Imaging. Suspected spine trauma. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 17 p. [87 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected spine trauma. NGC:007777
145.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis. NGC:007813
Source(s): Yucel EK, Oldan JD, Rybicki FJ, Baum RA, Foley WD, Jaff MR, Koss SA, Mammen L, Mansour MA, Narra VR, Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 6 p. [47 references]
146.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® treatment of acute nonvariceal gastrointestinal tract bleeding. NGC:005537
Source(s): Millward SF, Bakal CW, Weintraub JL, Bass JC, Brown DB, Dickey KW, Gemery JM, Klyde DP, Patel AA, Saleem R, Selby JB Jr, Silberzweig JE, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Interventional Radiology. Treatment of acute nonvariceal gastrointestinal tract bleeding. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 6 p. [16 references]
147.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® urinary tract infection—child. NGC:005552
Source(s): Podberesky DJ, Unsell BJ, Gunderman R, Blatt ER, Coley BD, Fordham L, Prince JS, Feins N, Rodriguez W, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. Urinary tract infection - child. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 7 p. [70 references]
148.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® vertigo and hearing loss. NGC:005123
Source(s): Turski PA, Seidenwurm DJ, Davis PC, Brunberg JA, De La Paz RL, Dormont PD, Hackney DB, Jordan JE, Karis JP, Mukherji SK, Wippold FJ II, Zimmerman RD, McDermott MW, Sloan MA, Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging. Vertigo and hearing loss. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 8 p. [53 references]
Current Guideline Summary: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® vertigo and hearing loss. NGC:007784
149.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® vomiting in infants up to 3 months of age. NGC:007011
Source(s): Bulas D, Gunderman R, Coley BD, Blatt ER, Fordham L, Karmazyn BK, Podberesky DJ, Prince JS, Paidas C, Rodriguez W, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® vomiting in infants up to 3 months of age. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 8 p. [50 references]
150.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteriaâ„¢ for chronic chest pain, without evidence of myocardial ischemia/infarction. NGC:001618
Source(s): Henkin RE, Levin DC, Bettmann MA, Gomes AS, Grollman J, Hessel SJ, Higgins CB, Kelley MJ, Needleman L, Polak JF, Stanford W, Wexler L, Abbott W, Port S. Chronic chest pain without evidence of myocardial ischemia/infarction. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology 2000 Jun;215(Suppl):85-8. [13 references]
151.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteriaâ„¢ for imaging diagnosis of osteomyelitis in patients with diabetes mellitus. NGC:001650
Source(s): Alazraki N, Dalinka MK, Berquist TH, Daffner RJ, De Smet AA, el-Khoury GY, Goergen TG, Keats TE, Manaster BJ, Newberg A, Pavlov H, Haralson RH, McCabe JB, Sartoris D. Imaging diagnosis of osteomyelitis in patients with diabetes mellitus. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology 2000 Jun;215(Suppl):303-10. [20 references]
152.  
ACR Appropriateness Criteriaâ„¢ for percutaneous biliary drainage in malignant biliary obstruction. NGC:001726
Source(s): Van Moore A, Levy JM, Duszak RL, Akins EW, Bakal CW, Denny DF, Martin LG, Pentecost MJ, Roberts AC, Vogelzang RL, Kent KC, Perler BA, Resnick MI, Richie J, Dawson S. Percutaneous biliary drainage in malignant biliary obstruction. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology 2000 Jun;215(Suppl):1055-66. [29 references]
153.  
Practice guideline for the performance of total body irradiation. NGC:005694
Source(s): American College of Radiology (ACR). ACR practice guideline for the performance of total body irradiation. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 5 p. [6 references]
American College of Rheumatology (1) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Recommendations for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: 2001 update. NGC:002160
Source(s): Recommendations for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: 2001 update. American College of Rheumatology Ad Hoc Committee on Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis. Arthritis Rheum 2001 Jul;44(7):1496-503. [54 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Diabetes Association (12) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Diabetes and employment. NGC:008213
Source(s): American Diabetes Association. Diabetes and employment. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(Suppl 1):S82-6. [10 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Diabetes and employment. NGC:008906
2.  
Diabetes care in the school and day care setting. NGC:008214
Source(s): American Diabetes Association. Diabetes care in the school and day care setting. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(Suppl 1):S70-4. [36 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Diabetes care in the school and day care setting. NGC:008907
3.  
Diabetes management in correctional institutions. NGC:008215
Source(s): American Diabetes Association. Diabetes management in correctional institutions. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(Suppl 1):S75-81. [15 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Diabetes management in correctional institutions. NGC:008908
4.  
Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes: a position statement of the American Diabetes Association. NGC:005445
Source(s): American Diabetes Association. Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes: A position statement of the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care 2007 Jan;30 Suppl 1:S48-65. [119 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
5.  
Standards of medical care in diabetes. I. Classification and diagnosis of diabetes. NGC:008216
Source(s): American Diabetes Association (ADA). Standards of medical care in diabetes. I. Classification and diagnosis of diabetes. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(Suppl 1):S12-3.
6.  
Standards of medical care in diabetes. II. Testing for diabetes in asymptomatic patients. NGC:008217
Source(s): American Diabetes Association (ADA). Standards of medical care in diabetes. II. Testing for diabetes in asymptomatic patients. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(Suppl 1):S13-5.
7.  
Standards of medical care in diabetes. III. Detection and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus. NGC:008218
Source(s): American Diabetes Association (ADA). Standards of medical care in diabetes. III. Detection and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(Suppl 1):S15.
8.  
Standards of medical care in diabetes. IV. Prevention/delay of type 2 diabetes. NGC:008219
Source(s): American Diabetes Association (ADA). Standards of medical care in diabetes. IV. Prevention/delay of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(Suppl 1):S16.
9.  
Standards of medical care in diabetes. V. Diabetes care. NGC:008220
Source(s): American Diabetes Association (ADA). Standards of medical care in diabetes. V. Diabetes care. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(Suppl 1):S16-27.
Current Guideline Summary: Standards of medical care in diabetes. V. Diabetes care. NGC:008913
10.  
Standards of medical care in diabetes. VI. Prevention and management of diabetes complications. NGC:008221
Source(s): American Diabetes Association (ADA). Standards of medical care in diabetes. VI. Prevention and management of diabetes complications. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(Suppl 1):S27-38.
11.  
Standards of medical care in diabetes. VII. Diabetes care in specific populations. NGC:008222
Source(s): American Diabetes Association (ADA). Standards of medical care in diabetes. VII. Diabetes care in specific populations. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(Suppl 1):S38-43.
12.  
Standards of medical care in diabetes. VIII. Diabetes care in specific settings. NGC:008223
Source(s): American Diabetes Association (ADA). Standards of medical care in diabetes. VIII. Diabetes care in specific settings. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan;34(Suppl 1):S43-6.
American Gastroenterological Association Institute (1) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. NGC:002717
Source(s): American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Gastroenterology 2002 Nov;123(5):1702-4. [3 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Heart Association (2) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women: 2007 update. NGC:005565
Source(s): Mosca L, Banka CL, Benjamin EJ, Berra K, Bushnell C, Dolor RJ, Ganiats TG, Gomes AS, Gornik HL, Gracia C, Gulati M, Haan CK, Judelson DR, Keenan N, Kelepouris E, Michos ED, Newby LK, Oparil S, Ouyang P, Oz MC, Petitti D, Pinn VW, Redberg RF, Scott R, Sherif K, Smith SC Jr, Sopko G, Steinhorn RH, Stone NJ, Taubert KA, Todd BA, Urbina E, Wenger NK, Expert Panel/Writing Group, American Heart Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Cardiology Foundation, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Medical Women's Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Research on Women's Health, Association of Black Cardiologists, American College of Physicians, World Heart Federation, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, American College of Nurse Practitioners. Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women: 2007 update. Circulation 2007 Mar 20;115(11):1481-501. [23 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Council on Stroke: co-sponsored by the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention: The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline. NGC:004850
Source(s): Sacco RL, Adams R, Albers G, Alberts MJ, Benavente O, Furie K, Goldstein LB, Gorelick P, Halperin J, Harbaugh R, Johnston SC, Katzan I, Kelly-Hayes M, Kenton EJ, Marks M, Schwamm LH, Tomsick T. Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Council on Stroke [trunc]. Stroke 2006 Feb;37(2):577-617. [466 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Medical Directors Association (16) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Altered mental states. NGC:001030
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Altered mental states. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 1998. 20 p. [17 references]
2.  
Altered nutritional status. NGC:002530
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Altered nutritional status. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2001. 32 p. [33 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Altered nutritional status in the long-term care setting. NGC:008397
3.  
Common infections in the long-term care setting. NGC:004047
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Common infections in the long-term care setting. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2004. 34 p. [21 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Common infections in the long-term care setting. NGC:008492
4.  
COPD management in the long-term care setting. NGC:003519
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). COPD management in the long-term care setting. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2003. 32 p. [15 references]
Current Guideline Summary: COPD management in the long-term care setting. NGC:008398
5.  
Dehydration and fluid maintenance. NGC:002531
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Dehydration and fluid maintenance. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2001. 28 p. [15 references]
6.  
Dementia. NGC:004446
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Dementia. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2005. 28 p. [20 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Dementia in the long-term care setting. NGC:007639
7.  
Depression. NGC:003520
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Depression. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2003. 36 p. [45 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Depression in the long term care setting. NGC:008493
8.  
Falls and fall risk. NGC:003521
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Falls and fall risk. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2003. 16 p. [1 reference]
Current Guideline Summary: Falls and fall risk. NGC:008494
9.  
Heart failure. NGC:002529
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Heart failure. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2002. 18 p. [31 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Heart failure in the long-term care setting. NGC:008399
10.  
Managing diabetes in the long-term care setting. NGC:002948
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Managing diabetes in the long-term care setting. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2002. 51 p. [49 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Diabetes management in the long-term care setting. NGC:006411
11.  
Osteoporosis. NGC:003523
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Osteoporosis. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2003. 24 p. [38 references]
12.  
Pain management in the long-term care setting. NGC:003522
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Pain management in the long-term care setting. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2003. 36 p. [22 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Pain management in the long-term care setting. NGC:007638
13.  
Parkinson's disease in the long-term care setting. NGC:002947
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Parkinson's disease in the long-term care setting. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2002. 34 p. [16 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Parkinson's disease. NGC:008400
14.  
Pressure ulcers. NGC:001037
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Pressure ulcers. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association; 1996. 16 p.
Current Guideline Summary: Pressure ulcers in the long-term care setting. NGC:006410
15.  
Stroke management and prevention in the long-term care setting. NGC:004252
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Stroke management and prevention in the long-term care setting. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 2005. 42 p. [83 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Stroke management in the long term care setting. NGC:008495
16.  
Urinary incontinence. NGC:001038
Source(s): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). Urinary incontinence. Columbia (MD): American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); 1996. 16 p. [41 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Urinary incontinence. NGC:008401
American Optometric Association (11) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Care of the patient with conjunctivitis. NGC:001220
Source(s): American Optometric Association. Care of the patient with conjunctivitis. 2nd ed. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; 1996. 54 p. (Optometric clinical practice guideline; no. 11).  [54 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Care of the patient with conjunctivitis. NGC:003384
2.  
Care of the patient with accommodative and vergence dysfunction. NGC:001227
Source(s): American Optometric Association. Care of the patient with accommodative and vergence dysfunction. 2nd ed. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; 1998. 89 p. (Optometric clinical practice guideline; no. 18).  [160 references]
3.  
Care of the patient with diabetes mellitus. 3rd edition. NGC:003386
Source(s): American Optometric Association. Care of the patient with diabetes mellitus. 3rd ed. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; 2002 Aug 17. 60 p. [104 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Care of the patient with diabetes mellitus. NGC:008554
4.  
Care of the patient with hyperopia. NGC:001225
Source(s): American Optometric Association. Care of the patient with hyperopia. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; 1997. 56 p. (Optometric clinical practice guideline; no. 16).  [124 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Care of the patient with hyperopia. NGC:008556
5.  
Care of the patient with learning related vision problems. NGC:001828
Source(s): American Optometric Association. Care of the patient with learning related vision problems. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; 2000 Jan 1. 60 p. (Optometric clinical practice guideline; no. 20).  [141 references]
6.  
Care of the patient with low vision. NGC:001223
Source(s): American Optometric Association. Care of the patient with low vision. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; 1997. 72 p. (Optometric clinical practice guideline; no. 14).  [111 references]
7.  
Care of the patient with ocular surface disorders. NGC:002775
Source(s): American Optometric Association. Care of the patient with ocular surface disorders. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; 2002 Nov. 59 p. [117 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Care of the patient with ocular surface disorders. NGC:008558
8.  
Care of the patient with open angle glaucoma. 2nd edition. NGC:003385
Source(s): American Optometric Association. Care of the patient with open angle glaucoma. 2nd ed. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; 2002 Aug 17. 104 p. [589 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Care of the patient with open angle glaucoma. NGC:008555
9.  
Care of the patient with presbyopia. NGC:001226
Source(s): American Optometric Association. Care of the patient with presbyopia. 2nd ed. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; 1998. 61 p. (Optometric clinical practice guideline; no. 17).  [115 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Care of the patient with presbyopia. NGC:008559
10.  
Care of the patient with strabismus: Esotropia and exotropia. NGC:001221
Source(s): American Optometric Association. Care of the patient with strabismus: esotropia and exotropia. 2nd ed. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; 1996. 69 p. (Optometric clinical practice guideline; no. 16).  [115 references]
11.  
Pediatric eye and vision examination. NGC:001211
Source(s): American Optometric Association. Pediatric eye and vision examination. 2nd ed. St. Louis (MO): American Optometric Association; 1994. 27 p. (Optometric clinical practice guideline; no. 2).  [95 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Pediatric eye and vision examination. NGC:002774
American Psychiatric Association (7) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Practice guideline for psychiatric evaluation of adults. NGC:000665
Source(s): American Psychiatric Association (APA). Practice guideline for psychiatric evaluation of adults. Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Press, Inc; 1995. 28 p. [58 references]
Practice guideline for psychiatric evaluation of adults. American Psychiatric Association (APA). Am J Psychiatry 1995 Nov;152(11 Suppl):63-80. [58 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias of late life. NGC:000668
Source(s): American Psychiatric Association (APA). Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias of late life. Am J Psychiatry 1997 May;154(5 Suppl):1-39. [243 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Psychiatric Association (APA). Practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias of late life. Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Press, Inc.; 1997 May. 93 p. [243 references]
3.  
Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders. NGC:001420
Source(s): American Psychiatric Association Work Group on Eating Disorders. Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders (revision). Am J Psychiatry 2000 Jan;157(1 Suppl):1-39. [356 references]
4.  
Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder. NGC:001831
Source(s): American Psychiatric Association practice guideline for the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder. Am J Psychiatry 2000 Apr;157(4 Suppl):1-45. [325 references]
5.  
Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with panic disorder. NGC:000669
Source(s): American Psychiatric Association (APA). Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with panic disorder. Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Press, Inc; 1998. 86 p. [273 references]
Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with panic disorder. Work Group on Panic Disorder. American Psychiatric Association (APA). Am J Psychiatry 1998 May;155(5 Suppl):1-34. [273 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
6.  
Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. NGC:000667
Source(s): American Psychiatric Association (APA). Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Press, Inc; 1997. 146 p. [581 references]
Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. American Psychiatric Association (APA). Am J Psychiatry 1997 Apr;154(4 Suppl):1-63. [581 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
7.  
Practice guideline for treatment of patients with substance use disorders: alcohol, cocaine, opioids. NGC:000664
Source(s): American Psychiatric Association (APA). Practice guideline for treatment of patients with substance abuse disorders: alcohol, cocaine, opioids. Washington (DC): American Psychiatric Press, Inc; 1995. 116 p. [481 references]
Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with substance use disorders: alcohol, cocaine, opioids. American Psychiatric Association (APA). Am J Psychiatry 1995 Nov;152(11 Suppl):1-59. [481 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (2)
1.  
The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of diffuse large cell B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: an evidence based review. NGC:003499
Source(s): Hahn T, Wolff SN, Czuczman M, Fisher RI, Lazarus HM, Vose J, Warren L, Watt R, McCarthy PL Jr. The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of diffuse large cell B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: an evidence-based review. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2001;7(6):308-31. [93 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults. NGC:007414
Source(s): ASBMT Executive Committee. The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2006 Mar;12(3):368-9. [3 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Hahn T, Wall D, Camitta B, Davies S, Dillon H, Gaynon P, Larson RA, Parsons S, Seidenfeld J, Weisdorf D, McCarthy PL Jr. The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults: an evidence-based review. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2006 Jan;12(1):1-30. [83 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (1)
1.  
2001 consensus guidelines for the management of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. NGC:003078
Source(s): Wright TC Jr, Cox JT, Massad LS, Carlson J, Twiggs LB, Wilkinson EJ. 2001 consensus guidelines for the management of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003 Jul;189(1):295-304. [90 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (8) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
ASGE guideline: the management of low-molecular-weight heparin and nonaspirin antiplatelet agents for endoscopic procedures. NGC:004179
Source(s): Zuckerman MJ, Hirota WK, Adler DG, Davila RE, Jacobson BC, Leighton JA, Qureshi WA, Rajan E, Hambrick RD, Fanelli RD, Baron TH, Faigel DO. ASGE guideline: the management of low-molecular-weight heparin and nonaspirin antiplatelet agents for endoscopic procedures. Gastrointest Endosc 2005 Feb;61(2):189-94. [56 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
ASGE guideline: the role of endoscopy in acute non-variceal upper-GI hemorrhage. NGC:004062
Source(s): Adler DG, Leighton JA, Davila RE, Hirota WK, Jacobson BC, Quereshi WA, Rajan E, Zuckerman MJ, Fanelli RD, Hambrick RD, Baron T, Faigel DO. ASGE guideline: the role of endoscopy in acute non-variceal upper-GI hemorrhage. Gastrointest Endosc 2004 Oct;60(4):497-504. [99 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
3.  
Guideline on the management of anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy for endoscopic procedures. NGC:003819
Source(s): Eisen GM, Baron TH, Dominitz JA, Faigel DO, Goldstein JL, Johanson JF, Mallery JS, Raddawi HM, Vargo JJ 2nd, Waring JP, Fanelli RD, Wheeler-Harbough J. Guideline on the management of anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy for endoscopic procedures. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 Jun;55(7):775-9. [29 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
Guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. NGC:003179
Source(s): Hirota WK, Petersen K, Baron TH, Goldstein JL, Jacobson BC, Leighton JA, Mallery JS, Waring JP, Fanelli RD, Wheeler-Harbough J, Faigel DO. Guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis for GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 Oct;58(4):475-82. [113 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Antibiotic prophylaxis for GI endoscopy. NGC:006611
5.  
Guidelines for conscious sedation and monitoring during gastrointestinal endoscopy. NGC:003177
Source(s): Waring JP, Baron TH, Hirota WK, Goldstein JL, Jacobson BC, Leighton JA, Mallery JS, Faigel DO. Guidelines for conscious sedation and monitoring during gastrointestinal endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 Sep;58(3):317-22. [36 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Sedation and anesthesia in GI endoscopy. NGC:007200
6.  
Guidelines for the use of deep sedation and anesthesia for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. NGC:003178
Source(s): Faigel DO, Baron TH, Goldstein JL, Hirota WK, Jacobson BC, Johanson JF, Leighton JA, Mallery JS, Peterson KA, Waring JP, Fanelli RD, Wheeler-Harbaugh J. Guidelines for the use of deep sedation and anesthesia for GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 2002 Nov;56(5):613-7. [23 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Sedation and anesthesia in GI endoscopy. NGC:007200
7.  
Modifications in endoscopic practice for pediatric patients. NGC:003821
Source(s): Eisen GM, Chutkan R, Goldstein JL, Petersen BT, Ryan ME, Sherman S, Vargo JJ 2nd, Wright RA, Young HS, Catalano MF, Denstman F, Smith CD, Walter V V. Modifications in endoscopic practice for pediatric patients. Gastrointest Endosc 2000 Dec;52(6 Pt 1):838-42. [27 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
8.  
The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia. NGC:004064
Source(s): Eisen GM, Dominitz JA, Faigel DO, Goldstein JA, Kalloo AN, Petersen BT, Raddawi HM, Ryan ME, Vargo JJ 3rd, Young HS, Fanelli RD, Hyman NH, Wheeler-Harbaugh J. The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia. Gastrointest Endosc 2001 Dec;54(6):815-7. [24 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia. NGC:006221
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (3) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Report on evaluation of the azoospermic male. NGC:002149
Source(s): Report on evaluation of the azoospermic male. Baltimore (MD): American Urological Association, Inc.; 2001 Apr. 10 p. [19 references]
2.  
Report on management of obstructive azoospermia. NGC:002148
Source(s): Report on management of obstructive azoospermia. Baltimore (MD): American Urological Association, Inc.; 2001 Apr. 10 p. [22 references]
3.  
Report on optimal evaluation of the infertile male. NGC:002150
Source(s): Report on optimal evaluation of the infertile male. Baltimore (MD): American Urological Association, Inc.; 2001 Apr. 14 p. [27 references]
American Society of Anesthesiologists (7) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Practice advisory for perioperative visual loss associated with spine surgery. A report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Blindness. NGC:005032
Source(s): Practice advisory for perioperative visual loss associated with spine surgery: a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Blindness. Anesthesiology 2006 Jun;104(6):1319-28. [31 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
Practice advisory for preanesthesia evaluation: a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preanesthesia Evaluation. NGC:004320
Source(s): American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preanesthesia Evaluation. Practice advisory for preanesthesia evaluation: a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preanesthesia Evaluation. Anesthesiology 2002 Feb;96(2):485-96. [198 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
3.  
Practice guidelines for acute pain management in the perioperative setting: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Acute Pain Management. NGC:004319
Source(s): American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Acute Pain Management. Practice guidelines for acute pain management in the perioperative setting: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Acute Pain Management. Anesthesiology 2004 Jun;100(6):1573-81. PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
Practice guidelines for chronic pain management. NGC:000755
Source(s): Practice guidelines for chronic pain management. A report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Pain Management, Chronic Pain Section. Anesthesiology 1997 Apr;86(4):995-1004. [0 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
5.  
Practice guidelines for obstetrical anesthesia. NGC:001079
Source(s): American Society of Anesthesiologists. Practice guidelines for obstetrical anesthesia: a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Obstetrical Anesthesia. Anesthesiology 1999 Feb;90(2):600-11. [3 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
6.  
Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography. NGC:000749
Source(s): Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography. A report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Task Force on Transesophageal Echocardiography. Anesthesiology 1996 Apr;84(4):986-1006. [21 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
7.  
Practice guidelines for preoperative fasting and the use of pharmacologic agents to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspiration. NGC:001080
Source(s): American Society of Anesthesiologists. Practice guidelines for preoperative fasting and the use of pharmacologic agents to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspiration: application to healthy patients undergoing elective procedures. Anesthesiology 1999 Mar;90(3):896-905. PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Society of Clinical Oncology (10) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
2000 update of recommendations for the use of tumor markers in breast and colorectal cancer: clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. NGC:001972
Source(s): Bast RC, Ravdin P, Hayes DF, Bates S, Fritsche H, Jessup JM, Kemeny N, Locker GY, Mennel RG, Somerfield MR. 2000 update of recommendations for the use of tumor markers in breast and colorectal cancer: clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. J Clin Oncol 2001 Mar 15;19(6):1865-78.
2.  
2002 update of recommendations for the use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy protectants: clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. NGC:002574
Source(s): Schuchter LM, Hensley ML, Meropol NJ, Winer EP. 2002 update of recommendations for the use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy protectants: clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. J Clin Oncol 2002 Jun 15;20(12):2895-903. [28 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
3.  
American Society of Clinical Oncology 2003 update on the role of bisphosphonates and bone health issues in women with breast cancer. NGC:003355
Source(s): Hillner BE, Ingle JN, Chlebowski RT, Gralow J, Yee GC, Janjan NA, Cauley JA, Blumenstein BA, Albain KS, Lipton A, Brown S. American Society of Clinical Oncology 2003 update on the role of bisphosphonates and bone health issues in women with breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 2003 Nov 1;21(21):4042-57. [67 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
4.  
American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update on chemotherapy for stage IV non–small-cell lung cancer. NGC:007578
Source(s): Azzoli CG, Baker S Jr, Temin S, Pao W, Aliff T, Brahmer J, Johnson DH, Laskin JL, Masters G, Milton D, Nordquist L, Pfister DG, Piantadosi S, Schiller JH, Smith R, Smith TJ, Strawn JR, Trent D, Giaccone G, American Society of Clinical Oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update on chemotherapy for stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 2009 Dec 20;27(36):6251-66. [157 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
5.  
American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guidelines: the role of bisphosphonates in multiple myeloma. NGC:002593
Source(s): American Society of Clinical Oncology Bisphosphonates Expert Panel. American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guidelines: the role of bisphosphonates in multiple myeloma. J Clin Oncol 2002 Sep 1;20(17):1-19. [72 references]
6.  
American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline for antiemetics in oncology: update 2006. NGC:005018
Source(s): Kris MG, Hesketh PJ, Somerfield MR, Feyer P, Clark-Snow R, Koeller JM, Morrow GR, Chinnery LW, Chesney MJ, Gralla RJ, Grunberg SM. American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline for antiemetics in oncology: update 2006. J Clin Oncol 2006 Jun 20;24(18):1-16. [110 references]
7.  
American Society of Clinical Oncology recommendations for the initial hormonal management of androgen-sensitive metastatic, recurrent, or progressive prostate cancer. NGC:003620
Source(s): Loblaw DA, Mendelson DS, Talcott JA, Virgo KS, Somerfield MR, Ben-Josef E, Middleton R, Porterfield H, Sharp SA, Smith TJ, Taplin ME, Vogelzang NJ, Wade JL Jr, Bennett CL, Scher HI. American Society of Clinical Oncology recommendations for the initial hormonal management of androgen-sensitive metastatic, recurrent, or progressive prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol 2004 Jul 15;22(14):2927-41. [59 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
8.  
American Society of Clinical Oncology technology assessment of pharmacologic interventions for breast cancer risk reduction including tamoxifen, raloxifene, and aromatase inhibition. NGC:002595
Source(s): Chlebowski RT, Col N, Winer EP, Collyar DE, Cummings SR, Vogel VG 3rd, Burstein HJ, Eisen A, Lipkus I, Pfister DG. American Society of Clinical Oncology technology assessment of pharmacologic interventions for breast cancer risk reduction including tamoxifen, raloxifene, and aromatase inhibition. J Clin Oncol 2002 Aug 1;20(15):3328-43. [119 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
9.  
American Society of Clinical Oncology technology assessment on the use of aromatase inhibitors as adjuvant therapy for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor–positive breast cancer: status report 2004. NGC:004267
Source(s): Winer EP, Hudis C, Burstein HJ, Wolff AC, Pritchard KI, Ingle JN, Chlebowski RT, Gelber R, Edge SB, Gralow J, Cobleigh MA, Mamounas EP, Goldstein LJ, Whelan TJ, Powles TJ, Bryant J, Perkins C, Perotti J, Braun S, Langer AS, Browman GP, Somerfield MR. American Society of Clinical Oncology technology assessment on the use of aromatase inhibitors as adjuvant therapy for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: status report 2004. J Clin Oncol 2005 Jan 20;23(3):619-29. [50 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
10.  
Use of epoetin and darbepoetin in patients with cancer: 2007 American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Society of Hematology clinical practice guideline update. NGC:006051
Source(s): Rizzo JD, Somerfield MR, Hagerty KL, Seidenfeld J, Bohlius J, Bennett CL, Cella DF, Djulbegovic B, Goode MJ, Jakubowski AA, Rarick MU, Regan DH, Lichtin AE. Use of epoetin and darbepoetin in patients with cancer: 2007 American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Society of Hematology 2007 clinical practice guideline update. J Clin Oncol 2008 Jan 1;26(1):132-49. [39 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (3) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Practice parameters for the management of anal fissures (revised). NGC:004075
Source(s): Orsay C, Rakinic J, Perry WB, Hyman N, Buie D, Cataldo P, Newstead G, Dunn G, Rafferty J, Ellis CN, Shellito P, Gregorcyk S, Ternent C, Kilkenny J 3rd, Tjandra J, Ko C, Whiteford M, Nelson R. Practice parameters for the management of anal fissures (revised). Dis Colon Rectum 2004 Dec;47(12):2003-7. [50 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
Practice parameters for the management of hemorrhoids (revised). NGC:004337
Source(s): Cataldo P, Ellis CN, Gregorcyk S, Hyman N, Buie WD, Church J, Cohen J, Fleshner P, Kilkenny J 3rd, Ko C, Levien D, Nelson R, Newstead G, Orsay C, Perry WB, Rakinic J, Shellito P, Strong S, Ternent C, Tjandra J, Whiteford M. Practice parameters for the management of hemorrhoids (revised). Dis Colon Rectum 2005 Feb;48(2):189-94. [41 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
3.  
Practice parameters for the treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano (revised). NGC:004432
Source(s): Whiteford MH, Kilkenny J 3rd, Hyman N, Buie WD, Cohen J, Orsay C, Dunn G, Perry WB, Ellis CN, Rakinic J, Gregorcyk S, Shellito P, Nelson R, Tjandra JJ, Newstead G. Practice parameters for the treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano (revised). Dis Colon Rectum 2005 Jul;48(7):1337-42. [63 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (2)
1.  
Interventional techniques: evidence-based practice guidelines in the management of chronic spinal pain. NGC:005510
Source(s): Boswell MV, Trescot AM, Datta S, Schultz DM, Hansen HC, Abdi S, Sehgal N, Shah RV, Singh V, Benyamin RM, Patel VB, Buenaventura RM, Colson JD, Cordner HJ, Epter RS, Jasper JF, Dunbar EE, Atluri SL, Bowman RC, Deer TR, Swicegood JR, Staats PS, Smith HS, Burton AW, Kloth DS, Giordano J, Manchikanti L. Interventional techniques: evidence-based practice guidelines in the management of chronic spinal pain. Pain Physician 2007 Jan;10(1):7-111. [1334 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
Opioid guidelines in the management of chronic non-cancer pain. NGC:004853
Source(s): Trescot AM, Boswell MV, Atluri SL, Hansen NC, Deer TR, Abdi S, Jasper JF, Singh V, Jordan AE, Johnson BW, Cicala RS, Dunbar EE, Helm S II, Varley KG, Suchdev PK, Swicegood JR, Calodney AK, Ogoke BA, Minore WS, Manchikanti L. Opioid guidelines in the management of chronic non-cancer pain. Pain Physician 2006;9(1):1-39. [350 references]
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (3) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Patient safety in office-based surgery facilities: I. Procedures in the office-based surgery setting. NGC:004126
Source(s): Iverson RE. Patient safety in office-based surgery facilities: I. Procedures in the office-based surgery setting. Plast Reconstr Surg 2002 Oct;110(5):1337-42. [14 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
2.  
Patient safety in office-based surgery facilities: II. Patient selection. NGC:004127
Source(s): Iverson RE, Lynch DJ. Patient safety in office-based surgery facilities: II. Patient selection. Plast Reconstr Surg 2002 Dec;110(7):1785-90. [4 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
3.  
Practice advisory on liposuction. NGC:004125
Source(s): Iverson RE, Lynch DJ. Practice advisory on liposuction. Plast Reconstr Surg 2004 Apr 15;113(5):1478-90. [59 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Current Guideline Summary: Evidence-based patient safety advisory: liposuction. NGC:007525
American Thyroid Association (1) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Management guidelines for patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer. NGC:005212
Source(s): Cooper DS, Doherty GM, Haugen BR, Kloos RT, Lee SL, Mandel SJ, Mazzaferri EL, McIver B, Sherman SI, Tuttle RM, The American Thyroid Association Guidelines Taskforce. Management guidelines for patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer. Thyroid 2006 Feb;16(2):109-42. [301 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. (8) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Management of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. NGC:001369
Source(s): American Urological Association, Inc. Report on the management of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Baltimore (MD): American Urological Association, Inc.; 1999. 66 p. [108 references]
2.  
Prostate specific antigen (PSA): best practice policy. NGC:001407
Source(s): American Urological Association. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) best practice policy. Oncology 2000 Feb;14(2):267-86. [130 references]
Carroll P, Coley C, McLeod D, Schellhammer P, Sweat G, Wasson J, Zietman A, Thompson I. Prostate-specific antigen best practice policy--part I: early detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer. Urology 2001 Feb;57(2):217-24. [59 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
Carroll P, Coley C, McLeod D, Schellhammer P, Sweat G, Wasson J, Zietman A, Thompson I. Prostate-specific antigen best practice policy--part II: prostate cancer staging and post-treatment follow-up. Urology 2001 Feb;57(2):225-9. [38 references] PubMed External Web Site Policy
3.  
The management of benign prostatic hyperplasia NGC:002966
Source(s): American Urological Association, Inc. The management of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Baltimore (MD): American Urological Association, Inc.; 2003. Various p. [135 references]
4.  
The management of clinically localized prostate cancer. NGC:000793
Source(s): American Urological Association (AUA), Prostate Cancer Clinical Guidelines Panel. Report on the management of clinically localized prostate cancer. Baltimore (MD): American Urological Association, Inc; 1995. 49 p. (Clinical practice guidelines; no. 1/95). 
5.  
The management of erectile dysfunction: an update. NGC:004323
Source(s): Erectile Dysfunction Guideline Update Panel. The management of erectile dysfunction: an update. Baltimore (MD): American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.; 2005. Various p. [78 references]
6.  
The management of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children. NGC:000781
Source(s): American Urological Association (AUA), Pediatric Vesicoureteral Reflux Clinical Guidelines Panel. Report on the management of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children. Baltimore (MD): American Urological Association, Inc; 1997 Apr. 88 p. (Clinical practice guidelines; no. 4/97).  [249 references]
7.  
The management of ureteral calculi. NGC:000553
Source(s): American Urological Association (AUA), Ureteral Stones Guidelines Panel. Report on the management of ureteral calculi. Baltimore (MD): American Urological Association, Inc; 1997 Sep. 72 p. (Clinical practice guidelines; no. 9/97).  [72 references]
Current Guideline Summary: 2007 guideline for the management of ureteral calculi. NGC:006296
8.  
The surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence. NGC:000777
Source(s): American Urological Association (AUA), Female Stress Urinary Incontinence Clinical Guidelines Panel. Report on the surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence. Baltimore (MD): American Urological Association, Inc; 1997 Jun. 72 p. (Clinical practice guidelines; no. 4/97).  [483 references]
Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (1)
1.  
Summary algorithm for venous ulcer care with annotations of available evidence. NGC:004280
Source(s): Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC). Summary algorithm for venous ulcer care with annotations of available evidence. Malvern (PA): Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC); 2005. 25 p. [147 references]
Association of Coloproctology of Britain and Ireland (1)
1.  
Guidelines for the management of colorectal cancer. NGC:004282
Source(s): Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. Guidelines for the management of colorectal cancer. London (UK): Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland; 2001. 87 p. [273 references]
Current Guideline Summary: Guidelines for the management of colorectal cancer. NGC:005904
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (4) (Web siteExternal Web Site Policy)
1.  
Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Breastfeeding support: prenatal care through the first year. NGC:002153
Source(s): Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). Breastfeeding support: prenatal care through the first year. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Washington (DC): Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); 2000 Jan. 33 p. [74 references]
2.  
Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Neonatal skin care. NGC:002155
Source(s): Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). Neonatal skin care. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Washington (DC): Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); 2001 Jan. 54 p. [148 references]
3.  
Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Nursing care of the woman receiving regional analgesia/anesthesia in labor. NGC:002154
Source(s): Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). Nursing care of the woman receiving regional analgesia/anesthesia in labor. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Washington (DC): Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); 2001 Jan. 36 p. [72 references]
4.  
Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Nursing management of the second stage of labor. NGC:002152
Source(s): Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). Nursing management of the second stage of labor. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Washington (DC): Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); 2000 Jan. 29 p. [55 references]