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Guideline Index

The Guideline Index is a complete list of summaries published on the NGC Web site. The list is organized alphabetically by guideline developer.

NGC currently contains 2589 individual guideline summaries.

A B C D E F G H I J K M N O P Q R S T U V W All

Academy for Chiropractic Education (1)

Manual medicine guidelines for musculoskeletal injuries.

Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery (7)

Hallux abductovalgus.

Hallux limitus and hallux rigidus.

Hammertoe syndrome.

Heel spur syndrome.

Ingrown toenails.

Intermetatarsal neuroma.

Metatarsalgia/intractable plantar keratosis/Tailor's bunion.

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (18)

Allergic proctocolitis in the exclusively breastfed infant.

Breastfeeding promotion in the prenatal setting.

Breastfeeding the hypotonic infant.

Breastfeeding the late preterm infant (34^0/7 to 36^6/7 weeks gestation).

Engorgement.

Guideline on co-sleeping and breastfeeding.

Guidelines for breastfeeding and the drug-dependent woman.

Guidelines for breastfeeding infants with cleft lip, cleft palate, or cleft lip and palate.

Guidelines for hospital discharge of the breastfeeding term newborn and mother: "Going home protocol".

Guidelines for management of jaundice in the breastfeeding infant equal to or greater than 35 weeks' gestation.

Hospital guidelines for the use of supplementary feedings in the healthy term breastfed neonate, revised 2009.

Human milk storage information for home use for full-term infants.

Mastitis.

Model breastfeeding policy.

Non-pharmacologic management of procedure-related pain in the breastfeeding infant.

Peripartum breastfeeding management for the healthy mother and infant at term.

Use of antidepressants in nursing mothers.

Use of galactogogues in initiating or augmenting the rate of maternal milk secretion.

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (14)

Celiac disease (CD). Evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Chronic kidney disease evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Diabetes type 1 and 2 evidence-based nutrition practice guideline for adults.

Disorders of lipid metabolism. Evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Heart failure evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

HIV/AIDS evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Hypertension evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Oncology evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Pediatric weight management evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Spinal cord injury (SCI). Evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Unintended weight loss in older adults (UWL) evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Vegetarian nutrition (VN) evidence based nutrition practice guideline.

Advanced Research Techniques in the Health Services (1)

Update of the clinical practice guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis in Spain.

Alberta Health Services, Cancer Care (AHS) (10)

Epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer.

Glioblastoma.

Magnetic resonance imaging for breast cancer screening, pre-operative assessment, and follow-up.

Malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Non-small cell lung cancer stage IV.

Optimal excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma.

Palliative radiotherapy.

Regional node dissection in primary cutaneous melanoma.

Renal cell carcinoma.

Thymic neoplasms.

Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma Workshop Group (ARIA) (1)

Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2010 revision.

Alzheimer's Association (2)

Dementia care practice recommendations for assisted living residences and nursing homes: phase 3 end-of-life care.

Guideline for Alzheimer's disease management.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (6)

Allergen immunotherapy: a practice parameter third update.

Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. Part 1.

Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. Part 2.

Consultation and referral guidelines citing the evidence: how the allergist/immunologist can help.

Pathogenesis, prevalence, diagnosis, and management of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction: a practice parameter.

The diagnosis and management of rhinitis. An updated practice parameter.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (10)

Practice parameter for psychodynamic psychotherapy with children.

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders.

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder.

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

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with oppositional defiant disorder.

Practice parameter for the assessment of the family.

Practice parameter for the psychiatric assessment and management of physically ill children and adolescents.

Practice parameter on child and adolescent mental health care in community systems of care.

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

American Academy of Dermatology (8)

Guidelines of care for acne vulgaris management.

Guidelines of care for the management of primary cutaneous melanoma.

Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Section 1. Overview of psoriasis and guidelines of care for the treatment of psoriasis with biologics.

Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Section 2. Psoriatic arthritis: overview and guidelines of care for treatment with an emphasis on the biologics.

Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Section 3. Guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with topical therapies.

Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Section 4. Guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with traditional systemic agents.

Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Section 5. Guidelines of care for the treatment of psoriasis with phototherapy and photochemotherapy.

Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Section 6. Guidelines of care for the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: case-based presentations and evidence-based conclusions.

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) (5)

AAFP guideline for the detection and management of post-myocardial infarction depression.

Current diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in primary care: a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians.

Current pharmacologic treatment of dementia: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years — United States, 2012.

Summary of recommendations for clinical preventive services.

American Academy of Neurology (57)

(1) Assessment: prevention of post-lumbar puncture headaches. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. (2) Addendum to assessment: prevention of post-lumbar puncture headaches. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents in acute ischemic stroke: report of the Joint Stroke Guideline Development Committee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association).

Assessment: botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of movement disorders (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Assessment: botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of spasticity (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Assessment: botulinum neurotoxin in the treatment of autonomic disorders and pain (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Assessment: efficacy of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in the treatment of pain in neurologic disorders (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Assessment: symptomatic treatment for muscle cramps (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Assessment: the use of natalizumab (Tysabri) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Assessment: transcranial Doppler ultrasonography: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Assessment: use of epidural steroid injections to treat radicular lumbosacral pain. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Carotid endarterectomy — an evidence-based review. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Disease modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the MS Council for Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Evidence report: the efficacy and safety of mitoxantrone (Novantrone) in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Evidence report: the medical treatment of ocular myasthenia (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Evidence-based guideline update: determining brain death in adults. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Evidence-based guideline update: intraoperative spinal monitoring with somatosensory and transcranial electrical motor evoked potentials. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society.

Evidence-based guideline update: NSAIDs and other complementary treatments for episodic migraine prevention in adults. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society.

Evidence-based guideline update: pharmacologic treatment for episodic migraine prevention in adults. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society.

Evidence-based guideline update: plasmapheresis in neurologic disorders. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Evidence-based guideline update: treatment of essential tremor. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Evidence-based guideline: antiepileptic drug selection for people with HIV/AIDS. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Ad Hoc Task Force of the Commission on Therapeutic Strategies of the International League Against Epilepsy.

Evidence-based guideline: clinical evaluation and treatment of transverse myelitis. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Evidence-based guideline: intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Evidence-based guideline: the role of diffusion and perfusion MRI for the diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Evidence-based guideline: treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy. Report of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Neutralizing antibodies to interferon beta: assessment of their clinical and radiographic impact: an evidence report. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice advisory: the use of felbamate in the treatment of patients with intractable epilepsy. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

Practice parameter update: evaluation and management of driving risk in dementia. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy--focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society.

Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy--focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society.

Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy-focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): vitamin K, folic acid, blood levels, and breastfeeding. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society.

Practice parameter update: the care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: drug, nutritional, and respiratory therapies (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter update: the care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: anticonvulsant prophylaxis in patients with newly diagnosed brain tumors. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: antiepileptic drug prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: assessing patients in a neurology practice for risk of falls (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: corticosteroid treatment of Duchenne dystrophy: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: evaluating an apparent unprovoked first seizure in adults (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

Practice parameter: evaluation of children and adolescents with recurrent headaches: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: evaluation of distal symmetric polyneuropathy: role of autonomic testing, nerve biopsy, and skin biopsy (an evidence-based review).

Practice parameter: evaluation of distal symmetric polyneuropathy: role of laboratory and genetic testing (an evidence-based review).

Practice parameter: evaluation of the child with microcephaly (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: immunotherapy for Guillain-Barre syndrome: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: pharmacologic treatment of spasticity in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: recurrent stroke with patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: screening and diagnosis of autism. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the European Federation of Neurological Societies.

Practice parameter: therapies for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: thymectomy for autoimmune myasthenia gravis (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: treatment of nervous system Lyme disease (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: treatment of nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson disease. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. An evidence-based report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Quantitative sensory testing: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Reassessment: neuroimaging in the emergency patient presenting with seizure (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

The utility of MRI in suspected MS: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Use of serum prolactin in diagnosing epileptic seizures. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

American Academy of Ophthalmology (18)

Age-related macular degeneration.

Amblyopia.

Bacterial keratitis. Limited revision.

Blepharitis. Limited revision.

Cataract in the adult eye.

Comprehensive adult medical eye evaluation.

Conjunctivitis. Limited revision.

Diabetic retinopathy.

Dry eye syndrome. Limited revision.

Esotropia and exotropia.

Idiopathic macular hole.

Pediatric eye evaluations: I. Screening. II. Comprehensive ophthalmic evaluation.

Posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration.

Primary angle closure.

Primary open-angle glaucoma suspect.

Primary open-angle glaucoma.

Refractive errors and refractive surgery.

Vision rehabilitation for adults.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) (13)

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical guideline on diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee (non-arthroplasty).

Optimizing the management of rotator cuff problems.

Preventing venous thromboembolic disease in patients undergoing elective hip and knee arthroplasty.

The diagnosis and treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture.

The diagnosis and treatment of osteochondritis dissecans.

The diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections of the hip and knee.

The treatment of distal radius fractures.

The treatment of glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis.

The treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures.

The treatment of symptomatic osteoporotic spinal compression fractures.

Treatment of pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures.

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNS) (8)

Clinical practice guideline: acute otitis externa.

Clinical practice guideline: adult sinusitis.

Clinical practice guideline: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Clinical practice guideline: cerumen impaction.

Clinical practice guideline: hoarseness (dysphonia).

Clinical practice guideline: polysomnography for sleep-disordered breathing prior to tonsillectomy in children.

Clinical practice guideline: sudden hearing loss.

Clinical practice guideline: tonsillectomy in children.

American Academy of Pain Medicine (1)

Clinical guidelines for the use of chronic opioid therapy in chronic noncancer pain.

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (25)

Clinical guideline on the role of dental prophylaxis in pediatric dentistry.

Guideline on acquired temporomandibular disorders in infants, children, and adolescents.

Guideline on adolescent oral health care.

Guideline on antibiotic prophylaxis for dental patients at risk for infection.

Guideline on behavior guidance for the pediatric dental patient.

Guideline on caries-risk assessment and management for infants, children and adolescents.

Guideline on dental management of pediatric patients receiving chemotherapy, hematopoietic cell transplantation, and/or radiation.

Guideline on fluoride therapy.

Guideline on infant oral health care.

Guideline on informed consent.

Guideline on management of acute dental trauma.

Guideline on management of dental patients with special health care needs.

Guideline on management of the developing dentition and occlusion in pediatric dentistry.

Guideline on oral health care for the pregnant adolescent.

Guideline on oral health care/dental management of heritable dental developmental anomalies.

Guideline on pediatric oral surgery.

Guideline on pediatric restorative dentistry.

Guideline on perinatal oral health care.

Guideline on periodicity of examination, preventive dental services, anticipatory guidance/counseling, and oral treatment for infants, children, and adolescents.

Guideline on pulp therapy for primary and immature permanent teeth.

Guideline on use of anesthesia personnel in the administration of office-based deep sedation/general anesthesia to the pediatric dental patient.

Guideline on use of antibiotic therapy for pediatric dental patients.

Guideline on use of local anesthesia for pediatric dental patients.

Guideline on use of nitrous oxide for pediatric dental patients.

Guideline on xylitol use in caries prevention.

American Academy of Pediatrics (23)

ADHD: clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.

Antiviral therapy and prophylaxis for influenza in children.

Beyond Munchausen Syndrome by proxy: identification and treatment of child abuse in a medical setting.

Child passenger safety.

Communicating with children and families: from everyday interactions to skill in conveying distressing information.

Cord blood banking for potential future transplantation.

Diagnosis and prevention of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia in infants and young children (0–3 years of age).

Effects of early nutritional interventions on the development of atopic disease in infants and children: the role of maternal dietary restriction, breastfeeding, timing of introduction of complementary foods, and hydrolyzed formulas.

Evaluation of suspected child physical abuse.

Febrile seizures: clinical practice guideline for the long-term management of the child with simple febrile seizures.

Febrile seizures: guideline for the neurodiagnostic evaluation of the child with a simple febrile seizure.

Guidelines for the determination of brain death in infants and children: an update of the 1987 Task Force recommendations.

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011.

Lipid screening and cardiovascular health in childhood.

Maltreatment of children with disabilities.

Medical conditions affecting sports participation.

Office-based counseling for unintentional injury prevention.

Preservation of fertility in pediatric and adolescent patients with cancer.

Prevention of rickets and vitamin D deficiency in infants, children, and adolescents.

Prevention of varicella: recommendations for use of varicella vaccines in children, including a recommendation for a routine 2-dose varicella immunization schedule.

Recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, 2011-2012.

Recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years — United States, 2012.

Urinary tract infection: clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of the initial UTI in febrile infants and children 2 to 24 months.

American Academy of Periodontology (1)

Comprehensive periodontal therapy: a statement by the American Academy of Periodontology.

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (3)

Evidence-based guideline: treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy. Report of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Practice parameter: evaluation of distal symmetric polyneuropathy: role of autonomic testing, nerve biopsy, and skin biopsy (an evidence-based review).

Practice parameter: evaluation of distal symmetric polyneuropathy: role of laboratory and genetic testing (an evidence-based review).

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (13)

Best practice guide for the treatment of nightmare disorder in adults.

Best practice guide for the treatment of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD).

Clinical guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic insomnia in adults.

Clinical guideline for the evaluation, management and long-term care of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.

Clinical guidelines for the manual titration of positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Clinical guidelines for the use of unattended portable monitors in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in adult patients.

Practice parameters for the clinical evaluation and treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders.

Practice parameters for the respiratory indications for polysomnography in children.

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

Practice parameters for the treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias of central origin.

Practice parameters for the use of actigraphy in the assessment of sleep and sleep disorders: an update for 2007.

Practice parameters for the use of autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: an update for 2007.

The treatment of central sleep apnea syndromes in adults: practice parameters with an evidence-based literature review and meta-analyses.

American Association for Respiratory Care (9)

Bronchoscopy assisting—2007 revision & update.

Capnography/capnometry during mechanical ventilation: 2011.

Endotracheal suctioning of mechanically ventilated patients with artificial airways 2010.

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline: inhaled nitric oxide for neonates with acute hypoxic respiratory failure.

Humidification during invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation: 2012.

Incentive spirometry: 2011.

Infant/toddler pulmonary function tests-2008 revision & update.

Providing patient and caregiver training 2010.

Removal of the endotracheal tube—2007 revision & update.

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (17)

AASLD position paper: the management of acute liver failure: update 2011.

AASLD practice guidelines: the role of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in the management of portal hypertension.

Alcoholic liver disease.

An update on treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C virus infection: 2011 practice guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

Chronic hepatitis B: update 2009.

Diagnosis and management of autoimmune hepatitis.

Diagnosis and management of hemochromatosis: 2011 practice guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

Diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Diagnosis and treatment of Wilson disease: an update.

Diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C: an update.

Liver biopsy.

Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: an update.

Management of hepatocellular carcinoma: an update.

Prevention and management of gastroesophageal varices and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis.

Primary biliary cirrhosis.

The diagnosis and management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: practice guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Gastroenterological Association.

Vascular disorders of the liver.

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (1)

Pulmonary rehabilitation: joint ACCP/AACVPR evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (9)

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American Association of Endocrine Surgeons medical guidelines for the management of adrenal incidentalomas.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for developing a diabetes mellitus comprehensive care plan.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for growth hormone use in growth hormone-deficient adults and transition patients – 2009 update.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly—2011 update.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of menopause.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Associazione Medici Endocrinologi, and European Thyroid Association medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery medical guidelines for clinical practice for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient.

Hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis: management guidelines of the American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

American Association of Diabetes Educators (1)

Guidelines for the practice of diabetes education.

American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (1)

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American Association of Endocrine Surgeons medical guidelines for the management of adrenal incidentalomas.

American Association of Neurological Surgeons (25)

Anterior cervical surgery for the treatment of cervical degenerative myelopathy.

Cervical laminectomy for the treatment of cervical degenerative myelopathy.

Cervical laminoforaminotomy for the treatment of cervical degenerative radiculopathy.

Cervical laminoplasty for the treatment of cervical degenerative myelopathy.

Cervical surgical techniques for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

Clinical prognostic indicators of surgical outcome in cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

Electrophysiological monitoring during surgery for cervical degenerative myelopathy and radiculopathy.

Functional outcomes assessment for cervical degenerative disease.

Indications for anterior cervical decompression for the treatment of cervical degenerative radiculopathy.

Laminectomy and fusion for the treatment of cervical degenerative myelopathy.

Management of anterior cervical pseudarthrosis.

Position statement on percutaneous vertebral augmentation: a consensus statement developed by the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, Society of Interventional Radiology, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and American Society of Spine Radiology.

Preoperative patient selection with magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and electromyography: does the test predict outcome after cervical surgery?

Radiographic assessment of cervical subaxial fusion.

Techniques for anterior cervical decompression for radiculopathy.

Techniques for cervical interbody grafting.

The natural history of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

The role of chemotherapy in the management of newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

The role of emerging and investigational therapies for metastatic brain tumors: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline of selected topics.

The role of prophylactic anticonvulsants in the management of brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

The role of retreatment in the management of recurrent/progressive brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

The role of stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

The role of steroids in the management of brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

The role of surgical resection in the management of newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

The role of whole brain radiation therapy in the management of newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (3)

Evidence-based guideline: treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy. Report of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Practice parameter: evaluation of distal symmetric polyneuropathy: role of autonomic testing, nerve biopsy, and skin biopsy (an evidence-based review).

Practice parameter: evaluation of distal symmetric polyneuropathy: role of laboratory and genetic testing (an evidence-based review).

American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (9)

Care of the movement disorder patient with deep brain stimulation.

Care of the patient undergoing intracranial pressure monitoring/external ventricular drainage or lumbar drainage.

Care of the patient with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Care of the patient with mild traumatic brain injury.

Care of the patient with seizures. Second edition.

Guide to the care of the hospitalized patient with ischemic stroke. 2nd edition.

Neurologic assessment of the older adult. A guide for nurses.

Nursing management of adults with severe traumatic brain injury.

Thoracolumbar spine surgery: a guide to preoperative and postoperative patient care.

American Association of Poison Control Centers (4)

Atypical antipsychotic medication poisoning: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

Dextromethorphan poisoning: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

Elemental mercury exposure: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

Methylphenidate poisoning: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

American Cancer Society (ACS) (6)

(1) ACS guidelines for breast cancer screening: update 2003. (2) American Cancer Society Guideline for breast screening with MRI as an adjunct to mammography (2007).

American Cancer Society guideline for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine use to prevent cervical cancer and its precursors.

American Cancer Society guideline for the early detection of prostate cancer.

American Cancer Society guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention: reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity.

American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology screening guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer.

Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology.

American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (1)

Appropriateness of physical and sporting activity for those with scoliosis.

American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (1)

Evidence-based guideline update: intraoperative spinal monitoring with somatosensory and transcranial electrical motor evoked potentials. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society.

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (6)

Allergen immunotherapy: a practice parameter third update.

Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. Part 1.

Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. Part 2.

Device selection and outcomes of aerosol therapy: evidence-based guidelines: American College of Chest Physicians/American College of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology.

Pathogenesis, prevalence, diagnosis, and management of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction: a practice parameter.

The diagnosis and management of rhinitis. An updated practice parameter.

American College of Cardiology Foundation (28)

(1) 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). (2) 2011 ACCF/AHA focused update of the guideline for the management of patients with peripheral artery disease (updating the 2005 guideline). A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

(1) 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). (2) 2007 focused update of the ACC/AHA 2004 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.

2008 focused update incorporated into the 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).

2009 ACCF/AHA focused update on perioperative beta blockade incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and care for noncardiac surgery. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

2009 focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heart failure in adults. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

2010 ACCF/AHA guideline for assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI guideline for percutaneous coronary artery intervention. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina/non ST-Elevation myocardial infarction.

ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 guidelines for device-based therapy of cardiac rhythm abnormalities. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices).

ACCF/AHA 2007 clinical expert consensus document on coronary artery calcium scoring by computed tomography in global cardiovascular risk assessment and in evaluation of patients with chest pain. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography) developed in collaboration with the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

Atrial septal defect. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Atrioventricular septal defect. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Coronary artery abnormalities. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Dextro-transposition of the great arteries. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Ebstein's anomaly. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Left-sided heart obstructive lesions: aortic valve disease, subvalvular and supravalvular aortic stenosis, associated disorders of the ascending aorta, and coarctation. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Patent ductus arteriosus. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Pulmonary hypertension/Eisenmenger physiology. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Recommendations for delivery of care and ensuring access. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Recommendations for the standardization and interpretation of the electrocardiogram. Part I: the electrocardiogram and its technology. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology; the American College of Cardiology Foundation; and the Heart Rhythm Society. Endorsed by the International Society for Computerized Electrocardiology.

Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Tetralogy of Fallot. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

The role of endomyocardial biopsy in the management of cardiovascular disease. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology.

Tricuspid atresia/single ventricle. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Ventricular septal defect. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) (47)

(1) Medical therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2) 2007 addendum.

American College of Chest Physicians guidelines for the prevention and management of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.

Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for valvular disease: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Antithrombotic therapy in neonates and children: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Antithrombotic therapy in peripheral artery disease: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Bronchial intraepithelial neoplasia/early central airways lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Bronchioloalveolar lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Complementary therapies and integrative oncology in lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Device selection and outcomes of aerosol therapy: evidence-based guidelines: American College of Chest Physicians/American College of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology.

Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society.

Diagnosis of DVT: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Diagnostic surgical pathology in lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Evaluation of patients with pulmonary nodules: when is it lung cancer?: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Evidence-based management of anticoagulant therapy: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Follow-up and surveillance of the lung cancer patient following curative-intent therapy: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guideline. (2nd Edition)

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011.

Initial diagnosis of lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Initial evaluation of the patient with lung cancer: symptoms, signs, laboratory tests, and paraneoplastic syndromes: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Invasive mediastinal staging of lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Lung cancer chemoprevention: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Lung cancer. Practice organization

Management of small cell lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Palliative care consultation, quality-of-life measurements, and bereavement for end-of-life care in patients with lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Palliative care in lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Prevention of VTE in nonorthopedic surgical patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Prevention of VTE in nonsurgical patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Prevention of VTE in orthopedic surgery patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Prognosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Pulmonary artery hypertension and sleep-disordered breathing: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Pulmonary rehabilitation: joint ACCP/AACVPR evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Screening for lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Screening, early detection, and diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Special treatment issues in lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Surgical treatments/interventions for pulmonary arterial hypertension: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

The noninvasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

The physiologic evaluation of patients with lung cancer being considered for resectional surgery: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Treatment and prevention of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer stage I and stage II: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer-stage IIIA: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

VTE, thrombophilia, antithrombotic therapy, and pregnancy: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) (11)

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute headache.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute heart failure syndromes.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected pulmonary embolism.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with syncope.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of emergency department patients with suspected appendicitis.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute blunt abdominal trauma.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of patients presenting to the emergency department with acetaminophen overdose.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with community-acquired pneumonia.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the sedation of pediatric patients in the emergency department.

Clinical policy: neuroimaging and decisionmaking in adult mild traumatic brain injury in the acute setting.

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (6)

Diagnosis and treatment of forefoot disorders. Section 1: digital deformities.

Diagnosis and treatment of forefoot disorders. Section 2. Central metatarsalgia.

Diagnosis and treatment of forefoot disorders. Section 3. Morton's intermetatarsal neuroma.

Diagnosis and treatment of forefoot disorders. Section 4. Tailor's bunion.

Diagnosis and treatment of forefoot disorders. Section 5. Trauma.

The diagnosis and treatment of heel pain: a clinical practice guideline - revision 2010.

American College of Gastroenterology (5)

Alcoholic liver disease.

American College of Gastroenterology guidelines for colorectal cancer screening 2008.

Prevention and management of gastroesophageal varices and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis.

Role of esophageal stents in benign and malignant diseases.

The diagnosis and management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: practice guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Gastroenterological Association.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) (66)

Alternatives to hysterectomy in the management of leiomyomas.

Anemia in pregnancy.

Antibiotic prophylaxis for gynecologic procedures.

Antiphospholipid syndrome.

Asthma in pregnancy.

Bariatric surgery and pregnancy.

Benefits and risks of sterilization.

Breast cancer screening.

Cervical cytology screening.

Cervical insufficiency.

Chronic pelvic pain.

Critical care in pregnancy.

Diagnosis and management of vulvar skin disorders.

Diagnosis and treatment of gestational trophoblastic disease.

Dystocia and augmentation of labor.

Elective and risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy.

Emergency contraception.

Endometrial ablation.

Episiotomy.

Female sexual dysfunction.

Fetal lung maturity.

Gynecologic care for women with human immunodeficiency virus.

Gynecologic herpes simplex virus infections.

Hemoglobinopathies in pregnancy.

Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome.

Human papillomavirus.

Induction of labor.

Inherited thrombophilias in pregnancy.

Intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring: nomenclature, interpretation, and general management principles.

Invasive prenatal testing for aneuploidy.

Long-acting reversible contraception: implants and intrauterine devices.

Management of abnormal cervical cytology and histology.

Management of adnexal masses.

Management of alloimmunization during pregnancy.

Management of endometrial cancer.

Management of endometriosis.

Management of gynecologic issues in women with breast cancer.

Management of herpes in pregnancy.

Management of intrapartum fetal heart rate tracings.

Management of postterm pregnancy.

Management of preterm labor.

Management of stillbirth.

Medical management of abortion.

Medical management of ectopic pregnancy.

Multiple gestation: complicated twin, triplet, and high-order multifetal pregnancy.

Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.

Neural tube defects.

Noncontraceptive uses of hormonal contraceptives.

Osteoporosis. [NGC Update Pending]

Pelvic organ prolapse.

Polycystic ovary syndrome.

Postpartum hemorrhage.

Pregestational diabetes mellitus.

Premature rupture of membranes.

Prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

Screening for fetal chromosomal abnormalities.

Thromboembolism in pregnancy.

Treatment of urinary tract infections in nonpregnant women.

Ultrasonography in pregnancy.

Urinary incontinence in women.

Use of hormonal contraception in women with coexisting medical conditions.

Use of prophylactic antibiotics in labor and delivery.

Use of psychiatric medications during pregnancy and lactation.

Vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery.

Vaginitis.

Viral hepatitis in pregnancy.

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (9)

Ankle and foot disorders.

Carpal tunnel syndrome.

Cervical and thoracic spine disorders.

Chronic pain.

Elbow disorders. [NGC Update Pending]

Hand, wrist, and forearm disorders, not including carpal tunnel syndrome.

Knee disorders.

Low back disorders. [NGC Update Pending]

Shoulder disorders.

American College of Physicians (ACP) (16)

Current diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in primary care: a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians.

Current pharmacologic treatment of dementia: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society.

Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: A joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society.

Evidence-based interventions to improve the palliative care of pain, dyspnea, and depression at the end of life: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Glycemic control and type 2 diabetes mellitus: the optimal hemoglobin A1c targets. A guidance statement from the American College of Physicians.

Hormonal testing and pharmacologic treatment of erectile dysfunction: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Management of venous thromboembolism: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Oral pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Pharmacologic treatment of low bone density or osteoporosis to prevent fractures: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Screening for HIV in health care settings: a guidance statement for the American College of Physicians and HIV Medicine Association.

Screening for osteoporosis in men: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Screening mammography for women 40 to 49 years of age: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Use of intensive insulin therapy for the management of glycemic control in hospitalized patients: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Using second-generation antidepressants to treat depressive disorders: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized patients: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

American College of Preventive Medicine (3)

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease screening in adults: American College of Preventive Medicine position statement on preventive practice.

Screening for osteoporosis in the adult U.S. population: ACPM position statement on preventive practice.

Screening for prostate cancer in U.S. men: ACPM position statement on preventive practice.

American College of Radiology (ACR) (207)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® abdominal aortic aneurysm: interventional planning and follow-up.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® abnormal vaginal bleeding.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute abdominal pain and fever or suspected abdominal abscess. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain — suspected aortic dissection.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain — suspected pulmonary embolism.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute hand and wrist trauma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute nonspecific chest pain — low probability of coronary artery disease.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute onset flank pain — suspicion of stone disease.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute onset of scrotal pain — without trauma, without antecedent mass.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute pancreatitis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute pelvic pain in the reproductive age group.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute pyelonephritis. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute respiratory illness in immunocompetent patients.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute respiratory illness in immunocompromised patients.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute shoulder pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute trauma to the foot.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute trauma to the knee.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® adjuvant therapy for resected squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® advanced cervical cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® anal cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® assessment of gravid cervix.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ataxia. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) of the hip.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® blunt abdominal trauma. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® blunt chest trauma — suspected aortic injury.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® breast microcalcifications — initial diagnostic workup.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® cerebrovascular disease.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chest pain, suggestive of acute coronary syndrome.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic ankle pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic chest pain — high probability of coronary artery disease.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic chest pain - low to intermediate probability of coronary artery disease. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic dyspnea — suspected pulmonary origin. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic elbow pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic foot pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic hip pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic neck pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic wrist pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® claudication — suspected vascular etiology. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® clinically suspected adnexal mass.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® colorectal cancer screening.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® conservative surgery and radiation—stage I and II breast carcinoma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® cranial neuropathy. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Crohn disease.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® definitive external beam irradiation in stage T1 and T2 prostate cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® dementia and movement disorders.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® developmental dysplasia of the hip — child.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ductal carcinoma in situ.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® dysphagia.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® dyspnea — suspected cardiac origin.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® external beam radiation therapy treatment planning for clinically localized prostate cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® fever without source — child.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® first trimester bleeding.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® focal neurologic deficit. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up and retreatment of brain metastases.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up imaging of bladder carcinoma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up of lower-extremity arterial bypass surgery.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up of malignant or aggressive musculoskeletal tumors.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up of renal cell carcinoma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® growth disturbances—risk of intrauterine growth restriction.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® head trauma. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® headache - child. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® headache.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hematospermia.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hematuria — child.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hematuria.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® hemoptysis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin's lymphoma—favorable prognosis stage I and II.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin's lymphoma—unfavorable clinical stage I and II.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin's lymphoma--stage III and IV.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® iliac artery occlusive disease. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® imaging after total knee arthroplasty.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® incidentally discovered adrenal mass. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® indeterminate renal masses.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® induction and adjuvant therapy for N2 non-small-cell lung cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ipsilateral radiation for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® jaundice. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® known or suspected congenital heart disease in the adult.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® left lower quadrant pain — suspected diverticulitis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® limping child: ages 0-5 years. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® liver lesion — initial characterization.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local excision in early-stage rectal cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local-regional recurrence (LR) and salvage surgery—breast cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local-regional therapy for resectable oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® locally advanced (high-risk) prostate cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® locally advanced breast cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® low back pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® metastatic bone disease. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® multiple brain metastases.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® multiple gestations.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® myelopathy.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® neck mass/adenopathy. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® neuroendocrine imaging. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® non-invasive clinical staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® non-spine bone metastases.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonpalpable mammographic findings (excluding calcifications).

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonsurgical treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer: good performance status/definitive intent.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonsurgical treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer: poor performance status or palliative intent. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nontraumatic knee pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® obstructive voiding symptoms secondary to prostate disease.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® orbits, vision and visual loss. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® osteoporosis and bone mineral density.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ovarian cancer screening. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® palpable abdominal mass.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® palpable breast masses.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® percutaneous biliary drainage in benign and malignant biliary obstruction. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® permanent source brachytherapy for prostate cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® plexopathy. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® post-treatment follow-up of prostate cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® postmastectomy radiotherapy. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® postoperative adjuvant therapy in non-small-cell lung cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® postradical prostatectomy irradiation in prostate cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pre-irradiation evaluation and management of brain metastases.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment evaluation and follow-up of endometrial cancer of the uterus.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment planning of invasive cancer of the cervix.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging of colorectal cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging of invasive bladder cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging prostate cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® primary bone tumors.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pulsatile abdominal mass, suspected abdominal aortic aneurysm.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® radiologic management of hepatic malignancy.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® radiologic management of infected fluid collections.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® radiologic management of inferior vena cava filters.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® radiologic management of lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® radiologic management of lower-extremity venous insufficiency.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® radiologic management of mesenteric ischemia.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® radiologic management of thoracic nodules and masses.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® radiologic management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® radiologic management of urinary tract obstruction.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® radiologic management of vertebral compression fractures.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® rectal cancer—metastatic disease at presentation.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent lower urinary tract infections in women.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent rectal cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent symptoms following lower-extremity angioplasty. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renal cell carcinoma staging.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renal failure.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renal trauma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renovascular hypertension. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® resectable rectal cancer. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® retreatment of recurrent head and neck cancer after prior definitive radiation.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® rib fractures.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain — suspected appendicitis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right upper quadrant pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® role of adjuvant therapy in the management of early stage cervical cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine admission and preoperative chest radiography.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine chest radiographs in ICU patients.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® routine chest radiographs in uncomplicated hypertension.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® screening for pulmonary metastases.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® second and third trimester bleeding.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® seizures — child.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® seizures and epilepsy.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® single brain metastasis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® sinonasal disease. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® sinusitis — child. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® soft-tissue masses.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® solitary pulmonary nodule. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® stage I breast carcinoma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® staging and follow-up of ovarian cancer. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® staging of testicular malignancy. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® stress (fatigue/insufficiency) fracture, including sacrum, excluding other vertebrae.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® sudden onset of cold, painful leg. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected ankle fractures.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected infective endocarditis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected liver metastases.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected lower extremity deep vein thrombosis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected lower urinary tract trauma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected osteomyelitis of the foot in patients with diabetes mellitus. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected physical abuse — child. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected small-bowel obstruction.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected spine trauma. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected upper extremity deep vein thrombosis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® treatment of uterine leiomyomas. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® urinary tract infection — child. [NGC Update Pending]

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® vertigo and hearing loss.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® vomiting in infants up to 3 months of age.

ACR practice guideline for communication of diagnostic imaging findings.

ACR practice guideline for the performance of adult cystography and urethrography.

ACR practice guideline for the performance of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the lungs in adults.

ACR practice guideline for the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen (excluding the liver).

ACR practice guideline for the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the liver.

ACR practice guideline for the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the soft-tissue components of the pelvis.

ACR–AIUM–SRU practice guideline for the performance of diagnostic and screening ultrasound of the abdominal aorta in adults.

ACR–AIUM–SRU practice guideline for the performance of peripheral arterial ultrasound using color and spectral Doppler.

ACR–AIUM–SRU practice guideline for the performance of peripheral venous ultrasound examination.

ACR–AIUM–SRU practice guideline for the performance of scrotal ultrasound examinations.

ACR–AIUM–SRU practice guideline for the performance of ultrasound evaluation of the prostate (and surrounding structures).

ACR–ASNR practice guideline for the performance and interpretation of cervicocerebral computed tomography angiography (CTA).

ACR–ASNR practice guideline for the performance of computed tomography (CT) of the brain.

ACR–ASNR–SNIS–SPR practice guideline for the performance of pediatric and adult cervicocerebral magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).

ACR–ASTRO practice guideline for the performance of high-dose-rate brachytherapy.

ACR–ASTRO practice guideline for the performance of low-dose-rate brachytherapy.

ACR–ASTRO practice guideline for the performance of therapy with unsealed radiopharmaceutical sources.

ACR–ASTRO practice guideline for transperineal permanent brachytherapy of prostate cancer.

ACR–NASCI–SPR practice guideline for the performance of pediatric and adult body magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).

ACR–SIR practice guideline for sedation/analgesia.

ACR–SIR practice guideline for the performance of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement for the prevention of pulmonary embolism.

ACR–SNM–SPR practice guideline for the performance of gastrointestinal scintigraphy.

ACR–SNM–SPR practice guideline for the performance of liver and spleen scintigraphy.

ACR–SPR practice guideline for the performance of contrast esophagrams and upper gastrointestinal examinations in infants and children.

ACR–SPR practice guideline for the performance of tumor scintigraphy (with gamma cameras).

ACR–SPR practice guideline for the safe and optimal performance of fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

ACR–SPR–SNM practice guideline for the performance of adult and pediatric radionuclide cystography.

ACR–SSR practice guideline for the performance and interpretation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of bone and soft tissue tumors.

ACR–SSR practice guideline for the performance and interpretation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee.

ACR–SSR practice guideline for the performance and interpretation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the shoulder.

ACR-ASTRO practice guideline for the performance of total body irradiation.

Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology.

American College of Rheumatology (4)

2012 update of the 2008 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

American College of Rheumatology 2010 recommendations for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.

American College of Rheumatology 2012 recommendations for the use of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies in osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee.

American College of Rheumatology guidelines for screening, treatment, and management of lupus nephritis.

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) (3)

Exercise and type 2 diabetes: American College of Sports Medicine and the American Diabetes Association: joint position statement.

Physical activity and public health in older adults: recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

American Dental Association (3)

Evidence-based clinical recommendations for the use of pit-and-fissure sealants. A report of the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs.

Evidence-based clinical recommendations on the prescription of dietary fluoride supplements for caries prevention. A report of the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs.

Evidence-based clinical recommendations regarding screening for oral squamous cell carcinomas.

American Diabetes Association (16)

Diabetes and driving.

Diabetes and employment.

Diabetes care in the school and day care setting.

Diabetes management at camps for children with diabetes.

Diabetes management in correctional institutions.

Exercise and type 2 diabetes: American College of Sports Medicine and the American Diabetes Association: joint position statement.

Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes: a position statement of the American Diabetes Association.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. I. Classification and diagnosis.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. II. Testing for diabetes in asymptomatic patients.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. III. Detection and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Standards of medical care in diabetes. IV. Prevention/delay of type 2 diabetes.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. IX. Diabetes care in specific settings.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. V. Diabetes care.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. VI. Prevention and management of diabetes complications.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. VII. Assessment of common comorbid conditions.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. VIII. Diabetes care in specific populations.

American Epilepsy Society (5)

Practice advisory: the use of felbamate in the treatment of patients with intractable epilepsy. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy--focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society.

Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy--focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society.

Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy-focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): vitamin K, folic acid, blood levels, and breastfeeding. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society.

Practice parameter: evaluating an apparent unprovoked first seizure in adults (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

American Gastroenterological Association Institute (6)

AGA Institute medical position statement on acute pancreatitis.

AGA medical position statement on the diagnosis and management of colorectal neoplasia in inflammatory bowel disease.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the management of Barrett's esophagus.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Eosinophilic esophagitis in children and adults: a systematic review and consensus recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.

The diagnosis and management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: practice guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Gastroenterological Association.

American Headache Society (2)

Evidence-based guideline update: NSAIDs and other complementary treatments for episodic migraine prevention in adults. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society.

Evidence-based guideline update: pharmacologic treatment for episodic migraine prevention in adults. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society.

American Heart Association (AHA) (44)

(1) 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). (2) 2011 ACCF/AHA focused update of the guideline for the management of patients with peripheral artery disease (updating the 2005 guideline). A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

(1) 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). (2) 2007 focused update of the ACC/AHA 2004 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.

(1) Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. (2) Update to the AHA/ASA recommendations for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack.

2008 focused update incorporated into the 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).

2009 ACCF/AHA focused update on perioperative beta blockade incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and care for noncardiac surgery. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

2009 focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heart failure in adults. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

2010 ACCF/AHA guideline for assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI guideline for percutaneous coronary artery intervention. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina/non ST-Elevation myocardial infarction.

ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 guidelines for device-based therapy of cardiac rhythm abnormalities. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices).

ACCF/AHA 2007 clinical expert consensus document on coronary artery calcium scoring by computed tomography in global cardiovascular risk assessment and in evaluation of patients with chest pain. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography) developed in collaboration with the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

Atrial septal defect. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Atrioventricular septal defect. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Coronary artery abnormalities. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Dextro-transposition of the great arteries. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Drug therapy of high-risk lipid abnormalities in children and adolescents. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in Youth Committee, Council of Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, with the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing.

Ebstein's anomaly. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women—2011 update: a guideline from the American Heart Association.

Guidelines for the early management of adults with ischemic stroke. A guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, Clinical Cardiology Council, Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention Council, and the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease and Quality of Care Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Groups.

Guidelines for the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a statement for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association.

Guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in adults. 2007 update: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, High Blood Pressure Research Council, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Group.

Implementation strategies for emergency medical services within stroke systems of care: A policy statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association expert panel on emergency medical services systems and the Stroke Council.

Left-sided heart obstructive lesions: aortic valve disease, subvalvular and supravalvular aortic stenosis, associated disorders of the ascending aorta, and coarctation. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Management of cocaine-associated chest pain and myocardial infarction. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Acute Cardiac Care Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology.

Patent ductus arteriosus. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Physical activity and public health in older adults: recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

Prevention of infective endocarditis: guidelines from the American Heart Association.

Prevention of premature discontinuation of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary artery stents.

Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in nursing practice: focus on children and youth.

Pulmonary hypertension/Eisenmenger physiology. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Recommendations and considerations related to preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in competitive athletes: 2007 update. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

Recommendations for delivery of care and ensuring access. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Recommendations for the standardization and interpretation of the electrocardiogram. Part I: the electrocardiogram and its technology. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology; the American College of Cardiology Foundation; and the Heart Rhythm Society. Endorsed by the International Society for Computerized Electrocardiology.

Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Tetralogy of Fallot. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

The role of endomyocardial biopsy in the management of cardiovascular disease. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology.

Tricuspid atresia/single ventricle. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

Use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs: an update for clinicians. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of stroke rehabilitation.

Ventricular septal defect. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (5)

ACR–AIUM–SRU practice guideline for the performance of diagnostic and screening ultrasound of the abdominal aorta in adults.

ACR–AIUM–SRU practice guideline for the performance of peripheral arterial ultrasound using color and spectral Doppler.

ACR–AIUM–SRU practice guideline for the performance of peripheral venous ultrasound examination.

ACR–AIUM–SRU practice guideline for the performance of scrotal ultrasound examinations.

ACR–AIUM–SRU practice guideline for the performance of ultrasound evaluation of the prostate (and surrounding structures).

American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) (22)

Acute change of condition in the long-term care setting.

Altered nutritional status in the long-term care setting.

Anemia in the long-term care setting.

Common infections in the long-term care setting.

COPD management in the long-term care setting.

Dehydration and fluid maintenance in the long-term care setting.

Delirium and acute problematic behavior in the long-term care setting.

Dementia in the long-term care setting.

Depression in the long term care setting.

Diabetes management in the long-term care setting.

Falls and fall risk.

Gastrointestinal disorders.

Health maintenance in the long-term care setting.

Heart failure in the long-term care setting.

Osteoporosis and fracture prevention in the long-term care setting.

Pain management in the long-term care setting.

Parkinson's disease.

Pressure ulcers in the long-term care setting.

Sleep disorders.

Stroke management in the long term care setting.

Transitions of care in the long-term care continuum.

Urinary incontinence.

American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA) (6)

Occupational therapy practice guidelines for adults with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

Occupational therapy practice guidelines for adults with stroke.

Occupational therapy practice guidelines for adults with traumatic brain injury.

Occupational therapy practice guidelines for children and adolescents with autism.

Occupational therapy practice guidelines for children and adolescents with challenges in sensory processing and sensory integration.

Occupational therapy practice guidelines for individuals with work-related injuries and illnesses.

American Optometric Association (AOA) (17)

Care of the adult patient with cataract.

Care of the patient with accommodative and vergence dysfunction.

Care of the patient with age-related macular degeneration.

Care of the patient with amblyopia.

Care of the patient with anterior uveitis.

Care of the patient with conjunctivitis.

Care of the patient with diabetes mellitus.

Care of the patient with hyperopia.

Care of the patient with learning related vision problems.

Care of the patient with myopia.

Care of the patient with ocular surface disorders.

Care of the patient with open angle glaucoma.

Care of the patient with presbyopia.

Care of the patient with retinal detachment and related peripheral vitreoretinal disease.

Care of the patient with strabismus: esotropia and exotropia.

Care of the patient with visual impairment (low vision rehabilitation).

Pediatric eye and vision examination.

American Osteopathic Association (1)

American Osteopathic Association guidelines for osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for patients with low back pain.

American Pain Society (2)

Clinical guidelines for the use of chronic opioid therapy in chronic noncancer pain.

Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: A joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society.

American Psychiatric Association (9)

Practice guideline for the psychiatric evaluation of adults.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.

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

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder, third edition.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with panic disorder.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Second edition.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with substance use disorders.

American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) (6)

The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of acute myeloid leukemia in adults.

The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of acute myeloid leukemia in children.

The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of myelodysplastic syndromes.

The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: update of the 2006 evidence-based review.

The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of diffuse large B cell lymphoma: update of the 2001 evidence-based review.

The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of follicular lymphoma.

American Society for Clinical Pathology (1)

American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology screening guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer.

American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (3)

(1) 2006 consensus guidelines for the management of women with abnormal cervical cancer screening tests. (2) 2009 addendum.

2006 consensus guidelines for the management of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or adenocarcinoma in situ.

American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology screening guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer.

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (25)

A consensus document on bowel preparation before colonoscopy.

Antibiotic prophylaxis for GI endoscopy.

ASGE guideline: endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

ASGE guideline: modifications in endoscopic practice for the elderly.

ASGE guideline: the role of endoscopy in the surveillance of premalignant conditions of the upper GI tract.

Complications of colonoscopy.

Complications of ERCP.

Endoscopy by nonphysicians.

Endoscopy in patients with implanted electronic devices.

Esophageal dilation.

Guidelines for endoscopy in pregnant and lactating women.

Infection control during GI endoscopy.

Informed consent for GI endoscopy.

Management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopic procedures.

Modifications in endoscopic practice for pediatric patients.

Position statement on routine laboratory testing before endoscopic procedures.

Reprocessing failure.

Role of endoscopy in the bariatric surgery patient.

Role of endoscopy in the management of GERD.

Role of EUS.

Sedation and anesthesia in GI endoscopy.

The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia.

The role of endoscopy in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

The role of endoscopy in the evaluation of suspected choledocholithiasis.

The role of endoscopy in the management of acute non-variceal upper GI bleeding.

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (1)

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery medical guidelines for clinical practice for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient.

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) (8)

Enteral access devices: selection, insertion, and maintenance considerations. In: A.S.P.E.N. enteral nutrition practice recommendations.

Enteral formula (medical food) and infant formula regulation. In: A.S.P.E.N. enteral nutrition practice recommendations.

Enteral nutrition administration. In: A.S.P.E.N. enteral nutrition practice recommendations.

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011.

Medication administration. In: A.S.P.E.N. enteral nutrition practice recommendations.

Monitoring enteral nutrition administration. In: A.S.P.E.N. enteral nutrition practice recommendations.

Ordering and labeling of enteral nutrition. In: A.S.P.E.N. enteral nutrition practice recommendations.

Water and enteral formula safety and stability. In: A.S.P.E.N. enteral nutrition practice recommendations.

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) (9)

Accelerated partial breast irradiation consensus statement from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

ACR–ASTRO practice guideline for the performance of high-dose-rate brachytherapy.

ACR–ASTRO practice guideline for the performance of low-dose-rate brachytherapy.

ACR–ASTRO practice guideline for the performance of therapy with unsealed radiopharmaceutical sources.

ACR–ASTRO practice guideline for transperineal permanent brachytherapy of prostate cancer.

Fractionation for whole breast irradiation: an American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) evidence-based guideline.

Palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases: an ASTRO evidence-based guideline.

Palliative thoracic radiotherapy in lung cancer: an American Society for Radiation Oncology evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

Radiotherapeutic and surgical management for newly diagnosed brain metastasis(es): an American Society for Radiation Oncology evidence-based guideline.

American Society of Anesthesiologists (14)

Practice advisory for perioperative visual loss associated with spine surgery. An updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Visual Loss.

Practice advisory for preanesthesia evaluation. An updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preanesthesia Evaluation.

Practice advisory for the perioperative management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. An updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.

Practice advisory for the prevention and management of operating room fires.

Practice advisory for the prevention of perioperative peripheral neuropathies. An updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Prevention of Perioperative Peripheral Neuropathies.

Practice advisory for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of infectious complications associated with neuraxial techniques. A report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Infectious Complications Associated with Neuraxial Techniques.

Practice advisory on anesthetic care for magnetic resonance imaging. A report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Anesthetic Care for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

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.

Practice guidelines for central venous access. A report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Central Venous Access.

Practice guidelines for chronic pain management. An updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Chronic Pain Management and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

Practice guidelines for obstetric anesthesia: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Obstetric Anesthesia.

Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography. An updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Task Force on Transesophageal Echocardiography.

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. An updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Standards and Practice Parameters.

Practice guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of respiratory depression associated with neuraxial opioid administration. An updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Neuraxial Opioids.

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (18)

(1) American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update on chemotherapy for stage IV non–small-cell lung cancer. (2) 2011 focused update of 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update on chemotherapy for stage IV non–small-cell lung cancer.

American Society of Clinical Oncology 2007 clinical practice guideline update on the role of bisphosphonates in multiple myeloma.

American Society of Clinical Oncology 2007 update recommendations for the use of tumor markers in breast cancer.

American Society of Clinical Oncology 2008 clinical practice guideline update: use of chemotherapy and radiation therapy protectants.

American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline on uses of serum tumor markers in adult males with germ cell tumors.

American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update on the role of bone-modifying agents in metastatic breast cancer.

American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update on the use of pharmacologic interventions including tamoxifen, raloxifene, and aromatase inhibition for breast cancer risk reduction.

American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline: update on adjuvant endocrine therapy for women with hormone receptor–positive breast cancer.

American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline: recommendations for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and treatment in patients with cancer.

American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Society of Hematology clinical practice guideline update on the use of epoetin and darbepoetin in adult patients with cancer.

American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists guideline recommendations for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing in breast cancer.

American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists guideline recommendations for immunohistochemical testing of estrogen and progesterone receptors in breast cancer.

Antiemetics: American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update.

Appropriate chemotherapy dosing for obese adult patients with cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline.

Cancer Care Ontario and American Society of Clinical Oncology adjuvant chemotherapy and adjuvant radiation therapy for stages I-IIIA resectable non-small-cell lung cancer guideline.

Initial hormonal management of androgen-sensitive metastatic, recurrent, or progressive prostate cancer: 2006 update of an American Society of Clinical Oncology practice guideline.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Society of Surgical Oncology joint clinical practice guideline.

Use of 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors for prostate cancer chemoprevention: American Society of Clinical Oncology-American Urological Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline.

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) (9)

A consensus document on bowel preparation before colonoscopy.

Practice parameters for anal squamous neoplasms. [NGC Update Pending]

Practice parameters for the evaluation and management of constipation.

Practice parameters for the management of anal fissures (3rd revision).

Practice parameters for the management of hemorrhoids (revised 2010).

Practice parameters for the management of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano.

Practice parameters for the management of rectal prolapse.

Practice parameters for the surgical management of Crohn's disease.

Practice parameters for the treatment of fecal incontinence.

American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (1)

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011.

American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (1)

Preservation of peripheral veins in patients with chronic kidney disease.

American Society of Hematology (1)

American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Society of Hematology clinical practice guideline update on the use of epoetin and darbepoetin in adult patients with cancer.

American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (2)

Intracranial angioplasty and stenting for cerebral atherosclerosis: a position statement of the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the American Society of Neuroradiology.

Position statement on percutaneous vertebral augmentation: a consensus statement developed by the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, Society of Interventional Radiology, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and American Society of Spine Radiology.

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (2)

Comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in the management of chronic spinal pain.

Opioids in the management of chronic non-cancer pain: an update of American Society of the Interventional Pain Physicians' (ASIPP) guidelines. [NGC Update Pending]

American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring (ASNM) (2)

Guidelines for intraoperative neuromonitoring using raw (analog or digital waveforms) and quantitative electroencephalography. A position statement by the American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring.

Intraoperative monitoring using somatosensory evoked potentials. A position statement by the American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring.

American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) (4)

ACR–ASNR practice guideline for the performance and interpretation of cervicocerebral computed tomography angiography (CTA).

ACR–ASNR practice guideline for the performance of computed tomography (CT) of the brain.

ACR–ASNR–SNIS–SPR practice guideline for the performance of pediatric and adult cervicocerebral magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).

Intracranial angioplasty and stenting for cerebral atherosclerosis: a position statement of the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the American Society of Neuroradiology.

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (9)

Chronic wounds of the lower extremity.

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline: reduction mammaplasty.

Evidence-based patient safety advisory: blood dyscrasias.

Evidence-based patient safety advisory: liposuction.

Evidence-based patient safety advisory: malignant hyperthermia.

Evidence-based patient safety advisory: patient assessment and prevention of pulmonary side effects in surgery. Part 1 - obstructive sleep apnea and obstructive lung disease.

Evidence-based patient safety advisory: patient assessment and prevention of pulmonary side effects in surgery. Part 2 - patient and procedural risk factors.

Evidence-based patient safety advisory: patient selection and procedures in ambulatory surgery.

Treatment of cutaneous melanoma.

American Society of Spine Radiology (1)

Position statement on percutaneous vertebral augmentation: a consensus statement developed by the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, Society of Interventional Radiology, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and American Society of Spine Radiology.

American Stroke Association (7)

(1) Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. (2) Update to the AHA/ASA recommendations for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack.

Anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents in acute ischemic stroke: report of the Joint Stroke Guideline Development Committee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association).

Guidelines for the early management of adults with ischemic stroke. A guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, Clinical Cardiology Council, Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention Council, and the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease and Quality of Care Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Groups.

Guidelines for the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a statement for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association.

Guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in adults. 2007 update: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, High Blood Pressure Research Council, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Group.

Implementation strategies for emergency medical services within stroke systems of care: A policy statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association expert panel on emergency medical services systems and the Stroke Council.

VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of stroke rehabilitation.

American Thoracic Society (3)

Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society.

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011.

Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults.

American Thyroid Association (5)

Consensus statement on the terminology and classification of central neck dissection for thyroid cancer.

Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association for the diagnosis and management of thyroid disease during pregnancy and postpartum.

Hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis: management guidelines of the American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

Medullary thyroid cancer: management guidelines of the American Thyroid Association.

Revised American Thyroid Association management guidelines for patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer.

American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. (26)

(1) The management of erectile dysfunction: an update. (2) 2006 addendum.

2007 guideline for the management of ureteral calculi.

Adult urodynamics: American Urological Association (AUA)/Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU) guideline.

AUA guideline on the pharmacologic management of premature ejaculation.

Best practice policy statement for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing urologic surgery.

Best practice policy statement on cryosurgery for the treatment of localized prostate cancer.

Best practice policy statement on urological surgery antimicrobial prophylaxis.

Diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.

Diagnosis and treatment of overactive bladder (non-neurogenic) in adults: AUA/SUFU guideline.

Guideline for management of the clinical stage 1 renal mass.

Guideline for the management of clinically localized prostate cancer: 2007 update.

Guideline for the management of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: (stages Ta,T1, and Tis): 2007 update.

Guideline for the surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence: 2009 update.

Guideline on the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Management of children with vesicoureteral reflux and bladder/bowel dysfunction. In: Management and screening of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children: AUA guideline.

Management of infants less than one year of age with vesicoureteral reflux. In: Management and screening of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children: AUA guideline.

Management of vesicoureteral reflux in the child over one year of age. In: Management and screening of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children: AUA guideline.

Prostate-specific antigen best practice statement: 2009 update.

Report on the management of staghorn calculi.

Screening of siblings and offspring of patients with vesicoureteral reflux. In: Management and screening of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children: AUA guideline.

Screening of the neonate/infant with prenatal hydronephrosis. In: Management and screening of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children: AUA guideline.

The evaluation of the azoospermic male: AUA best practice statement.

The management of obstructive azoospermia: AUA best practice statement.

The management of priapism

The optimal evaluation of the infertile male: AUA best practice statement.

Use of 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors for prostate cancer chemoprevention: American Society of Clinical Oncology-American Urological Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline.

Aragon Institute of Health Sciences-I+CS (2)

Clinical practice guideline for prostate cancer treatment.

Clinical practice guidelines for psychosocial interventions in severe mental illness.

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) (1)

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011.

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (2)

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) venous ulcer guideline.

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care guideline of pressure ulcer guidelines.

Association for Vascular Access (1)

Preservation of peripheral veins in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Association of Coloproctology of Britain and Ireland (1)

Guidelines for the management of colorectal cancer.

Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (AMMI) (1)

Neonatal hypoglycemia: initial and follow up management.

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (1)

Care of the patient with mild traumatic brain injury.

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) (6)

Assessment and care of the late preterm infant. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

Breastfeeding support: prenatal care through the first year, second edition. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

Neonatal skin care, second edition. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

Nursing care and management of the second stage of labor, second edition. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

Nursing care of the woman receiving regional analgesia/anesthesia in labor. Second edition. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

Perioperative care of the pregnant woman. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline.

Associazione Medici Endocrinologi (1)

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Associazione Medici Endocrinologi, and European Thyroid Association medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules.

Australian Cancer Network (30)

Adjuvant systemic therapy of melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Appropriate investigations. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Biopsy. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Classification and staging of melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Clinical diagnosis. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Clinical trials. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Complementary and alternative medicine. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Congenital melanocytic naevi. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Follow-up. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Histopathological reporting of cutaneous melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Identification and management of high-risk individuals. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Lentigo maligna. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Management of locoregionally recurrent melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Management of regional lymph nodes in melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Melanoma in children. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Melanoma in Māori and melanoma in Pacific peoples in New Zealand. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Melanoma in specific populations in Australia. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Mucosal melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Multidisciplinary care of melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Occult melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Ocular melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Palliative care in melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Population-based whole-body skin screening for melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Pregnancy and melanoma (including hormone replacement therapy and oral contraceptives). In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Prevention. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Prognostic factors and survival outcomes in cutaneous melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Psychosocial issues in melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Treatment of desmoplastic melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Treatment of disseminated melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Treatment of primary melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.

Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (3)

ASD and PTSD. In: Australian guidelines for the treatment of adults with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Evidence review and treatment recommendations for adults with PTSD. In: Australian guidelines for the treatment of adults with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Evidence review and treatment recommendations: early intervention. In: Australian guidelines for the treatment of adults with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.

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