Guidelines by Topic

Browse topics to find guidelines represented in NGC that are linked to a particular term derived from the U.S. National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) External Web Site Policy , a controlled vocabulary for disease/condition, treatment/intervention, and health services administration. MeSH is one of the controlled vocabularies included within the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) (what's this?)

MeSH terms are arranged hierarchically ranging from broad headings to more narrow concepts. For example, the general concept "Nervous System Diseases" can be followed through the MeSH hierarchy down to the concept "Myasthenia Gravis, Neonatal;" the broad concept "Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System" can be followed through "Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal" to the narrow concept "Sigmoidoscopy."

Disease/Condition

Anatomy (12)

-	Body Regions (1)

-	Cardiovascular System (1)

-	Embryonic Structures (1)

-	Fluids and Secretions (2)

-	Nervous System (1)

-	Stomatognathic System (4)

-	Tissues (3)

Organisms (39)

-	Archaea (1)

-	Bacteria (28)

-	Eukaryota (1)

-	Viruses (14)

Diseases (2254)

-	Animal Diseases (6)

-	Bacterial Infections and Mycoses (373)

-	Cardiovascular Diseases (462)

-	Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities (250)

-	Digestive System Diseases (347)

-	Disorders of Environmental Origin (2)

-	Endocrine System Diseases (237)

-	Eye Diseases (96)

-	Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications (600)

-	Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases (178)

-	Immune System Diseases (339)

-	Male Urogenital Diseases (403)

-	Musculoskeletal Diseases (248)

-	Neoplasms (558)

-	Nervous System Diseases (608)

-	Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (304)

-	Occupational Diseases (36)

-	Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases (73)

-	Parasitic Diseases (31)

-	Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms (1058)

-	Respiratory Tract Diseases (313)

-	Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases (264)

-	Stomatognathic Diseases (88)

-	Substance-Related Disorders (125)

-	Virus Diseases (260)

-	Wounds and Injuries (238)

Chemicals and Drugs (7)

-	Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins (1)

-	Biological Factors (1)

-	Chemical Actions and Uses (1)

-	Complex Mixtures (5)

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment (122)

-	Dentistry (1)

-	Diagnosis (97)

-	Equipment and Supplies (2)

-	Investigative Techniques (14)

-	Surgical Procedures, Operative (8)

-	Therapeutics (11)

Psychiatry and Psychology (421)

-	Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms (201)

-	Mental Disorders (281)

-	Psychological Phenomena and Processes (108)

Phenomena and Processes (534)

-	Biological Phenomena (4)

-	Cell Physiological Phenomena (2)

-	Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena (8)

-	Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena (8)

-	Genetic Phenomena (32)

-	Immune System Phenomena (32)

-	Integumentary System Physiological Phenomena (1)

-	Microbiological Phenomena (20)

-	Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena (80)

-	Ocular Physiological Phenomena (5)

-	Physical Phenomena (7)

-	Physiological Phenomena (146)

-	Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena (281)

Disciplines and Occupations (1)

-	Health Occupations (1)

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena (64)

-	Education (1)

-	Human Activities (1)

-	Social Sciences (64)

Humanities (1)

-	Humanities (1)

Information Science (7)

-	Information Science (7)

Named Groups (99)

-	Persons (99)

Health Care (244)

-	Environment and Public Health (180)

-	Health Care Economics and Organizations (5)

-	Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services (12)

-	Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation (94)

-	Health Services Administration (14)

-	Population Characteristics (71)

Treatment/Intervention

Anatomy (63)

-	Body Regions (2)

Cells (6)

-	Embryonic Structures (5)

-	Fluids and Secretions (45)

-	Hemic and Immune Systems (24)

-	Integumentary System (1)

-	Musculoskeletal System (4)

-	Nervous System (2)

-	Plant Structures (4)

-	Stomatognathic System (1)

-	Tissues (4)

-	Urogenital System (1)

Organisms (49)

-	Bacteria (6)

-	Eukaryota (44)

Diseases (172)

-	Bacterial Infections and Mycoses (1)

-	Cardiovascular Diseases (3)

-	Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities (1)

-	Digestive System Diseases (2)

-	Endocrine System Diseases (1)

-	Eye Diseases (1)

-	Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications (3)

-	Immune System Diseases (2)

-	Male Urogenital Diseases (2)

-	Neoplasms (3)

-	Nervous System Diseases (8)

-	Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (3)

-	Occupational Diseases (1)

-	Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases (1)

-	Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms (150)

-	Respiratory Tract Diseases (7)

-	Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases (6)

-	Stomatognathic Diseases (2)

-	Wounds and Injuries (5)

Chemicals and Drugs (1622)

-	Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins (579)

-	Biological Factors (331)

-	Biomedical and Dental Materials (72)

-	Carbohydrates (338)

-	Chemical Actions and Uses (1223)

-	Complex Mixtures (164)

-	Enzymes and Coenzymes (143)

-	Heterocyclic Compounds (693)

-	Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists (386)

-	Inorganic Chemicals (334)

-	Lipids (129)

-	Macromolecular Substances (63)

-	Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides (95)

-	Organic Chemicals (806)

-	Pharmaceutical Preparations (105)

-	Polycyclic Compounds (476)

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment (2255)

-	Anesthesia and Analgesia (158)

-	Dentistry (73)

-	Diagnosis (1710)

-	Equipment and Supplies (853)

-	Investigative Techniques (1455)

-	Surgical Procedures, Operative (1058)

-	Therapeutics (1688)

Psychiatry and Psychology (815)

-	Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms (503)

-	Behavioral Disciplines and Activities (504)

-	Mental Disorders (3)

-	Psychological Phenomena and Processes (346)

Phenomena and Processes (853)

-	Biological Phenomena (40)

-	Cell Physiological Phenomena (124)

-	Chemical Phenomena (21)

-	Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena (219)

-	Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena (16)

-	Genetic Phenomena (28)

-	Immune System Phenomena (6)

-	Integumentary System Physiological Phenomena (2)

-	Mathematical Concepts (14)

-	Metabolic Phenomena (10)

-	Microbiological Phenomena (21)

-	Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena (296)

-	Ocular Physiological Phenomena (25)

-	Physical Phenomena (91)

-	Physiological Phenomena (338)

-	Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena (149)

Disciplines and Occupations (381)

-	Health Occupations (294)

-	Natural Science Disciplines (124)

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena (813)

-	Education (552)

-	Human Activities (293)

-	Social Sciences (288)

Technology, Industry, Agriculture (264)

-	Food and Beverages (127)

-	Technology, Industry, and Agriculture (163)

Humanities (52)

-	Humanities (52)

Information Science (274)

-	Information Science (274)

Named Groups (25)

-	Persons (25)

Health Care (1664)

-	Environment and Public Health (940)

-	Health Care Economics and Organizations (293)

-	Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services (1353)

-	Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation (818)

-	Health Services Administration (1096)

-	Population Characteristics (98)

Publication Characteristics (12)

-	Publication Components (1)

-	Publication Formats (12)

Health Services Administration

Chemicals and Drugs (3)

-	Complex Mixtures (2)

-	Heterocyclic Compounds (1)

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment (77)

-	Dentistry (1)

-	Diagnosis (4)

-	Equipment and Supplies (2)

-	Investigative Techniques (65)

-	Surgical Procedures, Operative (1)

-	Therapeutics (14)

Psychiatry and Psychology (59)

-	Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms (51)

-	Behavioral Disciplines and Activities (6)

-	Psychological Phenomena and Processes (7)

Phenomena and Processes (25)

-	Cell Physiological Phenomena (1)

-	Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena (1)

-	Physical Phenomena (24)

Disciplines and Occupations (39)

-	Health Occupations (36)

-	Natural Science Disciplines (3)

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena (138)

-	Education (82)

-	Human Activities (2)

-	Social Sciences (78)

Technology, Industry, Agriculture (11)

-	Technology, Industry, and Agriculture (11)

Humanities (8)

-	Humanities (8)

Information Science (108)

-	Information Science (108)

Named Groups (16)

-	Persons (16)

Health Care (242)

-	Environment and Public Health (55)

-	Health Care Economics and Organizations (88)

-	Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services (64)

-	Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation (99)

-	Health Services Administration (133)

-	Population Characteristics (23)

Publication Characteristics (1)

-	Publication Formats (1)

Geographicals (6)

-	Geographic Locations (6)