Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New clinical practice guideline on community acquired pneumonia

In its latest clinical practice guideline on community-acquired pneumonia the American Thoracic Society's guidelines panel addresses the use of nucleic acid-based testing for non-influenza viral pathogens. The guideline was ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Clinical practice guidelines cut pediatric hospitalizations for DKA

(HealthDay)—Implementation of clinical practice guidelines can reduce the length of hospitalizations among children experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), according to a study published Nov. 29 in the Journal of Evaluation ...

Oncology & Cancer

COPD: DMP is largely consistent with guidelines

On 3 January 2014 the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of people with chronic ...

Health

Variation in clinical practice guidelines for febrile infants

(HealthDay)—Emergency department clinical practice guideline (CPG) recommendations contribute to observed practice variation in febrile infants, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

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