Overview | Gout: diagnosis and management | Guidance | NICE
2022年6月9日 · This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of gout. It includes recommendations on diagnosing gout, managing flares, long-term management of gout and referral to specialist services
Should I take a statin? This decision aid can help you if you are thinking about taking a statin. It is . for people who do not already have heart disease and have not had a stroke.
Urinary tract infection (lower): antimicrobial prescribing - NICE
2018年10月31日 · Table 1 Antibiotics for non-pregnant women aged 16 years and over; Treatment Antibiotic, dosage and course length; First choices. If there are symptoms of pyelonephritis (such as fever) or a complicated urinary tract infection (UTI), see the NICE guideline on acute pyelonephritis for antibiotic choices.. Nitrofurantoin (if estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] is 45 ml/minute or more):
Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management - NICE
2019年8月28日 · This guideline covers identifying and treating primary hypertension (high blood pressure) in people aged 18 and over, including people with type 2 diabetes. It aims to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes by helping healthcare professionals to diagnose hypertension accurately and treat it effectively
Intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital - NICE
This guideline covers the general principles for managing intravenous (IV) fluid therapy in hospital inpatients aged 16 and over with a range of conditions. It aims to help prescribers understand the optimal amount and composition of IV fluids to be administered and the best rate at which to give them, to improve fluid prescribing and outcomes among people in hospital.
• The . main points from the evidence. summarised in this briefing are from 2 prospective studies and 1 multicentre retrospective observational study in the NHS.
Depression in adults: treatment and management - NICE
2022年6月29日 · This guideline covers identifying, treating and managing depression in people aged 18 and over. It recommends treatments for first episodes of depression and further-line treatments, and provides advice on preventing relapse, and managing chronic depression, psychotic depression and depression with a coexisting diagnosis of personality disorder
Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control in ... - NICE
Healthcare workers should ensure that their hands can be decontaminated throughout the duration of clinical work by: being bare below the elbow when delivering direct patient care (for the purposes of this guideline, bare below the elbow means: not wearing false nails, nail polish, a wristwatch or stoned rings; wearing short-sleeved garments …
Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition
2024年3月19日 · This guideline covers recognising, diagnosing and managing bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease in babies, children, young people and adults. It aims to reduce death and disability by helping healthcare professionals recognise meningitis and treat it …
Are any of these high-risk factors present: •a GCS score of 12 or less on initial assessment •intubation •a definitive diagnosis of cervical spine injury is needed urgently (for example, if cervical spine manipulation is needed during