Clinical Guidelines are statements that include recommendations intended to optimize patient care. They help doctors and patients in decision making, and are developed by various organizations to describe appropriate care based on scientific evidence. The guidelines are constantly updated. Access the following links to stay informed.
Mental Health
Major Depression Disorder
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American Psychiatric Association:
https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/mdd-guide.pdf
Sustance Use Disorder
Alcohol
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American Psychiatric Association:
https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.1176/appi.books.9781615371969
Chronic Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
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American Diabetes Association:
https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/diacare/44/Supplement_1/S15.full.pdf
Hypertension (HTN)
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JNC 8:
https://thepafp.org/website/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2014-JNC-8-Hypertension.pdf -
American Heart Association:
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/HYP.0000000000000065 -
American College of Cardiology:
https://www.acc.org/~/media/Non-Clinical/Files-PDFs-Excel-MS-Word-etc/Guidelines/2017/Guidelines_Made_Simple_2017_HBP.pdf
Congetive Heart Failure (CHF)
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American Heart Association:
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000509 -
American College of Cardiology:
https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.11.022
Asthma
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Asthma National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/asthma-management-guidelines-2020-updates -
Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA):
https://ginasthma.org/gina-reports/
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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Department of Veterans & Department of Defense:
https://www.healthquality.va.gov/guidelines/CD/copd/VADoDCOPDCPGFinal508.pdf -
Global Initiative for Chronis Obstructive Lung Disease:
https://goldcopd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GOLD-REPORT-2021-v1.1-25Nov20_WMV.pdf
Acute Conditions
Pain Management
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American College of Physician:
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M19-3602?_ga=2.29520127.1371243064.1632188657-1957287075.1632188656
Respiratoty Tract Infection
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American Family Physician:
Respiratory Tract Infections - American Family Physician (aafp.org)
Unhealthy Behaviors
Obesity
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Endocrine Society:
https://www.endocrine.org/clinical-practice-guidelines/obesity
Eating Disorders:
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American Psychiatric Association:
https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/eatingdisorders-guide.pdf
Preventive Care Guidelines (Adults And Children)
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USPTF United States Preventive Services/Task Force:
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org -
Bright Futures:
https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/periodicity_schedule.pdf -
Ley Núm. 45 2016 (HIV):
https://pruebarutinariavih.salud.gov.pr/Shared%20Documents/ley-45-16-May-2016.pdf#search=ley%2045 -
Orden Administrativa # 334 (colorectal cancer screening):
https://transicion2016.pr.gov/Agencias/071/Informe%20de%20Ordenes%20Administrativas%20Vigentes/ORDEN%20ADM.%20334.pdf -
Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico (children vaccines):
https://www.salud.gov.pr/CMS/107 -
CDC (vaccine):
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-combined-schedule.pdf
Overuse/Appropriatness Issues:
Antibiotic Use
Radiology services
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American College of Radiology:
https://www.acr.org/Clinical-Resources/ACR-Appropriateness-Criteria
