Respiratory Clinical Guidelines
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Mannitol dry powder for inhalation for treating cystic fibrosis
Nov 2012Mannitol (Bronchitol, Pharmaxis) is a mucoactive agent that causes water to enter the airway lumen and hydrate airway..
Guidelines for the management of work-related asthma
Mar 2012Work-related asthma, which includes occupational asthma and work-aggravated asthma, has become one of the most prevalent..
British Guideline on the Management of Asthma
Jan 2012This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the management of asthma. It..
Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections
Nov 2011These guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for the most common management questions occurring in routine..
British Thoracic Society guideline for advanced diagnostic and therapeutic flexible bronchoscopy in adults
Nov 2011This guideline was formulated following consultation with stakeholders from the medical and nursing professions, patient..
Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children: update 2011
Oct 2011These updated guidelines represent a review of new evidence since then and consensus clinical opinion where evidence was..
Managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations
Sep 2011The 2011 recommendations are an expert consensus view based on literature reviews and have as their main aim to give..
BSACI guidelines: Immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis
Aug 2011This guidance is for the management of AR in patients that have failed to achieve adequate relief of symptoms despite..
Non-continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapies in obstructive sleep apnoea
May 2011In view of the high prevalence and the relevant impairment of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS)..
Lung cancer: The diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer
Apr 2011This clinical guideline (published April 2011) updates and replaces NICE clinical guideline 24 (published February..
Tuberculosis: Clinical diagnosis and management of tuberculosis, and measures for its prevention and control
Mar 2011The guideline offers evidence-based advice on the diagnosis and treatment of active and latent tuberculosis in adults..
BTS Pleural Disease Guideline 2010 A Quick Reference Guide
Aug 2010The guideline addresses the investigation and medical management of pleural disease in adults...
Guidelines for the prevention and management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in adult patients with chronic kidney disease
May 2010The objectives of these guidelines are to quantify the risks of developing active disease and to give advice where..
School-based interventions to prevent the uptake of smoking among children
Feb 2010This guidance is for all those responsible for preventing the uptake of smoking by children and young people aged under..
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Jan 2010This guidance is for the care and treatment of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (which is usually..
ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Jan 2009The Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) are intended to provide the medical..
Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism
Jun 2008The task force for the diagnosis and management of Acute Pulmoanary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)..
British Guideline on the Management of Asthma (revised january 2012)
May 2008This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the management of asthma. It..
Bronchiolitis in children
Nov 2006There is widespread variation in the management of infants with bronchiolitis both in hospital and, anecdotally, in the..
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