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Clinical Practice Guidelines

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ADHD

Antipsychotic Medications

Asthma

Autism Spectrum Disorder

COPD

Chronic Kidney Disease

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Coronary Artery Disease

Depression

Diabetes

Diabetes Testing During Pregnancy

Substance Use Disorder

Antipsychotic Medications

ADHD

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents.

ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics (aap.org).

Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication (ADD)

Antipsychotic Medications

Metabolic Monitoring for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics

Asthma

2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group | NHLBI, NIH: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/all-publications-and-resources/2020-focused-updates-asthma-management-guidelines.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

COPD

Visit http://www.goldcopd.org/ and click on the home page icon that says "Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2020 Report."

Chronic Kidney Disease

Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio UACR.

National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Practice Recommendations for Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease.

Practical Approach to Detection and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease for the Primary Care Clinician - PubMed (nih.gov)

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average-Risk Adults: 2018 Guideline Update From the American Cancer Society

Coronary Artery Disease

ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults (2013)

AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk (2013)

AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol (2018)

ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk (2013)

Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents

ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (2010)

Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2013)

Depression

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Depression in Adults in the Primary Care Setting

Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

Antidepressant Medication Management (AMM)

Diabetes

Volume 45 Issue Supplement 1 | Diabetes Care | American Diabetes Association (diabetesjournals.org)

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2022 Abridged for Primary Care Providers | Clinical Diabetes | American Diabetes Association (diabetesjournals.org)

Treatment of Diabetes in Older Adults: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

Diabetes Testing During Pregnancy

First Trimester
Diabetes testing for all pregnant women with risk factors for type 2 diabetes (ADA2010).

Second Trimester
Test all pregnant women not previous known to have diabetes using 75-gram oral glucose tolerance test (0GTT) between 24-28 weeks gestation—using diagnostic cutpoints of greater than 92mg/dl for the fasting glucose test; greater than 180 mg/dl 1 hour after drinking the 75-gram glucose solution; & greater 153 mg/dl 2 hours after drinking the glucose solution (ADA 2010). A screening test consisting of a 50-g, 1-hour GCT at 24 to 28 weeks’ gestation. Universal screening using the GCT is the most sensitive approach; however, women classified as low risk may not benefit from testing. It is left to the individual clinician to determine the feasibility of testing each pregnant woman (ACOG).

Heart Failure

2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure (2013)

2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: Executive Summary

2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Failure Society of America

Low Back Pain

Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians February 2017

Low Back Pain Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association, Inc.

Obesity

AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: (2013)

Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (2018)

Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Form Recommendation Statement (2012)

Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (2017)