2014-2015 Clinical Guidelines

UPDATE November 2014

Asthma Management Guidelines
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and
Management of Asthma - National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/index.htm
American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology
http://www.acaai.org/
ICSI: Health Care Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, 10th Edition, July 2012
https://www.icsi.org/guidelines__more/catalog_guidelines_and_more/catalog_guidelines/catalog_respiratory_g
uidelines/asthma/
Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR3), 2007
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthgdln.pdf
Cholesterol Guidelines (UPDATED)
2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular
Risk in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on
Practice Guidelines.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-pro/guidelines/in-develop/cholesterol-in-adults/
http://content.onlinejacc.org/article.aspx?articleid=1879710
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/11/11/01.cir.0000437738.63853.7a
Implication of Recent Trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III
Guidelines
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/atp3upd04.pdf
Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults
(Adult Treatment Panel III) Full Report - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of
Health - National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/index.htm
Chronic Kidney Disease Guidelines
KDOQI US Commentary on the 2013 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Lipid Management in Chronic
Kidney Disease
http://www.kidney.org/professionals/kdoqi/guidelines_commentaries
K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease: Evaluation, Classification, and Stratification
National Kidney Foundation.
http://www.kidney.org/professionals/KDOQI/guidelines_ckd/toc.htm
KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
http://www.kdigo.org/clinical_practice_guidelines/ckd.php
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (UPDATED)
Global Initiatives for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and
Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. (Released October 2014)
http://www.goldcopd.com/uploads/users/files/GOLD_Report_2014_Oct30.pdf

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD). March 2013.
https://www.icsi.org/_asset/yw83gh/COPD.pdf
American Thoracic Society/Standards for Diagnosis and Management of Patients with COPD
http://www.thoracic.org/clinical/copd-guidelines/resources/copddoc.pdf
Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline
Update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic
Society, and European Respiratory Society
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=479627
Community Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines
Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management
of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
http://www.idsociety.org/IDSA/Site_Map/Guidelines/Patient_Care/IDSA_Practice_Guidelines/Infections_by_O
rgan_System/Lower/Upper_Respiratory/Community-Acquired_Pneumonia_(CAP).aspx
Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management
of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
https://www.thoracic.org/statements/resources/mtpi/idsaats-cap.pdf
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Guidelines for Management: Improving the care of adult patients
with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) -The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the
American Thoracic Society (ATS) convened a joint committee to develop a unified CAP guideline. (Projected
Publication, Fall 2015)

http://www.idsociety.org/IDSA/Site_Map/Guidelines/Patient_Care/IDSA_Practice_Guidelines/Infections_by_O
rgan_System/Lower/Upper_Respiratory/Community-Acquired_Pneumonia_(CAP).aspx
Coronary Artery Disease Guidelines
AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients With Coronary and Other
Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease, 2011
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/124/22/2458.full.pdf+html
Chronic Angina Focused Update of the ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with
Chronic Stable Angina
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/116/23/2762.full.pdf
2013 ACCF/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Measuring the Clinical Management and Outcomes
of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Coronary Artery Disease (PQIC April 2014)
https://my.americanheart.org/professional/StatementsGuidelines/ByTopic/TopicsA-C/ACCAHA-JointGuidelines_UCM_321694_Article.jsp
2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular
Risk in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on
Practice Guidelines
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/11/11/01.cir.0000437738.63853.7a.full.pdf
2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk: A Report of the
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/11/11/01.cir.0000437740.48606.d1
Diabetic Care Management Guidelines
American Diabetes Association, Clinical Practice Recommendations, 2014
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/37/Supplement_1/S4.full.pdf+html
Clinical Practice Recommendations, 2014
http://professional.diabetes.org/ResourcesForProfessionals.aspx?cid=84160

Heart Failure Guidelines

2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of
Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/128/16/e240.full.pdf+html
Heart Failure Society of America Comprehensive Heart Failure Practice Guideline, 2010
http://www.heartfailureguideline.org/_assets/document/Guidelines.pdf
Focused Update Incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2005 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and
Management of Heart Failure in Adults, 2009
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/119/14/e391.full.pdf.
Hypertension Care Management Guidelines
2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults Report From the Panel
Members Appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8)
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1791497
2014 Hypertension Guideline Stands to Simplify Treatment, Says Expert
http://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20131218hypertensiongdln.html
An Effective Approach to High Blood Pressure Control: A Science Advisory From the American Heart
Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013
http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/63/4/878.full.pdf+html
Low Back Pain Guidelines (NEW)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of
Physicians and the American Pain Society
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=736814
Low Back Pain: Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning,
Disability, and Health from the Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association
http://www.orthopt.org/uploads/content_files/ICF/Updated_Guidelines/Low_Back_Pain_Clinical_Practice_Gui
delines___JOSPT_2012.pdf
Post Myocardial Infarction Care Management Guidelines (UPDATED)
2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With NonST-Elevation Acute Coronary
Syndromes (Released September 2014)
http://my.americanheart.org/professional/StatementsGuidelines/ByTopic/TopicsA-C/ACCAHA-JointGuidelines_UCM_321694_Article.jsp
2012 ACCF/AHA Focused Update of the Guideline for the Management of Patients With Unstable
Angina/NonST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Updating the 2007 Guideline and Replacing the 2011
Focused Update).
http://intl-circ.ahajournals.org/content/126/7/875.full
2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
http://content.onlinejacc.org/article.aspx?articleid=1486115
Prenatal and Postpartum Care Guidelines
US Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.womenshealth.gov
The March of Dimes
http://www.marchofdimes.com
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
http://www.icsi.org/guidelines_and_more/gl_os_prot/womens_health/ (select Womens Health/Prenatal Care,
Routine)

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

http://www.acog.org/
Preventive Care Recommendations (UPDATE)
American Academy of Family Physicians-AAFP Immunization Schedules/Preventive Care Recommendations
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/immunizationres.html
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/exam.html
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.cispimmunize.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Update September 2014)
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/adult.html
National Institutes of Health
http://health.nih.gov/topic/ImmunizationVaccination
Behavioral Health Clinical Practice Guidelines
Statewide: Psychcare
Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder, Third Edition
http://psychiatryonline.org/guidelines.aspx
Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder, Second Edition
http://psychiatryonline.org/guidelines.aspx
Note: Treatment of Patients With Bipolar Disorder Guideline Watch (November 2005) Practice Guideline (April 2002) This guideline is
more than 5 years old and has not yet been updated to ensure that it reflects current knowledge and practice. In accordance with national standards,
including those of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualitys National Guideline Clearinghouse, this guideline can no longer be assumed to
be current. The November 2005 Guideline Watch associated with this guideline provides additional information that has become available since
publication of the guideline, but it is not a formal update of the guideline.

Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia, Second Edition
http://psychiatryonline.org/guidelines.aspx
Note: Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia Guideline Watch (November 2009) Practice Guideline (April 2004)
This guideline is more than 5 years old and has not yet been updated to ensure that it reflects current knowledge and practice. In accordance with
national standards, including those of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualitys National Guideline Clearinghouse, this guideline can no
longer be assumed to be current. The November 2009 Guideline Watch associated with this guideline provides additional information that has
become available since publication of the guideline, but it is not a formal update of the guideline.

Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Substance Abuse Disorders
http://psychiatryonline.org/guidelines.aspx
Note: Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders Guideline Watch (April 2007) Practice Guideline (May 2006) This guideline is
more than 5 years old and has not yet been updated to ensure that it reflects current knowledge and practice. In accordance with national standards,
including those of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualitys National Guideline Clearinghouse, this guideline can no longer be assumed to
be current. The April 2007 Guideline Watch associated with this guideline provides additional information that has become available since
publication of the guideline, but it is not a formal update of the guideline.

Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
http://www.aacap.org/aacap/Resources_for_Primary_Care/Practice_Parameters_and_Resource_Centers/Practic
e_Parameters.aspx
Applied Behavioral Analysis Criteria (Management of Children with Autism)