Overview
PocketGuides are multi-fold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, consensus-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practising clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. The Familial Hypercholesterolemia PocketGuide is endorsed by the National Lipid Association and based on their 2011 recommendations. This practical quick-reference tool contains screening and diagnosis recommendations; photographs of diagnostic signs; MEDPED criteria; treatment recommendations for adults, children, and pregnancy; and a diagnosis and treatment algorithm. The Familial Hypercholesterolemia PocketGuide provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including key points; diagnosis and screening; photographs of xanthomas and corneal arcus; MEDPED criteria; treatment considerations including apheresis; treatment recommendations for adults, children, and pregnancy; and diagnostic and treatment algorithms. Applications include point of care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, and clinical research.
Full Product Details
Author: National Lipid Association (NLA) ,
International Guidelines Center (Igc)
Publisher: International Guidelines Center
Imprint: International Guidelines Center
Dimensions:
Width: 11.00cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 18.50cm
Weight: 0.045kg
ISBN: 9781938274114
ISBN 10: 1938274113
Pages: 10
Publication Date: 05 August 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Pamphlet
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Author Information
The National Lipid Association (NLA) is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary medical society focused on enhancing the practice of lipid management in clinical medicine. The NLA represents more than 3,500 members in the United States and provides continuing medical education for physicians and other healthcare professionals to advance professional development and attain certification in clinical lipidology. The NLA's public health mission is to help reduce deaths related to high cholesterol, and the Association defines clinical lipidology as a multidisciplinary branch of medicine focusing on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism and their associated disorders. International Guidelines Center (IGC) provides healthcare professionals with society-endorsed GUIDELINES Pocketcards that are current, practical, and portable. With over 8 million copies in circulation, GUIDELINES Pocketcards are preferred by healthcare professionals worldwide for referencing guideline information at the point of care. IGC partners with over thirty medical societies to provide quick-reference tools that physicians rely on for credible guidance in managing medical conditions.
