Guidelines
10 entriesNDoH Hospital-level adult STG
- Bacterial PeritonitisStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 Edition→
- Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 Edition→
- Bipolar and Related DisordersDescription General measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: F06.3/F30.0-2/F30.8-9/F31.0-9/F34.0/F34.8-9/F38.0/F39 + (F10.0-F19.9/R45.0-8/Z65.0- 5/Z65.8-9/Z81.0-4/Z81.8) Description Bipolar disorder (BD) is a heterogeneous illness with a high overlap in genetic risk with depression and schizophrenia. It usually follows a chronic, relapsing course, commonly starting in youth. The go→
- Bites and StingsSee: Poisonings – envenomation ( Insect Bites and Stings , Snakebites , Scorpion Envenomation and Spider Envenomation ) . Click here for the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines And Essential Medicines List For South Africa, Adult Hospital level, 2020-4_Version 1_June 2024 Chapter 20: Emergencies and Injuries→
- Bleeding DisordersGeneral Principles Haemophilia A and B Acute Management of Bleeds Haemophilia A - Factor VIII Deficiency (No Inhibitors) Haemophilia B - Factor IX Deficiency (No Inhibitors) Haemophilia with Inhibitors Von Willebrand Disease GENERAL PRINCIPLES A bleeding tendency may result from: a coagulation defect (congenital/acquired), a vessel wall defect, or a platelet defect (quantitative/qualitative). A c→
- Bowel PreparationsDescription General Measures Medicine Treatment DESCRIPTION Bowel preparation is essential for colonoscopy. LoE:IIa i GENERAL MEASURES Health care professionals should provide both oral and written patient education instructions and emphasise the importance of adherence to the bowel preparation. MEDICINE TREATMENT Start bowel preparation as a split-dose regimen the day before the scheduled proced→
- BronchiectasisStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 Edition→
- BrucellosisDescription Medicine Treatment ICD-10 code: A23.0-3/A23.8-9 *Notifiable medical condition. DESCRIPTION Zoonotic infection, usually due to B. abortus in South Africa. Infection is usually acquired from unpasteurised milk products or handling raw meat. MEDICINE TREATMENT Doxycycline, oral, 100 mg 12 hourly for 6 weeks. AND Gentamicin, IV, 6 mg/kg daily for 3 weeks (see Appendix II for guidan→
- BuboStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 Edition→
- BurnsDescription Assessment of burns General measures Medicine treatment ICD-10 code: T30.0-3 + T31.0-9 DESCRIPTION Skin and tissue damage caused by: exposure to extremes of temperature, contact with an electrical current, exposure to a chemical agent, and radiation. ASSESSMENT OF BURNS DEPTH OF BURN WOUND SURFACE/ COLOUR PAIN SENSATION/ HEALING Superficial or epidermal Dry, minor blisters, erythema -→