Guidelines
61 entriesSpeciality / institutional guidelines
- HIV InfectionThis booklet is intended as a practical guide to patient care for registrars, medical officers, interns and medical students attached to the gynaecology units at the University of the Witwatersrand Academic Hospitals. Anyone can use it.→
- HIV InfectionHIV Infection→
- HIV Infection in PregnancyThe guidelines recommend management of common obstetric conditions at primary and referral level, based on local experience and evidence-based practice. They are not intended as strict protocols nor as standard operating procedures, but rather as a guide to safe effective management of common obstetric problems. The guidelines should be most useful to interns, medical officers and registrars.→
- HIV Testing for The HIV-Exposed InfantHIV Testing Schedule Confirmatory Testing HIV TESTING SCHEDULE Birth HIV-PCR HIV-PCR at age 10 weeks HIV-PCR at 6 months for all HIV-exposed infants Aligned with 6-month maternal HIV VL Universal 18 month rapid/ELISA for all children Whether exposed or un-exposed Aligned with 18-month maternal HIV VL Age-appropriate test at 6 weeks post-cessation of BF Age-appropriate test at any time if t→
- HIV and DiabetesHIV and Diabetes→
- HIV-Associated DeliriumHIV-Associated Delirium→
- HIV-associated Pain Principles of managing HIV-related pain Pain is a common symptom in people infected with HIV, with the prevalence ranging from approximately 30% in the early stages of infection, to 80% in those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Pain relating to HIV/AIDS may be due to the following: The effects of HIV on the peripheral or CNS (neuropathic pain). Opportunistic infections or ne→
- Haematuria in TraumaHaematuria in Trauma→
- Haematuria: Approach in ChildrenGuideline to the approach to haematuria in children→
- Haemodialysis ProceduresDialysis Prescription Dose of Dialysis Membranes Anticoagulation Dialysate Water Treatment and Purification Reprocessing of Dialysers Dialysis Prescription Both acute and chronic dialysis procedures must be performed by a dialysis trained nurse or technologist according to the nephrologist’s prescription. Dialysis units not directly supervised by a nephrologist should follow the instructions outl→
- HaemorrhageAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illness→
- HaemorrhageHaemorrhage→
- Haemovigilance ProgrammeSANBS Guideline - Updated August 2023→
- Haemovigilance, Risks and Adverse Reactions Associated with Blood TransfusionSANBS Clinical Guideline, 6th Edition, 2023→
- Hand HygieneRationale Recommendations Hand washing is one of the most effective infection control practices. Indications for hand hygiene: Before and after direct patient contact. Before putting on sterile gloves. Contact with body fluids, mucous membranes, open skin and wound dressings. Before making contact with a clean site after touching a contaminated site. After touching a high-touch environmental surf→
- Handover in EMSExtracted from EMSSA Practice Guidelines→
- Hands and FeetIntroduction Congenital conditions Injuries Infections SETTING Primary and Secondary Healthcare Institutions in the Western Cape which refer to Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH) FOR STAFF Primary and Secondary Doctors and Nurses who refer patients to RCWMCH PATIENTS Patients under the age of 13 years old with congenital or acquired conditions of the hands and feet In→
- Head Injury: Admitted or Observed PatientsHead Injury: Admitted or observed patients→
- Head Injury: Discharge of PatientsHead Injury: Discharge of patients→
- Head Injury: District Level FacilitiesHead Injury: District Level Facilities→
- Head Injury: Initial AssessmentHead Injury: Initial Assessment→
- Head Injury: Pre-hospitalHead Injury: Pre-hospital→
- Head Injury: Secondary/Tertiary Level FacilitiesHead Injury: Secondary/Tertiary Level Facilities→
- Head Injury: Transfer of the patientHead Injury: Transfer of the patient→
- Head Injury: Using the GCSHead Injury: Using the GCS→
- HeadachesPlease access the PDF version of the guideline on Headaches as outlined in the South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA) Guidelines for the Management of Acute Pain in Specific Scenarios 2022 by clicking on the link provided below: Headaches South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA) Guidelines for the Management of Acute Pain in Specific Scenarios 2022→
- HeadachesHeadaches→
- Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Exposure TOOLKITIssued 09 June 2020→
- Heart DiseaseThe guidelines recommend management of common obstetric conditions at primary and referral level, based on local experience and evidence-based practice. They are not intended as strict protocols nor as standard operating procedures, but rather as a guide to safe effective management of common obstetric problems. The guidelines should be most useful to interns, medical officers and registrars.→
- Heart FailureHeart Failure→
- HelplinesNational HIV & TB Health Care Worker Hotline: 0800 212 506 Right to Care Paediatric, Adolescent and Adult HIV Helpline 082 352 6642 KZN Paediatric Hotline: 0800 006 603 2023 ART Clinical Guidelines for the Management of HIV in Adults, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding, Adolescents, Children, Infants and Neonates June 2023 Version 4 Upload date: 07/08/2023→
- Hepatitis A vaccinesHepatitis A vaccines→
- Hepatitis B vaccinesHepatitis B vaccines→
- Herpes Zoster OphthalmicusHerpes Zoster Ophthalmicus→
- Herpes Zoster in the HIV-populationHerpes Zoster in the HIV-population→
- HiccupsAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illness→
- Hip DislocationTraumatic hip dislocation is a specific term used to describe complete loss of contact between the articular surface of the femoral head and that of the acetabulum.→
- HirsutismThis booklet is intended as a practical guide to patient care for registrars, medical officers, interns and medical students attached to the gynaecology units at the University of the Witwatersrand Academic Hospitals. Anyone can use it.→
- History TakingThis booklet is intended as a practical guide to patient care for registrars, medical officers, interns and medical students attached to the gynaecology units at the University of the Witwatersrand Academic Hospitals. Anyone can use it.→
- Home Delivery – ‘Born Before Arrival’The guidelines recommend management of common obstetric conditions at primary and referral level, based on local experience and evidence-based practice. They are not intended as strict protocols nor as standard operating procedures, but rather as a guide to safe effective management of common obstetric problems. The guidelines should be most useful to interns, medical officers and registrars.→
- How to Site a StomaHow to site a stoma for junior doctors→
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV): Sexual Abuse or Not?Rainbow Clinic for Abused Children, April 2020→
- Human papillomavirus vaccinesHuman papillomavirus vaccines→
- Hyper-cyanotic SpellsGuideline to the approach to hyper-cyanotic spells→
- Hyperbaric Oxygen TherapyHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy→
- HypercalcaemiaHypercalcaemia→
- HypercalcaemiaAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illness→
- Hyperemesis GravidarumThis booklet is intended as a practical guide to patient care for registrars, medical officers, interns and medical students attached to the gynaecology units at the University of the Witwatersrand Academic Hospitals. Anyone can use it.→
- Hyperemesis GravidarumHyperemesis Gravidarum→
- Hyperglycaemic EmergenciesHyperglycaemic Emergencies→