Guidelines
102 entriesSpeciality / institutional guidelines
- Management of the Infant of a Mother with TBManagement guidelines for students, interns and registrars on a variety of routine and emergency situations in our neonatal service at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital. Published in 2014.→
- Management of the Newborn Exposed to TBClick on the image to enlarge. Click here for the Annexure 5 TPT Dosing Tables . Click here for the pdf . South African National Department of Health, Guideline for Vertical Transmission Prevention of Communicable Infections, Version 2_August 2023→
- Managing COVID-19 Cases in SchoolsPublished 23 May 2020→
- Managing Diabetic Patients in Surgical WardsManaging Diabetic Patients in Surgical Wards→
- Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA)This 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.→
- Marsupialisation of Bartholin's AbscessThis 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.→
- Massive Transfusion Guidelines• More than 10 units in 24 hours • Replacement of entire blood volume in 24 hours • Replacement of more than 50% of total blood volume within 3 hours • Rate of loss >150ml/min.→
- Massive Transfusion Guidelines (Adult)Massive Transfusion Guidelines→
- Massive Transfusion Guidelines: SummaryMassive transfusion→
- Massive Transfusion Guidelines: Summary (Adult)Summary of the Massive Transfusion Guidelines for Adults→
- MastoiditisInfection Mastoiditis Brief outline/clinical setting Infection of the temporal bone (mastoid), is typically a complication of acute otitis media. Distinction must be made between clinical and radiographic mastoiditis. Clinical disease presents with otalgia, headache, fever and results in Post auricular skin changes, Mastoid tenderness, Auricular protrusion, Fullness of the posterior superior EAC→
- Maternal DeathsThe 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.→
- Maternal ResuscitationMaternal Resuscitation→
- MeaslesMeasles→
- MeaslesGuideline to the management of measles in the paediatric patient→
- Measurement of Renal Function by Assessment of GFRMeasurement of GFR using exogenous markers may be required in special situations such as when dosing toxic drugs with a narrow therapeutic window, and in the assessment of living renal donors prior to kidney donation. Radioisotope markers such as 99m Tc-DTPA are commonly used. In practice, the usual way of assessing renal function is by estimating GFR from serum creatinine using a prediction equa→
- Measuring ImprovementSupporting the Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy Framework and the Guidelines on Implementation of the Antimicrobial Strategy in South Africa: One Health Approach and Governance, 2018→
- Medical Management of Etopic PregnancyMedical Management of Etopic Pregnancy→
- Medical Nutritional TherapyMedical Nutritional Therapy→
- Medical certification, ICD mortality coding, and reporting mortality associated with COVID-19This document describes certification and classification (coding) of deaths related to COVID-19.→
- MedicationNational Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines→
- Medications to be AvoidedGeneral principles and management of cancer pain in adults→
- Medicine FormularyResuscitation/emergency drugs Supplements / other medications Antimicrobials For other drug doses consult the NEOFAX neonatal formulary in NICU or ask a senior Resuscitation/emergency drugs Epinephrine (adrenalin): 0.01mg/kg (0.1ml/kg of 1:10 000 solution) IV or per ETT (as last resort) Make 1:10 000 solution by diluting 1 ml of 1:1000 with 9ml of water for injection Naloxone (Narcan): 0.1m→
- Medicolegal SavvyDistrict level hospital guidelines applicable for interns and comm service doctors. Published in 2016→
- Meningococcal SepticaemiaMeningococcal Septicaemia→
- Meningococcal vaccinesMeningococcal vaccines→
- Menopause & HRT/HTThis 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.→
- MethodsDefinition Participants Target population Target audience Key question development and Delphi process Literature search Evidence summary and recommendations Open external consultation Guideline review The consensus statement and grading of the quality of practice guidelines were developed using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation Instrument (AGREE II). [8] Definitions The te→
- MethodsA systematic review was conducted in September 2023 in accordance with the framework outlined by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement for reporting of systematic reviews [6] . An electronic search of the literature was performed using the terms: ‘Bladder Trauma or Injury or Rupture’, ‘Paediatric’, ‘Iatrogenic’, ‘Follow-up’ and ‘Guidelines’. The→
- MethodsGeneral principles and management of cancer pain in adults→
- MethodsPanel recruitment Delphi process Updating of the guidelines An expert panel was constituted and reviewed current evidence and compiled consensus-based recommendations for the minimum standards required for death determination, applicable in the SA context, using a modified Delphi process. All statements in this guideline are considered strong recommendations. In cases where evidence is less stron→
- Methotrexate ToxicityDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences→
- Methotrexate for Ectopic PregnancyThis 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.→
- Microbiology, pathology, pathogenesis and transmissionMicrobiology, pathology, pathogenesis and transmission 1. Microbiology, pathology and pathogenesis Human influenza viruses are single-strand RNA viruses that belong to the Orthomyxoviridae family, consisting of the genera influenza A, B, and C viruses. Only influenza A and B viruses cause epidemics in humans. Based on their main antigenic determinants, the haemagglutinin (H or H→
- MiscarriageMiscarriage→
- MiscarriageThis 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.→
- Miscarriage / Early Pregnancy LossMiscarriage / Early pregnancy loss→
- MiscellaneousDistrict level hospital guidelines applicable for interns and comm service doctors. Published in 2016→
- Mobile Phone Applications (Apps) in EnuresisTechnology should be embraced, as it is evolving daily and can play a role in the effective treatment and follow-up of enuresis. An electronic ‘bladder diary’ has shown superiority over the conventional ‘pen and paper’ bladder diary. [59] There are apps designed to manage enuresis. These apps are available on both the Google Play Store (Android) and the iOS (Apple). [60] Available apps include: ‘→
- Modified Rankin Scale (MRS)Click on the image to enlarge. Click here for the pdf . Angels Initiative South Africa _ Treating Doctor_Stroke patient acute treatment forms_2024→
- Monitoring Bloods on ARTTime on ART Creatinine (only if on TDF) CD4 At ART Initiation ✓ ✓ Month 3 ✓ At 1 year ✓ ✓ Annually ✓ (aligned with annual VL) If clinically indicated These monitoring bloods are in addition to the " Viral Load Monitoring Schedule " Click here for the pdf . South African National Department of Health, Guideline for Vertical Transmission Prevention of Communicable Infections, Version 2→
- Monitoring Patients on RR-TB TreatmentMonitoring Schedule for a patient on a BPaL-L/BPaL 6 month regimen Principles for monitoring and management of adverse events Safety monitoring Adverse event screening questionnaire Active drug safety monitoring activities Monitoring Schedule for a patient on a BPaL-L/BPaL 6 month regimen An example of the schedule of baseline, routine, and post-treatment monitoring examinations for the BPaL-L/BP→
- Monitoring and EvaluationData collection tools Data flow processes and reporting Cascade analysis at facility level Proposed data elements Monitoring is the periodic assessment of programme activities to determine whether they are proceeding as planned. It provides managers with continuous feedback on implementation, to make informed decisions regarding service delivery and ensure effective and efficient use of resources→
- Monitoring and Long-term ConsiderationsMonitoring of RA Patients on Therapy Economic Considerations Monitoring of RA Patients on Therapy There is no indication for ‘routine’ liver biopsy in patients on MTX therapy. Biopsy may be indicated in a patient with persistently elevated liver enzymes (greater than three times the upper level of normal) after DMARD discontinuation. [57] Measurement of serum creatinine is recommended at baseline→
- Monitoring on ARTClick here to open the above PDF Click here for ABCDE assessment of an Elevated Viral Load Click here for VL Monitoring for Clients on TLD Click here for Assessing Renal Function Click here for Baseline Clinical Evaluation Click here for Re-engagement algorithm 2023 ART Clinical Guidelines for the Management of HIV in Adults, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding, Adolescents, Children, Inf→
- MucormycosisInfection Mucormycosis Brief outline/clinical setting Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that usually occurs in the setting of an underlying compromising condition. Patients with mucormycosis most often present with rhino-cerebral or pulmonary syndromes caused by genera in the order Mucorales. Common risk factors include diabetes mellitus (particularly with ketoacidosis), treatment with glu→
- Multi-MorbiditiesMulti-morbidity is defined as the presence of one or more additional disorders co-occurring with a primary disorder. Multi-morbidities associated with AR include the following: Allergic disorder spectrum: asthma, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, eosinophilic oesophagitis, allergic conjunctivitis and anaphylaxis. Disorders of the upper airway, middle ear and Eustachian tube disease, sinusitis, tur→
- Multiple 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.→
- Muscle Spasm or CrampAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illness→
- Musculoskeletal SystemBaclofen Botulinum toxin Zoledronate Zoledronate, Ibandronate Zoledronate, IV, Ibandronate, IV Alendronate ATC Code M03BX01 Medicine Baclofen Indication Spasticity NEMLC Recommendation Not Approved Review Indicators New evidence of clinically relevant efficacy Date Ratified 25 June 2015 ATC Code M03AX01 Medicine Botulinum toxin Indication Focal dystonias NEMLC Recommendation Ap→