Guidelines
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- External Oral Signs Symptoms: Acutely Swollen FaceExternal oral signs symptoms: Acutely swollen face→
- FASTHUGThe following evidence based interventions have been shown to decrease the time of intubation and impact on morbidity and mortality.→
- Facility-level InterventionsSupporting the Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy Framework and the Guidelines on Implementation of the Antimicrobial Strategy in South Africa: One Health Approach and Governance, 2018→
- Failed Intubation - AdultAlgorithm→
- Febrile SeizuresApproach to febrile seizures in paediatric patients→
- Febrile SeizuresFebrile Seizures→
- Female SterilizationThis 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.→
- Fetal MonitoringThe 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.→
- Fetal Monitoring and CTGFetal Monitoring and CTG→
- Fever and SweatingAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illness→
- First Presentation of Behavioural DisturbancePSYCHIATRY: First Presentation of Behavioural Disturbance→
- First Steps in Resuscitation of the NewbornNational Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines→
- First-Line ART Regimens in Adults, Adolescents, Pregnant Women, Children, Infants, and Neonates2019 ART Clinical Guidelines→
- Flash Pasteurisation Method (For Expressed Breastmilk)Management 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.→
- Flattening the CurveCOVID-19 Rapid Review, Tuesday, 21 April 2020→
- Flow Chart for the Management of Breastfed Babies at Risk for HypoglycaemiaManagement 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.→
- Flow of Behaviourly Disturbed Patients Along the Care ContinuumFlow of Behaviourly Disturbed Patients Along the Care Continuum→
- Fluid management and electrolytesFeeds and fluids TPN (parenteral nutrition) Hypoglycaemia Hyperglycaemia Electrolytes requirements of the newborn Hyponatraemia Hypernatraemia Potassium Calcium Magnesium Feeds and fluids Fluids are initially restricted below normal neonatal requirements of 150ml/kg/day because babies are born with a high total body water. However, in→
- Focused Cardiac UltrasoundPartners In Health Ultrasound Series: Focused Cardiac Ultrasound→
- Foot Abnormalities and Footwear IllustrationsFoot Abnormalities and Footwear Illustrations→
- Foot Infection/Infected UlcersFoot Infection/Infected Ulcers→
- Foreign Body IngestionIntroduction Dangerous objects Important details on history Important details on examination Management guideline Referral guideline Parental counselling References 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 PA→
- ForewordSouth Africa is a high burden Rifampicin Resistant-Tuberculosis country. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have noted that the TB care cascade gaps have increased with fewer patients tested, diagnosed, and successfully treated. A TB recovery plan was developed to address these gaps. The version 2.0 of the TB recovery plan is aligned with the National Strategic Plan 2023-2028 for HIV, TB & S→
- ForewordForeword by Professor Selma Browde; MBBCh, MMed RadT→
- ForewordIt is my great pleasure to introduce a new name for the programme that was formally known as Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Transmissible Infections, the name stigmatising the mother as being responsible for the infant being infected. From now onwards the programme will be called the Vertical Transmission Prevention (VTP) programme. This guideline will be a component of the Materni→
- ForewordNational ART Clinical Guidelines 2023→
- ForewordOur aim with these guidelines is to provide a reference for safe sedation practice for all healthcare providers who are involved in paediatric sedation. Paediatric sedation outside of the operating theatre remains a controversial issue. There are safety concerns regarding the intravenous administration of drugs in children, especially when a combination of drugs is used. It is well known that whe→
- Foreword, Introduction & AcronymsForeword Introduction List of acronyms Foreword Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. (Haruki Murakami) The Japanese novelist might not necessarily have had physical pain in mind, but this quote is eminently applicable to acute pain of patients. Acute pain sensations accompany many diseases and all surgery. The prevention and treatment of pain have made great surgical progress possible, part→
- Forms and ReportsRainbow Clinic for Abused Children, April 2020→
- Fungal Skin InfectionsInfection Fungal skin infections Brief outline/clinical setting May cause primary infection of the skin or present with cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease Aetiologies/organisms Candida spp, Dermatophytes ( Trichophyton, Epidermophyton, Microsporum ), Tinea versicolor (Malassezia furfur) Others: Aspergillus spp, Mucormycosis ( Mucor, Rhizopus), Pseudoallescheria boydii, Fusarium spp , Sp→
- Gastroenteritis 1: Assessment and Summary AlgorithmPaediatric Gastroenteritis Guidance→
- Gastroenteritis 2: InvestigationsPaediatric Gastroenteritis Guidance→
- Gastroenteritis 3: Fluid Management (First 4 hours)Paediatric Gastroenteritis Guidance→
- Gastroenteritis 4: Antibiotic UsePaediatric Gastroenteritis Guidance on Antibiotics Use→
- Gastroenteritis 5: Electrolyte DistrubancePaediatric Gastroenteritis Guidance on Electrolyte Disturbances→
- Gastroenteritis 6: Routine Diet and MicronutrientsPaediatric Gastroenteritis Guidance on Routine Diet and Macronutrients→
- Gastroenteritis 7: Fluid Management after the First 4 HoursManagement after the first four hours of hydration→
- Gastroenteritis 8: Special SituationsSpecial Situations in Paediatric Gastroenteritis→
- Gastroenteritis 9: DischargeAssessment for Discharge→
- Gastroenteritis Appendix 1: Hydration Check FormForm for continuous assessment of hydration→
- Gastroenteritis Appendix 2: Continuous Assessment FormRehydration Continuous Assessment Form→
- GastronomyIntroduction Background Anatomy of a gastrostomy Important details on history Important details on examination Basic care Trouble shooting Using a foley’s catheter as a temporary gastrostomy 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 patien→
- Gastroscopy and ColonoscopyGastroscopy and Colonoscopy→
- General - Pain Assessment and ManagementAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illness→
- General Care of Women in LabourThe 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.→
- General CommentsThis 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.→
- General Fracture Management - CastingCasting - General Fracture Management→
- General Fracture Management: IntroductionGeneral Fracture Management→
- General Office PreparationSADA COVID-19 Guidelines, May 2020→
- General Perioperative Measures and ManagementAnaemia Cell salvage Anaemia Consensus Grade 3.1 Patients who are anaemic (Hb <13g/dL) should be investigated and the cause treated appropriately. Yes A 3.2 Patient pathways and pre-assessment clinics should be established to allow timely and appropriate management, and elective surgery should be delayed if required. Yes B Preoperative anaemia is common and is associated with worse outc→