Guidelines
12 entriesNDoH Primary Healthcare STG
- Balanitis/Balanoposthitis (BAL)Sexually Transmitted Infections→
- Bell's PalsyPost-Herpes Zoster Neuropathy (post Herpetic Neuralgia→
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)Urology→
- Bipolar DisorderMood→
- Bipolar, Schizophrenia, and Related DisordersDescription General measures Referral O28.8-9/ O90.9 + (F28/F29/F53.0-1/F53.8-9) DESCRIPTION Bipolar disorders (BD): See Bipolar and related disorders for description and management in the perinatal period. Note that: BD may present with antenatal or postnatal depression, hypomania, mania or psychosis. the index episode often occurs postpartum – may be no prior history of mental illness. ri→
- Boil, AbscessBacterial Infections of the Skin→
- Boy's Weight for Age ChartBoy's Weight for Age Chart→
- BradycardiaDescription General Measures Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: R00.1 Refer to Adult Hospital Level and Paediatric Hospital Level STGs and EML for relevant guidance. DESCRIPTION In adults, bradycardia refers to a pulse rate < 50 beats/ minute. In children, bradycardia refers to a pulse rate < 60 beats/ minute despite effective oxygenation and ventilation. GENERAL MEASURES Assess ABC:→
- Breakthrough Bleeding with Contraceptive UseDescription General Measures Referral N92.0/N92.1/N92.4 DESCRIPTION Breakthrough bleeding refers to unscheduled or irregular vaginal bleeding, which often presents as spotting, or prolonged or frequent bleeding in women using hormonal contraception. The pattern and duration of these unscheduled bleedings vary with the contraceptive method used. GENERAL MEASURES Before starting hormonal contracept→
- Breakthrough PainPain→
- BuboSexually Transmitted Infections→
- BurnsDescription Emergency Treatment Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: T30.0-3/T31.0-9 + (Y34.99) DESCRIPTION Burns lead to skin and soft tissue injury and may be caused by: heat, e.g. open flame, hot liquids, hot steam chemical compounds physical agents, (e.g. electrical/lightning) or radiation. The extent and depth may vary from superficial (epidermis) to full-thickness burns of the skin and→