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3,191 entriesNDOH Standard Treatment Guidelines and clinical protocols
- 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 outcOther→
- General PrinciplesGeneral infection control principles are as follows Spaulding’s classification Critical instruments Semi-critical instruments Non-critical instruments General infection control principles are as follows A named senior member of the anaesthesia staff should be appointed at each hospital to liaise with the infection control team and the occupational health and safety department. This is to ensure eOther→
- General PrinciplesAnatomical consideration Pathophysiological considerations Interventional considerations (what to do about the pain) Monitoring considerations Facilities and socioeconomical consideration Routes of administration of analgesics Management of acute nociceptive pain according to the visual analogue scale Table I: Oral and IV MME When treating any disease, including acute pain, the following factorsOther→
- General Principles of Acute PoisoningGeneral principles of acute poisoningOther→
- General Principles of Pharmacology in Critical IllnessPharmacokinetic (PK, “what the body does to the drug”) and pharmacodynamic (PD, “what the drug does to the body”) variations in critical care patients occur secondary to underlying illness, rapidly changing multiorgan dysfunction, and the use of multiple supportive modalities. Therapeutic response and clinical outcomes are affected by altered drug absorption, plasma protein binding, volume of disEML (Adult)→
- General Stroke Treatment ChecklistClick on the image to enlarge. Click here for the pdf . Angels Initiative South Africa _ Registered Nurse General Stroke Treatment Pack_2024Other→
- Generalised Anxiety Disorders (GAD)Generalised Anxiety Disorders (GAD)PEML (Paeds)→
- Genital Molluscum Contagiosum (MC)Sexually Transmitted InfectionsPrimary Care→
- Genital Ulcer SyndromeInfection Genital ulcer syndrome Brief outline/clinical setting STI, may be painful or painless Aetiologies/organisms Painful: HSV, Haemophilus ducreyi Painless: Syphilis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Klebsiella granulomatis (Granuloma inguinale/Donovanosis) Optimal antimicrobial selection Refer to STI guidelines algorithm Duration Alternative if allergic/not available Rationale Global GuOther→
- Genital Ulcer Syndrome (GUS)Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Genital Ulcer Syndrome (GUS)Sexually Transmitted InfectionsPrimary Care→
- Genital Warts (GW): Condylomata AccuminataSexually Transmitted InfectionsPrimary Care→
- Genital Warts: Condylomata AccuminataGenital Warts: Condylomata AccuminataPrimary Care→
- Genito Urinary System and Sex HormonesCabergoline Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System Estrogen Testosterone Medroxyprogesterone acetate, Cyproterone acetate Cyproterone, Ethinyl estradiol Darifenacin PDE5-inhibititors Finasteride ATC Code G02CB3 Medicine Cabergoline Indication Prolactinoma, refractory/intolerant to bromocriptine NEMLC Recommendation Approved Review Indicators n/a Date Ratified 23 June 2022 ATC CodOther→
- Gestational Age Assessment in NewbornsManagement 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.Other→
- Gestational HypertensionStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults, Updated for the 2023 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Gestational Hypertension: No Severe FeaturesDescription General measures Medicine treatment Referral O13 DESCRIPTION Hypertension occurring for the first time at ≥ 20 weeks' gestation with no proteinuria. GENERAL MEASURES May be managed without admission < 38 weeks' gestation, provided no proteinuria. Review the following on a weekly basis: BP weight urine analysis height of fundus (every two weeks) foetal heart rate and movements EducaPrimary Care→
- Gestational Hypertension: With Severe FeaturesO13 Management is the same as for treatment of pre-eclampsia with severe features – See Pre-eclampsia . Click here to access the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare, 2025-9_Version 1.0_26 March 2026 Chapter 6: Obstetrics and Gynaecology_6.4.2.3 Gestational Hypertension: With Severe FeaturesPrimary Care→
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD)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.Other→
- GiardiasisSee: Gastrointestinal conditions. Click here to access the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare, 2020-2024_Version 1.1_20 January 2025 Chapter 10: Infections and Related Conditions_10.6 Giardiasis Primary Care→
- GiardiasisDescription General Measures Medicine Treatment ICD-10 code: A07.1 DESCRIPTION Infection with the protozoan parasite, G. lamblia which colonises the proximal small intestine. Does not typically present with acute diarrhoea. GENERAL MEASURES Fluid and electrolyte replacement in severe diarrhoea. MEDICINE TREATMENT Metronidazole, oral, 2 g daily for 3 days. Click here for the pdf . StaEML (Adult)→
- Gingivitis, Acute Necrotising UlcerativeSee: Necrotising periodontitis . Click here to access the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare_V1.0_26 February 2026 Chapter 11: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV AND AIDS)_11.3 Opportunistic Infections, Treatment in Adult_11.3.9 Gingivitis, Acute Necrotising UlcerativePrimary Care→
- Gingivitis, UncomplicatedDescription General and supportive measures Medicine treatment ICD-10 code: K05.1 DESCRIPTION Inflammation of the gum margin causing the gums to separate from the teeth. Pockets form between the gums and the teeth where pus and bacteria can collect, eventually causing periodontitis, a disease in the tissue that surrounds and supports the teeth – See: Periodontitis . Characteristics ofPEML (Paeds)→
- Girl's Weight for Age ChartGirl's Weight for Age ChartPrimary Care→
- Girls Weight/Height Charts Click here for PDF of the Girls Weight-for-height, Weight-for-age, and Height-for-age charts Integrated Management of Childhood Illness 2022 Last checked for updates: June 2023IMCI→
- GlaucomaStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Glaucoma, Acute and Closed AngleEye ConditionsPrimary Care→
- Glomerular Disease and Nephritic SyndromeStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Glomerular Diseases (GN)Glomerular diseasePrimary Care→
- Glossary of Neonatal TermsThese guidelines are for new interns and medical officers (registrars should also read them). Interns and MOs carry a lot of responsibility in the Rahima Moosa Neonatal Unit, particularly regarding after hours work, and newborn resuscitation. These notes should clarify some frequently-asked questions. Please read them early in your time at Rahima Moosa. The guidelines are not meant to substituteOther→
- Glucose CalculatorManagement 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.Other→
- Glucose Control : Non-Insulin TherapiesGlucose Control : Non-Insulin TherapiesOther→
- Glucose Control: Insulin TherapyGlucose Control: Insulin TherapyOther→
- Glycaemic TargetsGlycaemic TargetsOther→
- Goal of Therapy of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)The goal of therapy is to achieve MDA or VLDA in the global assessment of PsA, or low disease activity using DAPSA if peripheral arthritis. Treat to target Clinicians must aim to achieve MDA in all patients as soon as possible – aiming for 50% improvement in disease activity score within 3 months, and target reached by 6 months. A treat-to-target paradigm should be followed to achiOther→
- Goals of Critical CareThe goals of critical care must be viewed in conjunction with the long-term care goals for individual patients, societal views and resource constraints. ICU survival is no longer an ethically or financially appropriate sole goal. It is well established that many patients who survive ICU die in hospital or have long-term functional impairment. When determining appropriate goals of care, more holisOther→
- GoutStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Gout, AcuteGoutPrimary Care→
- Gout, ChronicGout, ChronicPrimary Care→
- Governance RequirementsAdmission and refusal criteria Handover Discharge criteria Transport Infection prevention and control Antibiotic stewardship Patient blood management Morbidity and mortality Admission and refusal criteria The ICU should have written admission and refusal criteria. These should include guidelines specifying when patients are too well or too sick for ICU and are thus unlikely to benefit fromOther→
- Government Gazette 43258: Measures to Address, Prevent and Combat the Spread of COVID-1917 July 2020Other→
- Group B Streptococcal InfectionThe 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.Other→
- Group B StreptococcusDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral DESCRIPTION Group B streptococcus is an encapsulated Gram-positive coccus that colonises the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. Infection in the first 6 days of life is referred to as early-onset disease (EOD). Late-onset disease (LOD) refers to infection from day 7–89 of life. DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIAPEML (Paeds)→
- Growth DisordersDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Referral ICD-10 Code: R62 DESCRIPTION Pathological growth failure may be suspected if a child is short relative to his/her peers, his/her parents and possibly disproportionate to his/her weight. It is confirmed by a reduced growth velocity. This could be due to endocrine causes, chronic or bone disease or dysmorphic syndromes. PEML (Paeds)→
- Guidance on PrescribingVersion1 October 2020Other→
- Guidance on the Mental Health Care Act (MHCA) 17/2002 and FormsMental Health Care Act 17/2002Other→
- Guideline DevelopmentGuideline working group Clinical research questions Electronic Delphi process Review and research Round-table meeting (and Delphi 2 and 3) Formulation of recommendations The development of the document involved a multi-step process (Fig. 1). Guideline working group Experts in the field of critical care and those with an interest in blood management were invited by the primary authors to participaOther→
- Guideline DevelopmentClinical research questions Delphi process Review and research Round table congress meeting (and final Delphi) – Port Elizabeth, March 2019 Formulation of recommendations The development of the document involved a multi-step process. Experts in the field of anaesthesia and those with an interest in PBM were invited to participate after a call for interested parties through SASA communication. AnOther→
- Guideline Information and AcknowledgementsThe process Acknowledgements Competing interests Author's contributions Disclaimer: These guidelines do not aim to provide a comprehensive review of all the pertinent literature comprising the evidence base and, as such, should be utilised in conjunction with other guidelines as well as the responsibility of practitioners to maintain a high level of personal knowledge and expertise. DespiteOther→
- Guideline for the Management of PeritonitisPrevention Strategies Important General Points Clinical Presentation Assessment Diagnosis Treatment Treatment in the First 48 hours Eosinophilic Peritonitis Recurrent Peritonitis Fungal Peritonitis Indications for Removal of the Catheter After the Catheter has been Removed For the complete guideline see Peritoneal Dialysis International 2010;30:393-423. Prevention Strategies PD units should underOther→