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Recurrent 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.Other→
Recurrent PneumoniaDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive management Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: J18.9 DESCRIPTION Recurrence of parenchymal and bronchial airways infection clinically and radiologically after a similar episode had completely resolved during that year. Must be distinguished from persistent pneumonia where there is clinical non-recovery of parenchymal ± bronchial inPEML (Paeds)→
Recurrent UTIStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
Red Cell ComponentsSANBS Clinical Guideline, 6th Edition, 2023Other→
ReferencesRainbow Clinic for Abused Children, April 2020Other→
ReferencesSung H, Ferlay J, Siegel RL, et al. Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin 2021;71(3):209-249. https://doi.org/10.3322/caac.216602. Marima R, Mbeje M, Hull R, Demetriou D, Mtshali N, Dlamini Z. Prostate cancer disparities and management in southern Africa: Insights into practices, norms and values. COther→
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ReferencesSepúlveda C, Marlin A, Yoshida T, Ullrich A. Palliative care: the World Health Organization's global perspective. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2002; 24(2):91-96. South African National Department of Health (2017). National Health Insurance for South Africa. Towards universal health coverage. Government Gazette No. 40955, 30 June 2017. World Health Organization. Health Financing. https://www.who.int/ heOther→
ReferencesThese are the approved guidelines published by the South African Society of Psychiatrists to provide an overview on treatment and management of commonly diagnosed psychiatric illnesses. The guidelines include consensus recommendations, based on peer contribution and using the international evidence based guidelines that are suitable for the local South African health service.Other→
References[1] Verrina E, et al. A multicenter experience on patient and technique survival in children on chronic dialysis. Pediatr Nephrol 2004; 19:82-90 [2] Leonard MB, et al. A prospective cohort study of incident maintenance dialysis in children: an NAPRTC study. Kidney Int 2003; 63:744-755 [3] Stylianou KG, et al. Selecting the optimal peritoneal dialysis catheter. Kidney Int 2014; 85:741–743 [4] WaraOther→
ReferencesPAHO. Perinatal Infections Transmitted by the Mother to her Infant. Latin American Center for Perinatology / Women and Reproductive Health; 2008. Moodley J, Pattinson R. Inprovements in maternal mortality in South Africa. South African Medical Journal; 2018;108(3):S4–S8. Morifi M, Malevu N, Odayan S, McCarthy K, Kufa T. Congenital Syphilis Case Surveillance in South Africa 2017-19: Experience, ChOther→
References1. Hébert PC, Wells G, Blajchman MA, et al. A multicenter, randomised, controlled clinical trial of transfusion requirements in critical care. N Engl J Med 1999;340(6):409-417. https://doi. org/10.1056/nejm199902113400601 2. Holst LB, Haase N, Wetterslev J, et al. Lower versus higher hemoglobin threshold for transfusion in septic shock. N Engl J Med 2014;371(15):1381-1391. https://doi.org/10.1056Other→
ReferencesThese are the approved guidelines published by the South African Society of Psychiatrists to provide an overview on treatment and management of commonly diagnosed psychiatric illnesses. The guidelines include consensus recommendations, based on peer contribution and using the international evidence based guidelines that are suitable for the local South African health service.Other→
ReferencesSchwartzman S, Ruderman EM. A road map of the axial spondyloarthritis continuum. Mayo Clinic Proceed 2022;97(1):134-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.08.007 Slimani S, Hamdi W, Nassar K, Kalla AA. Spondyloarthritis in North Africa: An update. Clin Rheumatol 2021;40:3401-3410. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-021-05630-w Tikly M, Njobvu P, McGill P. Spondyloarthritis in sub-Saharan Africa.Other→
ReferencesCrichton A. An inquiry into the nature and origin of mental derangement: Comprehending a concise system of the physiology and pathology of the human mind and a history of the passions and their effects. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies; 1798. Goldstein S. Managing attention and learning disorders in late adolescence and adulthood. New York, NY: Wiley; 1997. Thomas R, Sanders S, Doust J, Beller E,Other→
ReferencesThese are the approved guidelines published by the South African Society of Psychiatrists to provide an overview on treatment and management of commonly diagnosed psychiatric illnesses. The guidelines include consensus recommendations, based on peer contribution and using the international evidence based guidelines that are suitable for the local South African health service.Other→
ReferencesThese are the approved guidelines published by the South African Society of Psychiatrists to provide an overview on treatment and management of commonly diagnosed psychiatric illnesses. The guidelines include consensus recommendations, based on peer contribution and using the international evidence based guidelines that are suitable for the local South African health service.Other→
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ReferencesProft F, Poddubnyy D. Ankylosing spondylitis and axial spondyloarthritis: Recent insights and impact of new classification criteria. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2018;10(5-6):129-139. https://doi. org/10.1177/1759720X18773726 Moll JM, Wright V. Psoriatic arthritis. Semin Arthritis Rheum 1973;3(1):55-78. https://doi. org/10.1016/0049-0172(73)90035-8 Gelfand JM, Weinstein R, Porter SB, Neimann AL, BeOther→
ReferencesAdam A, Claassen F, Coovadia A, et al. The South African guidelines on enuresis – 2017. Afr J Urol 2018;24(1):1-13. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/aju/article/view/169855 (accessed 11 September 2024). Nevéus T, von Gontard A, Hoebeke P, et al. The standardisation of terminology of lower urinary tract function in children and adolescents: Report from the Standardisation Committee of thOther→
References1 G C White 2nd, Rosendaal F, Aledort LM, Lusher JM, Rothschild C, Ingerslev J0; Factor VIII and Factor IX Subcommittee. Definitions in hemophilia. Recommendation of the scientific subcommittee on factor VIII and factor IX of the scientific and standardization committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Thromb Haemost. 2001 Mar;85(3):560. 2 South African National Blood SPEML (Paeds)→
References1. Adhikari NK, Fowler RA, Bhagwanjee S, Rubenfeld GD. Critical care and the global burden of critical illness in adults. Lancet (London, England). 2010;376(9749):1339-46. 2. Naidoo K, Singh J, Lalloo UJSAMJ. Critical analysis of ICU/HC beds in South Africa: 2008-2009. 2013;103(10):751-3. 3. Bhagwanjee S, Scribante JJSAMJ. National audit of critical care resources in South Africa-unit and bed disOther→
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References[1] Gandhi NR, Brust JCM, Sarita Shah N. A new era for treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis. European Respiratory Journal 2018;52. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01350-2018. [2] Ndjeka N, Schnippel K, Master I, Meintjes G, Maartens G, Romero R, et al. High treatment success rate for multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis using a bedaquiline-containing treatment regiOther→
ReferencesSokka T, Kautiainen H, Pincus T, et al. Work disability remains a major problem in rheumatoid arthritis in the 2000s: Data from 32 countries in the QUEST-RA study. Arthritis Res Ther 2010;12(2):R42. https://doi.org/10.1186/ar2951 Bombardier C, Barbieri M, Parthan A, et al. The relationship between joint damage and functional disability in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review. Ann Rheum Dis 2Other→
ReferencesThese are the approved guidelines published by the South African Society of Psychiatrists to provide an overview on treatment and management of commonly diagnosed psychiatric illnesses. The guidelines include consensus recommendations, based on peer contribution and using the international evidence based guidelines that are suitable for the local South African health service.Other→
References1. First National TB Prevalence Survey 2018. Pretoria, South Africa: National Department of Health, South Africa, 2021. 2. Global TB Report. Geneva: World Health Organisation, , 2020. 3. Mortality and causes of death in South Africa, 2016: Findings from death notification. . Pretoria, South Africa: Statistics SA., 2018. 4. WHO High-Level Event galvanizes commitment and action to accelerate the glOther→
ReferencesThese are the approved guidelines published by the South African Society of Psychiatrists to provide an overview on treatment and management of commonly diagnosed psychiatric illnesses. The guidelines include consensus recommendations, based on peer contribution and using the international evidence based guidelines that are suitable for the local South African health service.Other→
References1. Marshall JC, Bosco L, Adhikari NK, et al. What is an intensive care unit? A report of the task force of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine. J Crit Care 2017;37:270-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.07.015 2. Fowler RA, Adhikari NK, Bhagwanjee S. Clinical review: Critical care in the global context – disparities in burden of illness, access, and ecoOther→
ReferencesThese are the approved guidelines published by the South African Society of Psychiatrists to provide an overview on treatment and management of commonly diagnosed psychiatric illnesses. The guidelines include consensus recommendations, based on peer contribution and using the international evidence based guidelines that are suitable for the local South African health service.Other→
ReferencesThis guideline provides an overview of the recommended Adult ADHD assessment steps, differentials to be considered and options for treatment according to the best available evidence based guidelines.Other→
References1 Long term Management (Stroke): Pollock A, Baer G, Campbell P, Choo PL, Forster A, Morris J, Pomeroy VM, Langhorne P. Physical rehabilitation approaches for the recovery of function and mobility following stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Apr 22;2014(4):CD001920. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001920.pub3. PMID: 24756870; PMCID: PMC6465059.-course analysis of randomised trials. Lancet. 2016 JulPrimary Care→
References1. World Health Organization. Clinical criteria for the determination of death, WHO technical expert consultation, WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, 22 - 23 September 2014. Geneva: WHO; 2017. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/254737/WHO-HIS-SDS-2017.5-eng.pdf;jsessionid=D BBFDE5645ED697AEA0D373772F54BDF?sequence=1 (accessed 4 August 2020). 2. Wijdicks EF, Varelas PN, GronsethOther→
References1. Haase VH. Hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors in the treatment of anaemia of chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int Suppl 2021;11(1):8-25 doi10.1016/j.kisu.2020.12.002 2. Singh AK, Carroll K, McMurray JJV Solomon S, Jha V, Johansen KL, et al. Daprodustat for the treatment of anemia in patients not undergoing dialysis. New Eng J Med 2021;385(25):2313-2324 doi 10.1056/NEJMoa211338Other→
ReferencesMallol J, Crane J, Von Mutius E, et al. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) phase three: A global synthesis. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2013;41(2):73–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aller.2012.03.001 Zar HJ, Ehrlich RI, Workman L, Weinberg EG. The changing prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic eczema in African adolescents from 1995 to 2002. PediatrOther→
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ReferencesThese are the approved guidelines published by the South African Society of Psychiatrists to provide an overview on treatment and management of commonly diagnosed psychiatric illnesses. The guidelines include consensus recommendations, based on peer contribution and using the international evidence based guidelines that are suitable for the local South African health service.Other→
References - HIV & AIDSPlease click on the link below to access the most up-to-date version of this guideline. The content on this page is currently being updated to align with the latest publication. Always check the version number at the bottom of the screen to confirm which version you are using. Click here to access the Primary Health Care - PHC Chapter 11: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune DeficiencPrimary Care→
References - Acute PainAmin FM, Asghar MS, Hougaard A, et al. Magnetic resonance angiography of intracranial and extracranial arteries in patients with spontaneous migraine without aura: a cross-sectional study. Lancet Neurol. 2013;12(5):454-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/ S1474-4422(13)70067-X. Amrein R, Hetzel W, Bonetti EP, Gerecke M. Clinical pharmacology of dormicum (midazolam) and anexate (flumazenil). ResuscitationOther→
References - Adolescence1. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996. Section 28(3). Children’s Act 38 of 2005. Section 1. Standard Treatment Guidelines And Essential Medicines List For South Africa, Hospital Level, Paediatrics, 2023 Edition Chapter 24 Adolescence, ReferencesPEML (Paeds)→
References - Adult Critical Carei Principles of Critical Care: Marshall JC, Bosco L, Adhikari NK, Connolly B, Diaz JV, Dorman T, et al. What is an intensive care unit? A report of the task force of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine. J Crit Care. 2017 Feb;37:270-276. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.07.015. ii Principles of Critical Care: Chen J. Pharmacology in Critical Illness. In: Oropello JM,EML (Adult)→
References - Alimentary TractReferencesPEML (Paeds)→
References - Alimentary Tracti Hassan C et al. Bowel preparation for colonoscopy: European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)i guidelines: update 2019. DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0959-0505. Published online: 2019 | Endoscopy ii Polyethylene glycol, oral: Park DI, Park SH, Lee SK, Baek YH, Han DS, Eun CS, Kim WH, Byeon JS, Yang SK. Efficacy of prepackaged, low residual test meals with 4L polyethylene glycol versEML (Adult)→
References - Anaesthesiology, Pain and Intensive CareStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
References - Anaestheticstandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Paediatrics, Updated for the 2023 EditionPEML (Paeds)→
References - Blood and Blood Forming Organsi Ferrous sulfate/fumarate, oral: Reveiz L, Gyte GM, Cuervo LG, Casasbuenas A. Treatments for iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Oct 5;(10):CD003094. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21975735 Ferrous sulfate/fumarate, oral : Rimon E, Kagansky N, Kagansky M, Mechnick L, Mashiah T, Namir M, Levy S. Are we giving too much iron? Low-dose iron therapy is effectivEML (Adult)→
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References - Cardiovascular SystemAdenosine Dose: South African Medicines Formulary (SAMF), 13th Edition. Division of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town. 2020. Kleinman ME, et.al. Pediatric Life Support: Part 14. Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2010; 122: S876-S908. Barrington KJ. The Myth of a Minimum Dose for Atropine. Pediatrics. 2011;1PEML (Paeds)→
References - Cardiovascular SystemStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→