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3,191 entriesNDOH Standard Treatment Guidelines and clinical protocols
- Tuberculosis, PerinatalDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: P37.0 *Notifiable condition. DESCRIPTION Tuberculosis acquired in the first 3 months of life . Perinatal tuberculosis may be acquired in one of the following ways: Transplacental transmission – usually extrapulmonary or disseminated TB. Via the passage of swallowed maternal blood or amniPEML (Paeds)→
- Tuberculosis, Pleural (TB Pleurisy)Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Tuberculosis, PulmonaryStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary In ChildrenDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A16.9 *Notifiable condition. DESCRIPTION A chronic, granulomatous disease of the lungs caused by M. tuberculosis. Most children acquire tuberculosis from infected adults by inhalation. Malnourished, immunosuppressed (HIV-infected) and children < 3 years of age with pulmonary tuberculoPEML (Paeds)→
- Type 1 Diabetes MellitusEndocrine ConditionsPrimary Care→
- Type 1 Diabetes MellitusStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, in AdultsEndocrine ConditionsPrimary Care→
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, in Children and AdolescentsEndocrine ConditionsPrimary Care→
- Type 2 Diabetes MellitusStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and AdolescentsType 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and AdolescentsOther→
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, AdultsType 2 Diabetes MellitusPrimary Care→
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, in AdolescentsType 1 Diabetes MellitusPrimary Care→
- Type 2 Diabetes in Older PersonsType 2 Diabetes in Older PersonsOther→
- TyphoidSee Typhoid fever . Click here for the pdf . Standard Treatment Guidelines And Essential Medicines List For South Africa, Adult Hospital level, 2020-4_Version 1_July 2024 Chapter 1: Alimentary tract; 1.3 Diarrhoea; 1.3.7 TyphoidEML (Adult)→
- TyphoidDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A01.1 *Notifiable condition. DESCRIPTION A systemic disease caused by Salmonella typhi. DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA Clinical Fever Anorexia Headache Vomiting Diarrhoea or constipation Ileus Abdominal pain or tenderness Epistaxis Cough Delirium Hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly Meningismus StuporPEML (Paeds)→
- Typhoid FeverSee: Typhoid Fever . 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_10.15 Typhoid FeverPrimary Care→
- Typhoid FeverDescription Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A01.0 Note: This is a notifiable condition. DESCRIPTION A septicaemic illness with fever caused by the micro-organism Salmonella typhi. The cause of the fever is difficult to diagnose except in an epidemic. It may present with: acute abdomen (see Section 2.1: Abdominal pain). prolonged or high fever in a previously healthy individual. fever witPrimary Care→
- Typhoid Fever (Enteric Fever)Description General Measures Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A01.0-4 *Notifiable medical condition (Typhoid fever). DESCRIPTION Systemic infection due to S. enteritica serotype Typhi or related organisms (e.g. S. paratyphi , S. choleraesuis ). Initial symptoms are abdominal pain, headache, cough and fever, with diarrhoea developing after a few days. Bacteraemia is common in the first weeEML (Adult)→
- Umbilical PathologyIntroduction Background Important details on history Important details on examination Making the diagnosis 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 PATIENTS Patients under the age of 13 years old with umbilical pathologOther→
- Unanticipated Difficult Tracheal IntubationDuring routine of anaesthesia in a child aged 1 - 8 yearsOther→
- Uncomplicated GingivitisICD-10 codes: K05.0 / K05.1 Description Prophylaxis and General Measures Medicines Treatment DESCRIPTION An inflammation of the gum margin causing the gums to separate from the teeth. Pockets (recesses) form between the gums and the teeth. Pus and bacteria can collect in these pockets, eventually causing periodontitis. See Periodontitis. Characteristics of uncomplicated gingivitis: MPrimary Care→
- Uncomplicated PneumoniaPneumonia in AdultsPrimary Care→
- Uncomplicated UTIInfection Uncomplicated UTI Brief outline/clinical setting Community acquired organisms are becoming increasingly resistant and where possible a culture should be performed prior to therapy. Cultures should be performed always: Where symptoms persist When antibiotics have been administered in the last 3 months Symptoms with negative dipstix for nitrites or leucocyte esterase Aetiologies/organismsOther→
- Underwater Chest Drain Insertion (Thoracostomy)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.Other→
- Underweight For Gestational Age (UGA)Description Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measure Referral DESCRIPTION UGA is failure of an infant to achieve their genetic growth potential. This may be due to maternal, placental or foetal factors in utero. DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA The birth weight of the underweight for gestational age infant plots below the 10th centile on the Fenton chart. Symmetrically wasted: weight, length and heaPEML (Paeds)→
- Undescended TestesIntroduction Background Important details on history Important details on examination Management and referral pathways 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 PATIENTS Patients under the age of 13 years old with undescOther→
- Universal Measures to Prevent Infections During PregnancyTable 2 below summarizes the universal preventative measures that all pregnant woman should observe to prevent transmission of infections to her infant during pregnancy or breastfeeding . Table 2 Universal Measures to Prevent Infections during Pregnancy The Health care provider should advise the pregnant or breastfeeding client about the following practices that may increase or decrease the risksOther→
- Upper Gastrointestinal BleedingSurgical Emergencies - Upper Gastrointestinal BleedingOther→
- Urgent CasesThis 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→
- Urinary FistulaThis 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→
- Urinary HaemorrhageAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illnessOther→
- Urinary IncontinenceDescription Stress Incontinence Urgency Incontinence DESCRIPTION The involuntary leak of urine. Occurs in 10-17% of all women. Risk factors include: Age (prevalence and severity increase with age), increased parity, obesity, smoking, caffeine intake, diabetes and menopausal vaginal atrophy. Most common types are stress incontinence, urgency incontinence (overactive bladder) or a mixed incontinencEML (Adult)→
- Urinary IncontinenceThis 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→
- Urinary Tract 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→
- Urinary Tract InfectionThis 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→
- Urinary Tract InfectionAn approach to symptom management to guide decision-making in the management of patients with life-threatening illnessOther→
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)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→
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)Description Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: N39.0 DESCRIPTION Bacterial infection of the urinary tract. Uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection which is limited to the lower urinary tract and there are no associated urological anomalies. It is seen most commonly in girls over two years of age. ComplicatePEML (Paeds)→
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)Description General Measures Medicine Treatment Referral N10/N30.9/N39.0/O23.4 DESCRIPTION Urinary tract infections may involve the upper or lower urinary tract. Infections may be complicated or uncomplicated. Uncomplicated UTI is a lower UTI, where there are no functional or anatomical anomalies in the urinary tract, no kidney impairment, or no concomitant disease that would promotePrimary Care→
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in PregnancyStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults, Updated for the 2023 EditionEML (Adult)→
- Urinary Tract InfectionsThis guideline aims to assist healthcare workers with antibiotic prescribing for common clinical syndromes in adult patients in South Africa, utilizing Local and International guidelines, key publications, and expert opinion.Other→
- Urinary Tract InfectionsUrinary Tract InfectionsOther→
- Urinary Tract Infections in ChildrenGuideline to the approach to urinary tract infections in childrenOther→
- Urinary tract infection, in pregnancy *New*Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare Level, Updated for the 2023 EditionPrimary Care→
- UrticariaStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 EditionEML (Adult)→
- UrticariaAllergiesPrimary Care→
- UrticariaDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: L50.9 DESCRIPTION An itchy, inflammatory skin and mucosal condition recognised by wheal and flare reaction. May be acute or chronic, often due to irritants, insect bites or allergens. Secondary infective features include excoriation, vesicles and pigmentary changes. Chronic papularPEML (Paeds)→
- Use of Chest Imaging in COVID-19A Rapid Advice Guide 11 June 2020Other→
- Use of HbA1C for the Diagnosis of Type 2 DiabetesUse of HbA1C for the Diagnosis of Type 2 DiabetesOther→