These guidelines address the following:

Asthma
ADHD
Back Pain
Chronic Kidney Disease
COPD
Coronary Artery Disease
Depression
Diabetes
Geriatric Care
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Obesity
Opiods for Chronic Pain
Osteoarthritis
Transgender and Gender-Diverse Care

Asthma

• Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). (2022). 2022 GINA Report, Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention.
• American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). (2020). Managing Chronic Cough Due to Asthma and NAEB in Adults and Adolescents.
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2021). Asthma: Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Chronic Asthma Management.
• National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. (2007). Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma 2007.
• National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. (2020). 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• American Academy of Pediatrics. (2019). Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents.
• American Academy of Pediatrics. (2019). Implementing the Key Action Statements: An Algorithm and Explanation for Process of Care for the Evaluation, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Monitoring of ADHD in Children and Adolescents.
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2019). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis and Management.

Back Pain

• American College of Physicians. (2017). Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians.
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2020). Low Back Pain and Sciatica in over 16s: Assessment and Management.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. (2022). VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain.

Chronic Kidney Disease

• National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative. (2016). Practical Approach to Detection and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease for the Primary Care Clinician.
• National Kidney Foundation - Guidelines and Commentaries. (2012). NFK KDOQI Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
• Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. (2019). VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care.
• American Academy of Family Physicians (2017). Chronic Kidney Disease: Detection and Evaluation.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Global Initiative for Chronic Lung Disease (GOLD). (2023). Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of COPD.
• Global Initiative for Chronic Lung Disease (GOLD). (2023). Gold Pocket Guide.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. (2021). VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Outpatient Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Coronary Artery Disease

• American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. (2018). Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol.
• American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. (2019). 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.
• American College of Cardiology Foundation and American Heart Association. (2013). 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk.
• American Heart Association. (2013). Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. (2020). VA/DoD Clinicl Practice Guideline: The Management of Dyslipidemia for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction (Lipids).

Depression

• American Academy of Pediatrics. (2018). Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC): Part 1. Practice Preparation, Identification, Assessment, and Initial Management
• American College of Pediatrics. (2018). Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC): Part II. Treatment and Ongoing Management
• American College of Physicians. (2016). Nonpharmacologic Versus Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. (2022). VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Major Depression Disorder.
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2019). Depression in Children and Young People: Identification and Management.
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2022). Depression in Adults: Treatment and Management.

Diabetes

• National Diabetes Education Program of the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Guiding Principles for the Care of People With or at Risk for Diabetes.
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. (2021). AACE Clinical Practice Guidelines: The Use of Advanced Technology in Management of Persons with Diabetes Mellitus.
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology. (2020). AACE Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm.
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology. (2022). AACE Clinical Practice Guidelines for Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan.
• American Diabetes Association. (2022). Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes - 2022.
• American Diabetes Association. (2022). Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes - 2022 Abridged for Primary Care
  Providers.
• American Diabetes Association. (2022). Children and Adolescents: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. (2017). VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Care.
• Endocrine Society. (2019). Treatment of Diabetes in Older Adults Guideline Resources.

Geriatric Care

• American College of Surgeons and the American Geriatrics Society. (2016). Optimal Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient: Best Practice Guideline from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP and the American Geriatrics Society.
• American Geriatrics Society. (2019). Updated AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
• International Conference of Frailty and Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR) Task Force. (2019). Physical Frailty: ICFSR International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Identification and Management
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2018). Dementia: Assessment, Management, and Support for People Living with Dementia and Their Carers.
• National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care. (2018). Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care.
• Alzheimer's Association (2018). Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations.
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology. (2020). Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis-2020 Update.
• Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy. (2022). Physical Therapist Management of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Osteoporosis: A Clinical Practice Guideline.
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. (2022). Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Frailty Among Older Adults Undergoing Colorectal Surgery.
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network. (2022). Older Adult Oncology.

Heart Failure

• American College of Cardiology. (2021). 2021 Update to the 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment: Answers to 10 Pivotal Issues About Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee.
• American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association. (2022). AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure.
• American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association. (2022). AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: Executive Summary.

Hypertension

• Eighth Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. (2014). Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults.
• American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). An Effective Approach to High Blood Pressure Control.
• American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. (2017). Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults.
• American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians. (2017). Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension in Adults Aged 60 Years or Older to Higher Versus Lower Blood Pressure Targets: A Clinical Practice Guideline.
• American Academy of Pediatrics. (2017). Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. (2020). VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension in the Primary Care Setting.

Obesity

• American Academy of Clinical Endocrinology and American College of Endocrinology. (2016). AACE/ACE Comprehensive Clinical Practice Guidelines for Medical Care of Patients with Obesity.
• American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and The Obesity Society. (2013). AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults.
• Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. (2017). Pediatric Obesity - Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention
• Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. (2020). Management of Adult Overweight and Obesity.

Opiods for Chronic Pain

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Guideline Resources: Clinical Tools.
• Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. (2022). Management of Opioid Therapy (OT) for Chronic Pain.

Osteoarthritis

• American College of Rheumatology. (2019). Recommendations for the Use of Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Therapies in Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee.
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). (2017). Hip Pain and Mobility Deficits - Hip Osteoarthritis.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. (2020). VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Non-Surgical Management of Hip & Knee Osteoarthritis.
• The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors (2021). Management of Osteoarthristic of the Knee (Non-Arthroplasty).

Transgender and Gender-Diverse Care

• World Professional Association for Transgender Health (2022). WPATH Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (2018). Ensuring Comprehensive Care and Support for Transgender and GenderDiverse Children and Adolescents (Policy Statement).
• Endocrine Society (2017). Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.

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