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Top 5 List in Family Medicine: Don't order annual ECGs or any other cardiac screening for asymptomatic, low-risk patients.
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ver más ... 2011Top 5 List in Family Medicine: Don't routinely prescribe antibiotics for acute mild to moderate sinusitis unless symptoms last for 7 or more days OR symptoms worsen after initial clinical improvement.
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ver más ... 2011Don't do imaging for low back pain within the first 6 weeks unless red flags are present.
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ver más ... 2011Mechanical bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery
Cochrane Quality and Productivity topics
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
"NICE summary of review conclusions
Evidence shows that mechanical bowel preparation is not effective for improving outcomes in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery and should not be used routinely. It should be reserved for procedures in which intraoperative colonoscopy might be performed or close visualisation of the bowel mucosa is needed.
Stopping or reducing the routine use of mechanical bowel preparation in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery is ...
Antibiotics for the common cold and acute purulent rhinitis
Cochrane Quality and Productivity topics
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
"NICE summary of review conclusions
Antibiotics for initial treatment of acute upper respiratory tract infections or purulent rhinitis in patients without co-morbid conditions or signs of systemic illness have not been shown to provide any symptomatic benefit or reduce the length of illness. They are associated with side effects in adults and should not be offered for initial treatment.
Not using antibiotics in the initial treatment of acute upper respiratory tract ...