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Choosing Wisely®

American Academy of Pediatrics

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Choosing Wisely®

American Academy of Pediatrics

For further information please visit the website of the initiative (link below)

NICE

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

If the clinical suspicion of prostate cancer is high, because of a high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value and evidence of bone metastases (identified by a positive isotope bone scan or sclerotic metastases on plain radiographs), prostate biopsy for histological confirmation should not be performed, unless this is required as part of a clinical trial.

Choosing Wisely UK

Royal College of Emergency Medicine

This recommendation is made from a randomized controlled trial. Intravenous 0.9% sodium chloride (normal saline) is frequently used to treat patients with acute alcohol intoxication despite a lack of evidence for its efficacy. Normal saline therapy added to observation alone does not decrease emergency department length of stay compared with observation alone. The bases of the symptoms of intoxication and the general state of intoxication were similar in both groups. The present study suggests ...

Choosing Wisely UK

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

The risk of falls increases with age, although not everyone falls as they age. A person who has already fallen is more likely to fall again in the future. Falls and the fear of falling can cause older people to lose confidence in their daily activities and affect their independence. And while most falls don't result in serious injury, some cause broken bones, which can be difficult to recover from. Special exercises (sometimes called "strength and balance training") can help increase muscle ...