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Appropriate Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Patients With Acute Dyspnea in Emergency Department or Inpatient Settings: A Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians

MeSH Terms: Pneumothorax; Point-of-Care Systems; Pulmonary Embolism; Pleural Effusion; Dyspnea; Pneumonia; Heart Failure; Ultrasonography; Time-to-Treatment
Guideline Contact: Amir Qaseem ([email protected])
Publication Date: 4/27/2021
Date of Last Evidence Search: 8/2020
Publication Scope: Management
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Authors: ACP (US)
Publication Year: 2021

MeSH Terms: Cellulitis; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Ant-Infective Agents; Bacterial Infections; Pneumonia; Bronchitis; Urinary Tract Infections; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Delivery of Health Care
Guideline Contact: Amir Qaseem ([email protected])
Publication Date: April 2021
Methods Applied: See Publication
Publication Scope: Management
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Authors: ACP (US)
Publication Year: 2021

MeSH Terms: Infrared Rays (G01.358.500.505.650.552); Infrared Rays (G01.590.540.552)
Guideline Contact: Ina Kopp ([email protected])
English Title Translation: Work under the influence of infrared radiation (thermal radiation) - hazards and damage to eyes and skin
Date for Review: 30/09/2025
Publication Scope: assessment; management
Countries of Application: Germany
Guideline Publication Status: Under Review
Languages: German
Authors: AWMF (DE)
Publication Year: 2019

MeSH Terms: Climatic Processes (G16.500.240.135)
Guideline Contact: Ina Kopp ([email protected])
English Title Translation: Working under climatic loads
Keywords: Wärmebelastete Arbeitsbereiche, kältebelastete Arbeitsbereiche, Hitzearbeit, Kältearbeit, Isolierende Schutzbekleidung, Arbeitsmedizinische Vorsorge, Komfortbereich, Arbeitsklima, Belastung, Beanspruchung, Work areas exposed to heat, work areas exposed to cold, heat work, cold work, insulating protective clothing, occupational health care, comfort area, working climate, stress, strain
Date for Review: 31/05/2027
Publication Date: 22/07/2022
Publication Scope: assessment; management
Countries of Application: Germany
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: German
Authors: AWMF (DE)
Publication Year: 2022

MeSH Terms: Work (I03.946); Workplace (N04.452.677.975); Workplace (N01.824.245.925)
Guideline Contact: Ina Kopp ([email protected])
English Title Translation: Occupational medical aptitude test for workers on offshore wind turbines and other offshore installations
Keywords: Eignungsuntersuchung, Offshore, Arbeitsmedizin, Medical Certification, Offshore, Fitness for Work
Date for Review: 31/01/2026
Publication Scope: management
Countries of Application: Germany
Guideline Publication Status: Under Review
Languages: German
Authors: AWMF (DE)
Publication Year: 2021

MeSH Terms: Workplace (N01.824.245.925); Workplace (N04.452.677.975); Inhalation (G09.772.770.755.700.390)
Guideline Contact: Ina Kopp ([email protected])
English Title Translation: Workplace-related inhalation test - specific inhalation challenge (SIC)
Keywords: Arbeitsplatz-assoziiertes Asthma, allergisches Asthma, obstruktive Atemwegserkrankung, Berufskrankheit, Lungenfunktionstest, Specific inhalation challenge (SIC), occupational asthma, allergic asthma, occupational disease, pulmonary function test
Date for Review: 24/01/2026
Publication Date: 21/07/2021
Publication Scope: assessment; counselling
Countries of Application: Germany
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: German
Authors: AWMF (DE)
Publication Year: 2021

MeSH Terms: Benzodiazepines (D03.438.079.080); Substance-Related Disorders (C25.775); Substance-Related Disorders (F03.900); Substance Withdrawal Syndrome (C25.775.835); Substance Withdrawal Syndrome (F03.900.825); Ambulatory Care (E02.760.106); Ambulatory Care (N02.421.585.106)
Publication Scope: assessment; counselling; implementation; management; patient_education; prevention; prognosis; rehabilitation; screening; treatment
Countries of Application: France
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: French
Authors: HAS (FR)
Publication Year: 2015

MeSH Terms: Arterial Pressure (G09.330.380.076.347)
Guideline Contact: Ina Kopp ([email protected])
English Title Translation: Arterial hypertension in children and adolescents
Keywords: Bluthochdruck, Herzkreislauferkrankung, Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankung, aHT, hypertension, arterial hypertension, I10
Date for Review: 26/04/2027
Publication Date: 26/08/2024
Publication Scope: assessment; management; prevention
Countries of Application: Germany
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: German
Authors: AWMF (DE)
Publication Year: 2024

MeSH Terms: Renal Artery (A07.231.114.745)
Guideline Contact: Ina Kopp ([email protected])
English Title Translation: Arteriosclerotic diseases of the renal artery
Keywords: Nierenarterienstenose, Renovaskuläre Hypertonie, RAAS, Perkutane transluminale renale Angioplastie, Maligner Hochdruck, atherosklerotischer Nierenarterienstenose, Nierkrankheit, Nierenerkrankung, chronisch
Date for Review: 05/06/2030
Publication Date: 23/06/2025
Publication Scope: assessment; management
Countries of Application: Germany
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: German
Authors: AWMF (DE)
Publication Year: 2025