Current Guidelines
ACP Clinical Practice Guidelines cover many areas of internal medicine, such as screening for cancer or other major diseases; diagnosis; treatment; and medical technology. What's special about our guidelines compared to other guidelines out there? We produce "evidence-based clinical practice guidelines." Evidence-based means our guidelines follow a rigorous development process (CEAP) and are based on the highest quality scientific evidence. A collection of these guidelines is available to Annals subscribers who have PDAs with the Palm OS. Visit the Annals PDA Services page to learn more. For a complete collection of summaries only, follow the instructions on the PDA Portal.
Recently Published Guidelines
.Erectile Dysfunction
New - Hormonal Testing and Pharmacologic Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians
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HIV Screening
New - Screening for HIV in Health Care Settings: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians and HIV Medicine Association
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Depression
New - Using Second-Generation Antidepressants to Treat Depressive Disorders: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians
[ Full text | PDF ]
Rx of Osteoporosis
New - Pharmacologic Treatment of Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians
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Osteoporosis in Men
New - Screening for Osteoporosis in Men: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians
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Dementia
New - Current Pharmacologic Treatment of Dementia: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians
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Palliative Care at the End of Life
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New - Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve the Palliative Care of Pain, Dyspnea, and Depression at the End of Life: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians
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COPD
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Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians
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Low Back Pain
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society
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Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
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Glycemic Control and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Optimal Hemoglobin A1c Targets. A Guidance Statement from the American College of Physicians
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Screening Mammography
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Screening Mammography for Women 40 to 49 Years of Age: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians
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All Current Guidelines
Clinical Field: [ Cardiology | Endocrinology & Metabolism | General Internal Medicine | Pulmonology]
Cardiology
| Title | Source and Year |
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
| Title | Source and Year |
| Pharmacologic Treatment of Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (guideline) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women with Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis (evidence review) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Screening for Osteoporosis in Men: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (guideline) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Screening for Osteoporosis in Men: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Guideline (evidence review) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
General Internal Medicine
| Title | Source and Year |
| Oral Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors and Hormonal Treatments for Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (guideline) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2009 |
| Hormonal Testing and Pharmacologic Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians (guideline) Full Text | PDF | Summary for Patients |
Ann Intern Med. 2009 |
| Screening for HIV in Health Care Settings: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians and HIV Medicine Association (guideline) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Using Second-Generation Antidepressants to Treat Depressive Disorders: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (guideline) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Comparative Benefits and Harms of Second-Generation Antidepressants: Background Paper for the American College of Physicians (evidence review) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Pharmacologic Treatment of Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (guideline) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women with Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis (evidence review) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Screening for Osteoporosis in Men: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (guideline) Full text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Screening for Osteoporosis in Men: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Guideline (evidence review) Full text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Current Pharmacologic Treatment of Dementia: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians (guideline) Full text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Effectiveness of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine for Treating Dementia: Evidence Review for a Clinical Practice Guideline (evidence review) Full text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve the Palliative Care of Pain, Dyspnea, and Depression at the End of Life: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (guideline) Full text | PDF | Summary for Patients |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Evidence for Improving Palliative Care at the End of Life: A Systematic Review (evidence review) Full text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2008 |
| Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society (guideline) Full text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2007 |
| Medications for Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society/American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline (evidence review) Full text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2007 |
| Nonpharmacologic Therapies for Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society/American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline (evidence review) Full text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2007 |
| Glycemic Control and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Optimal Hemoglobin A1c Targets. A Guidance Statement from the American College of Physicians (guideline) Full text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2007 |
| Screening Mammography for Women 40 to 49 Years of Age: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (guideline) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2007 |
| Screening Mammography in Women 40 to 49 Years of Age: A Systematic Review for the American College of Physicians (evidence review) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2007 |
| Current Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism in Primary Care: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians (guideline) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2007 |
| Review of the Evidence on Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism (evidence review) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Fam Med. 2007 |
| Management of Venous Thromboembolism: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians (guideline) Full Text | PDF | Summary for Patients |
Ann Intern Med. 2007 |
| Management of Venous Thromboembolism: A Systematic Review for a Practice Guideline (evidence review) Full Text | PDF | Summary for Patients |
Ann Intern Med. 2007 |
| Risk Assessment for and Strategies To Reduce Perioperative Pulmonary Complications for Patients Undergoing Noncardiothoracic Surgery (guideline) Full Text | PDF | Summary for Patients |
Ann Intern Med. 2006 |
| Preoperative Pulmonary Risk Stratification for Noncardiothoracic Surgery (evidence review) Full Text | PDF | Summary for Patients |
Ann Intern Med. 2006 |
| Strategies To Reduce Postoperative Pulmonary Complications after Noncardiothoracic Surgery (evidence review) Full Text | PDF | Summary for Patients |
Ann Intern Med. 2006 |
Pulmonology
| Title | Source and Year |
| Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (guideline) Full Text | PDF | Summary for Patients |
Ann Intern Med. 2007 |
| Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review for a Clinical Practice Guideline (evidence review) Full Text | PDF |
Ann Intern Med. 2007 |
| Risk Assessment for and Strategies To Reduce Perioperative Pulmonary Complications for Patients Undergoing Noncardiothoracic Surgery (guideline) Full Text | PDF | Summary for Patients |
Ann Intern Med. 2006 |
| Preoperative Pulmonary Risk Stratification for Noncardiothoracic Surgery (evidence review) Full Text | PDF | Summary for Patients |
Ann Intern Med. 2006 |
| Strategies To Reduce Postoperative Pulmonary Complications after Noncardiothoracic Surgery (evidence review) Full Text | PDF | Summary for Patients |
Ann Intern Med. 2006 |
For more screening and preventive care guidelines, the ACP recommends the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Web site and the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. For HIV Screening and related guidelines, the ACP recommends the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Web site.
Requests for bulk reprints (minimum, 100 copies) of all guidelines published in Annals of Internal Medicine may be made to Helen Canavan, Reprints Coordinator; phone, 215-351-2663; email, reprints@acponline.org.
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