Clinical practice guidelines are standard practices that have been developed by professional organizations or other clinical groups that are based on the best scientific evidence. They usually represent the translation of scientific evidence to clinical practice and have been shown to produce effective outcomes. Practice guidelines help to standardize the care of patients with selected clinical diagnoses or help guide clinicians through differential diagnosis.
National Guideline Clearinghouse™ - a comprehensive source of clinical practice guidelines.
http://www.guideline.gov/
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – clinician and consumer versions of AHRQ sponsored guidelines.
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/cpgonline.htm
American College of Rheumatology – Practice guidelines for rheumatic disease.
http://www.rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/guidelines/index.asp
American College of Physicians – covers internal medicine topics.
http://www.acponline.org/clinical_information/guidelines/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – guidelines on the treatment of hypertension, hypercholestemia, etc.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/index.htm
American Academy of Pediatrics – treatment of common conditions among children and adolescents.
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/practice_guidelines/index.dtl
University of Ottawa – Evidence-based Clinical Practice Rehabilitation Guidelines database.
http://www.health.uottawa.ca/rehabguidelines/en/login.php
