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Aspiration Pneumonia

Infectious Disease Society of America, Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Medscape, Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia

Asthma

National Heart, Lung and Blood Insitute Guidelines, for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR-3), 2007.

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), “Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents”

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Pneumococcal Vaccination
Influenza Vaccination
Childhood Vaccination

Cognitive Impairment

National Institute on Aging: “Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Older Patients”

Congestive Heart Failure

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, "2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure"

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

American Thoracic Society Statements and Resources
https://www.thoracic.org/statements/copd.php
https://www.thoracic.org/statements/resources/copd/179full.pdf

Decubiti/Pressure Ulcers

Annals of Internal Medicine, Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine, Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

Depression

The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults: Third Edition.

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association, "Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes - 2015"

HIV/AIDS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Recommendations for HIV Prevention with Adults and Adolescents with HIV," 2014

Horizon Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health, Horizon Behavioral Health Clinical Criteria

Hypertension

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), “2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults”

Lead Case Management

CDC Guidelines: Managing Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Young Children: Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/casemanagement/casemanage_main.htm

New Jersey Physician Lead Advisory Committee http://www.state.nj.us/health/childhoodlead

Obesity Pediatric and Adult

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, "Managing Overweight and Obesity in Adults: Systematic Evidence Review from the Obesity Expert Panel," 2013

National Institute of Health “Standards of Medical Care for Adults”

The Role of the pediatrician in Primary Prevention of Obesity

Perinatal Care

State of New Jersey Department of Health Perinatal Care http://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/maternalchild/outcomes/health-epidemiology/

ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) Clinical Guidelines https://www.acog.org/About-ACOG/ACOG-Departments/Deliveries-Before-39-Weeks/ACOG-Clinical-Guidelines

Preventive

American Cancer Society: Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Colon and Rectal Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Skin Cancer

Seizure Management

American Epilepsy Society, Guidelines

Sickle Cell Disease

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, "Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease: Expert Panel Report, 2014"

Smoking Cessation

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence," 2008