General Medical Information

Clinical Evidence Vol 9

January 31, 2007 on 6:26 am | In Books |

Blood and lymph disorders
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Cardiovascular disorders

Acute myocardial infarction
Angina (unstable)
Atrial fibrillation (acute)
Changing behaviour
Heart failure
Peripheral arterial disease
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention of ischaemic cardiac events
Stroke management
Stroke prevention
Thromboembolism
Varicose veins

Child health

Absence seizures
Acute otitis media
Asthma and other wheezing disorders of childhood
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Bronchiolitis
Cardiorespiratory arrest in children
Constipation in children
Depression in children and adolescents
Gastro-oesophageal reflux in children
Gastroenteritis in children
Infantile colic
Measles
Migraine headache in children
Nocturnal enuresis
Nosebleeds in children
Reducing pain during blood sampling in infants
Sudden infant death syndrome
Urinary tract infection
Digestive system disorders
Anal fissure
Appendicitis
Colonic diverticular disease
Colorectal cancer
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Helicobacter pylori infection
Pancreatic cancer
Stomach cancer

Ear, nose, and throat disorders

Chronic suppurative otitis media
Menière’s disease
Middle ear pain and trauma during air travel
Otitis externa
Otitis media with effusion
Seasonal allergic rhinitis
Tinnitus
Tonsillitis
Wax in ear

Endocrine disorders

Cardiovascular disease in diabetes
Foot ulcers and amputations in diabetes
Glycaemic control in diabetes
Obesity
Primary hypothyroidism

Eye disorders

Acute anterior uveitis
Age related macular degeneration
Bacterial conjunctivitis
Diabetic retinopathy
Glaucoma
Ocular herpes simplex
Trachoma

Infectious diseases

Chickenpox
Congenital toxoplasmosis
Diarrhoea in adults
HIV infection
HIV: mother to child transmission
HIV: opportunistic infections
Influenza
Leprosy
Lyme disease
Malaria in endemic areas
Malaria: prevention in travellers
Meningococcal disease
Postherpetic neuralgia
Tuberculosis

Kidney disorders

Acute renal failure

Men’s health

Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Chronic prostatitis
Erectile dysfunction
Prostate cancer (metastatic)
Prostate cancer (non-metastatic)

Mental health

Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Dementia
Depressive disorders
Generalised anxiety disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Panic disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Schizophrenia
Musculoskeletal disorders
Ankle sprain
Bunions
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Fracture prevention in postmenopausal women
Herniated lumbar disc
Hip fracture
Leg cramps
Low back pain and sciatica (acute)
Low back pain and sciatica (chronic)
Neck pain
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Osteoarthritis
Plantar heel pain and fasciitis
Raynaud’s (primary)
Rheumatoid arthritis
Shoulder pain
Tennis elbow

Neurological disorders

Bell’s palsy
Epilepsy
Essential tremor
Headache (chronic tension type)
Migraine headache
Multiple sclerosis
Parkinson’s disease
Trigeminal neuralgia

Oral health

Aphthous ulcers (recurrent)
Burning mouth syndrome
Candidiasis (oropharyngeal)
Impacted wisdom teeth
Halitosis New

Perioperative care

Postoperative pulmonary infections

Poisoning

Acute organophosphorus poisoning
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) poisoning

Pregnancy and childbirth

Nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy
Perineal care
Pre-eclampsia and hypertension
Preterm birth

Respiratory disorders

Acute bronchitis New
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Community acquired pneumonia
Lung cancer
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Upper respiratory tract infection

Sexual health

Bacterial vaginosis
Genital chlamydial infection
Genital herpes
Genital warts
Gonorrhoea
Partner notification
Pelvic inflammatory disease

Skin disorders

Athlete’s foot and fungally infected toe nails
Atopic eczema
Cellulitis and erysipelas
Chronic plaque psoriasis
Head lice
Herpes labialis
Malignant melanoma (non-metastatic)
Scabies
Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (non-metastatic)
Warts
Wrinkles

Sleep disorders

Insomnia
Sleep apnoea

Women’s health

Breast cancer (metastatic)
Breast cancer (non-metastatic)
Breast pain
Candidiasis (vulvovaginal)
Dysmenorrhoea
Endometriosis
Essential vulvodynia (vulval pain)
Fibroids (uterine myomatosis, leiomyomas)
Infertility and subfertility
Menopausal symptoms
Menorrhagia
Ovarian cancer
Premalignant vulval disorders
Premenstrual syndrome
Pyelonephritis in non-pregnant women
Recurrent cystitis in non-pregnant women

Wounds

Bites (mammalian)
Pressure sores
Venous leg ulcers

Appendices

Appendix 1: Estimating cardiovascular risk and treatment benefit
Appendix 2: The number needed to treat: adjusting for baseline risk
Appendix 3: Abbreviations, and How to calculate risk