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Knowledge management and decision support applications available on the WWW for clinical use by Health Professionals
Decision support tool for the management of cholesterol
developed by
clinical domains
keywords
National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA.
Cholesterol
clinical guidelines, decision support, risk assessment, Palm OS
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Available free of charge to all registered health professionals.
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This interactive guideline tool will assist the clinician in implementing the ATP III (Adult Treatment Panel III) Cholesterol Guidelines at the point of care.
Information from ATP III includes:
ATP III classification of lipid levels.
ATP III CHD risk assessment.
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC).
Drug therapy for lipid lowering.
Information on the metabolic syndrome.
Issues for special populations.
NB:
"It is recommended that the clinician be thoroughly familiar with the ATP III Guidelines prior to using this reference tool in patient care.
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references
Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults.
Executive Summary of The Third Report of The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, And Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol In Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III).
JAMA. 2001 May 16;285(19):2486-97.
ATP III guidelines for High Blood Cholesterol
Installation instructions and Download ATP III Cholesterol Management Implementation Tool for Palm OS
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