This guideline covers identifying and treating primary hypertension (high blood pressure) in people aged 18 and over, including people with type 2 diabetes. It Home NICE Guidance Conditions and diseases Cardiovascular conditions Hypertension Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management
What is the Nice hypertension 2 interactive flowchart?
NICE interactive flowchart – Hypertension 2 Quality standards Air pollution: outdoor air quality and health Hypertension in adults Next This guideline covers identifying and treating primary hypertension (high blood pressure) in people aged 18 and over, including people with type 2 diabetes.
Do the NICE guidelines apply to type 2 diabetes?
The recommendations on measuring blood pressure and diagnosing hypertension in this guideline apply to all adults, including those with type 2 diabetes. The recommendations on treatment and monitoring link to NICE guidelines on chronic kidney disease, type 1 diabetesand hypertension in pregnancyat points in the care pathway where treatment differs.
What are iii3 NICE guidelines?
3 NICE guidelines are recommendations for the care of individuals in specific clinical 4 conditions or circumstances within the NHS – from prevention and self-care through primary 5 and secondary care to more specialised services. These may also include elements of social 6 care or public health measures.
What is the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ advice on post-operative pain management?
The Royal College of Anaesthetists’ Faculty of pain medicine guidelines recommend that PCA equipment and infusion devices must be available for post‑operative pain relief. The British National Formulary advises that hospital protocols should be consulted for details of PCA to relieve acute post‑operative pain.
When to offer an intravenous NSAID for immediate postoperative pain?
1.6.8 Do not offer an intravenous NSAID to manage immediate postoperative pain (including pain after dental surgery) unless the person cannot take oral medicine. 1.6.9 If offering an intravenous NSAID to manage immediate postoperative pain, choose a traditional NSAID rather than a COX‑2 (cyclo-oxygenase‑2) inhibitor.
What is the management of postoperative pain?
Management of postoperative pain can be a chal- lenge, and require advanced assessment and manage- ment skills available from pain specialists. In some cases, postoperative pain might be inadequately controlled despite the use of standard multimodal in- terventions.
