Publisher's Synopsis
The GUIDELINES Pocketcard is a spiral-bound pocketcard containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practising clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. The Hepatitis C GUIDELINES Pocketcard is endorsed by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and is based on the latest AASLD guidelines. This practical quick-reference tool contains screening, diagnostics, treatment algorithms, drug therapy, dosing information, patient monitoring, and counselling points. The Hepatitis C GUIDELINES Pocketcard provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including key points; screening and testing recommendations; interpretation of HCV assays; indications for liver biopsy; treatment recommendations; management algorithms for all four genotypes; definitions of virological responses; prevention; comorbid conditions; current medication tables with brand and generic names; and detailed drug information with strengths, formulations, doses, and side effects. Applications include point of care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, and clinical research.
