Pharm Foundations: Disease State Guidelines

Question 1

Anticoagulation

Answer 1

• CHEST guidelines from American College of Chest Physicians

- For stroke prevention in Afib and venous thromboembolism

Question 2

CV Diseases

Answer 2

• ACC (American College of Cardiology) or AHA (American Heart Association)
• Used for acute coronary syndromes, Afib, HF, Hypocholesteremia, HTN

Question 3

Diabetes

Answer 3

• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE, stricter as a rule)
• American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Question 4

Infectious Disease

Answer 4

• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
• HIV/AIDS: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Sexually Transmitted Infections: CDC

Question 5

Oncology

Answer 5

• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

Question 6

Pediatrics

Answer 6

-American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Question 7

Pregnancy/Women’s Health

Answer 7

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG)

Question 8

Psychiatric Conditions

Answer 8

-American Psychiatric Association (APA): Diagnostic and Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5)

Question 9

Pulmonary Conditions

Answer 9

• Asthma: Global Initiative for Asthma (FINA) and Nation Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• COPD: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)

Question 10

Renal Disease

Answer 10

-Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)

Question 11

Vaccines

Answer 11

• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)