Clinical Practice Guidelines

Air travel and respiratory disease - BTS

Asthma: Asthma management - BTS/SIGN (2007)

Asthma: Global strategy for asthma management and prevention - GINA (2007)

Bronchoscopy - BTS (2001)

Chest drain insertion - BTS (2003)

COPD: Global strategy for the diagnosis, management and prevention of chronic obstructive airways disease - GOLD (2007)

COPD: Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - DMM/UM/MCFD/MCPP (2002)

COPD: National guideline on management of chronic obstructive airways disease in adults in primary and secondary care - NICE (2004)

Cough: Management of cough in adults - BTS (2006)

Diffuse parenchymal disease - BTS (1999)

Diving - BTS (2003)

MOTT: Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis - BTS (1999)

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV): NIV in acute respiratory failure - BTS (2002)

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA): Management of OSA in adults - SIGN (2003)

Pleural effusion management - BTS (2003)

Pleural effusion: Management of malignant pleural effusions - BTS (2003)

Pleural infection - BTS (2003)

Pneumonia: Community acquired pneumonia management - BTS (2001)     Update (2004)

Pneumonia: Management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator associated and healthcare-associated pneumonia - ATS (2005)

Pneumothorax management - BTS (2003)

Pulmonary embolism - BTS (2003)

Pulmonary embolism: D-dimer statement - BTS (2006)

Tuberculosis: Go to Infectious Diseases page

ATS: American Thoracic Society (US) 

BTS: British Thoracic Society (UK)

DMM: Department of Medicine (Malta)

GINA: Global Initiative for Asthma

GOLD: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

MCFD: Malta College of Family Doctors (Malta)

MCPP: Malta College of Pharmacy Practice (Malta)

NICE: National Institute of Clinical Excellence (UK)

RCP: Royal College of Physicians (UK)

SIGN: Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (UK)

UM: University of Malta (Malta)

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