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SHMAM9-Don’t order creatine kinase (CK) or Creatine Kinase-Myocardial Band (CK-MB) in suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome or Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Posted May 31st, 2022 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

Avoid ordering arterial segmental pressures of the lower extremities without toe pressures in patients with diabetes and foot ulceration.

Posted January 20th, 2022 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

Do not screen for urinary tract infection in asymptomatic patients who perform clean intermittent catheterization.

Posted January 4th, 2022 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

SABM5-Avoid dependence on standard laboratory values for transfusion decisions; consideration of the patient’s clinical status is requisite.

Posted September 21st, 2021 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

AAPSNS1-Do not perform routine imaging for evaluation of infant head shape.

Posted March 14th, 2021 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

SMFM16-Don’t perform routine cell-free DNA screening for microdeletions.

Posted March 10th, 2021 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

SMFM3 – Don’t make irreversible decisions based on the results of cell-free DNA screening test.

Posted January 14th, 2021 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

PHM2-Do not continue hospitalization in well-appearing febrile infants once bacterial cultures (i.e. blood, cerebrospinal, and/or urine) have been confirmed negative for 24–36 hours, if adequate outpatient follow-up can be assured.

Posted January 11th, 2021 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

AAPCCS5-Do not order a screening ECG prior to initiation of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) therapy in asymptomatic, otherwise healthy pediatric patients with no personal or family history of cardiac disease.

Posted November 2nd, 2020 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

AAPCCS3-Do not order an echocardiogram for the routine evaluation of pediatric chest pain in the absence of a concerning history or ECG abnormalities.

Posted November 2nd, 2020 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

SAGES 7 – Avoid unnecessary perioperative fasting for elective general surgical procedures.

Posted August 27th, 2020 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

ASM-Do not order urine cultures unless patients have symptoms consistent with urinary tract infection (UTI).

Posted August 5th, 2020 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

ASM – Do not order a Lyme immunoblot without a positive Lyme Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) screening test.

Posted August 5th, 2020 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

ASM – Do not order Lyme serology on patients with a primary erythema migrans lesion.

Posted August 5th, 2020 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

ASM-Do not routinely test >1 stool specimen per week for Clostridioides difficile by Nucleic-acid Amplification Test (NAAT).

Posted August 5th, 2020 by Nick Mackara & filed under .

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