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Radioisotope Scanning

• Guidelines and best practice statements (various), British Nuclear Medicine Society (various dates)
• Guidelines on various nuclear medicine procedures and topics, European Association of Nuclear Medicine (various dates)

Radiology And Imaging

• Guidelines and best practice statements (various), British Nuclear Medicine Society (various dates)
• Guidelines on various nuclear medicine procedures and topics, European Association of Nuclear Medicine (various dates)
• iRefer: Making the best use of clinical radiology; Royal College of Radiologists
• Radiology guidelines and best practice statements (various), Royal College of Radiologists (various dates)

Radiotherapy

• Cardiotoxicity of chemotherapeutic agents and radiotherapy-related heart disease: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Guideline update for MASCC and ESMO in the prevention of chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: results of the Perugia consensus conference, European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Guidelines and best practice statements for clinical oncology (various), Royal College of Radiologists (various dates)
• Management of febrile neutropenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Management of oral and gastrointestinal mucositis: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Mouth care for children and young people with cancer - evidence-based guidelines, UKCCSG-PONF Mouth Care Group (February 2006)
• The effects of cancer treatment on reproductive functions - guidance on management; Royal College of Radiologists et al (November 2007)

Rape

• Guidelines on Paediatric Forensic Examinations in Relation to Possible Child Sexual Abuse, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2007)
• Management of Adult and Adolescent Complainants of Sexual Assault, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
• Management of Adult Patients who attend Emergency Departments after Sexual Assault and / or Rape, College of Emergency Medicine (June 2011)

Reactive Arthritis

• Management of sexually aquired reactive arthritis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)

Rectal Bleeding

• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)

Rectal Fistula

• Closure of anorectal fistula using a suturable bioprosthetic plug, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)

Reflux Oesophagitis

• Catheterless oesophageal pH monitoring, NICE (2006)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Endoluminal gastroplication for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE (2011)
• Endoscopic augmentation of the lower oesophageal sphincter using hydrogel implants for the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Endoscopic injection of bulking agents for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE (2004)
• Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2009)
• Laparoscopic insertion of a magnetic bead band for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2012)
• Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition and North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (2009)

Refractive Errors

• Intraocular lens insertion for correction of refractive error with preservation of the natural lens, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2009)
• Laser correction of refractive error following non-refractive ophthalmic surgery, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)
• Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), NICE (2004)
• Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error, NICE (2006)
• Standards for laser refractive surgery, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (May 2009)

Reiter's Syndrome

• Management of sexually aquired reactive arthritis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)

Renal Cancer

• Bevacizumab (first-line), sorafenib (first- and second-line), sunitinib (second-line) and temsirolimus (first-line) for the treatment of advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma; NICE Technology Appraisal Guidelines (August 2009)
• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Everolimus for the second-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (April 2011)
• Guidelines on Renal Cell Carcinoma, European Association of Urology (Mar 2013)
• Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinomas, European Association of Urology (2011)
• Laparoscopic cryotherapy for renal cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2011)
• Laparoscopic nephrectomy (including nephroureterectomy), NICE (2005)
• Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, NICE (2006)
• Pazopanib for the first line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (February 2011)
• Percutaneous cryotherapy for renal tumours, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2011)
• Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of renal cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2010)
• Renal cell carcinoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Sunitinib for the first-line treatment of advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (March 2009)

Renal Colic

• Guidelines for acute management of first presentation of renal/ureteric lithiasis (excluding pregnancy), British Association of Urological Surgeons (December 2008)
• Guidelines on Urolithiasis, European Association of Urology (2011)

Renal Cyst Or Cysts

• Laparoscopic deroofing of simple renal cysts, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)

Renal Failure

• Acute Kidney Injury, Renal Association (2011)
• Anaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal Association (2010)
• Anaemia Management in People with Chronic Kidney Disease, NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2011)
• Assessment of the Potential Kidney Transplant Recipient, Renal Association (2011)
• Blood Borne Virus Infection, Renal Association (2009)
• Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal Association (2010)
• Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral and Bone Disorders, Renal Association (2010)
• Chronic kidney disease, NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2008)
• Cinacalcet for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance dialysis therapy, NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Clinical practice guidelines for haemodialysis, Renal Association (2009)
• Clinical practice guidelines: complications of chronic kidney disease, Renal Association (December 2007)
• Detection, Monitoring and Care of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease; Renal Association (2011)
• Diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2008)
• Growth Monitoring Guidelines for Children with Chronic Kidney Disease, British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2011)
• Guidelines for the prevention and management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in adult patients with chronic kidney disease, British Thoracic Society (July 2010)
• Joint European League Against Rheumatism and European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EULAR/ERA-EDTA) recommendations for the management of adult and paediatric lupus nephritis, EULAR/ERA-EDTA (2012)
• Laparoscopic insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheter, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Northern Ireland Guidelines for Acute Kidney Injury, Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (June 2010)
• Northern Ireland Guidelines for Management of Chronic Kidney Disease, Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (February 2010)
• Nutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal Association (2010)
• Peritoneal Access Guidelines, Renal Association (2009)
• Peritoneal dialysis in chronic kidney disease, Renal Association (2010)
• Peritoneal dialysis, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2011)
• Planning, Initiating and Withdrawal of Renal Replacement Therapy; Renal Association (2009)
• Renal failure - home versus hospital haemodialysis, NICE Technology Appraisal (2002)
• Renal transplantation - immuno-suppressive regimens, NICE (2004)
• Standards and Recommendations for the Provision of Renal Replacement Therapy on Intensive Care Units in the United Kingdom, Intensive Care Society (2009)

Renal Impairment And Renal Failure

• Acute Kidney Injury, Renal Association (2011)
• Anaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal Association (2010)
• Anaemia Management in People with Chronic Kidney Disease, NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2011)
• Blood Borne Virus Infection, Renal Association (2009)
• Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal Association (2010)
• Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral and Bone Disorders, Renal Association (2010)
• Chronic kidney disease, NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2008)
• Cinacalcet for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance dialysis therapy, NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Clinical practice guidelines for haemodialysis, Renal Association (2009)
• Clinical practice guidelines: complications of chronic kidney disease, Renal Association (December 2007)
• Detection, Monitoring and Care of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease; Renal Association (2011)
• Diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2008)
• Growth Monitoring Guidelines for Children with Chronic Kidney Disease, British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2011)
• Guidelines for the investigation and management of renal tubular disease; Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill Division), November 2005
• Guidelines for the prevention and management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in adult patients with chronic kidney disease, British Thoracic Society (July 2010)
• Joint European League Against Rheumatism and European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EULAR/ERA-EDTA) recommendations for the management of adult and paediatric lupus nephritis, EULAR/ERA-EDTA (2012)
• Laparoscopic insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheter, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Northern Ireland Guidelines for Acute Kidney Injury, Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (June 2010)
• Northern Ireland Guidelines for Management of Chronic Kidney Disease, Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (February 2010)
• Nutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease, Renal Association (2010)
• Peritoneal Access Guidelines, Renal Association (2009)
• Peritoneal dialysis in chronic kidney disease, Renal Association (2010)
• Peritoneal dialysis, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2011)
• Planning, Initiating and Withdrawal of Renal Replacement Therapy; Renal Association (2009)
• Renal failure - home versus hospital haemodialysis, NICE Technology Appraisal (2002)
• Renal transplantation - immuno-suppressive regimens, NICE (2004)
• Standards and Recommendations for the Provision of Renal Replacement Therapy on Intensive Care Units in the United Kingdom, Intensive Care Society (2009)

Renal Transplant

• Assessment of the Potential Kidney Transplant Recipient, Renal Association (2011)
• Blood Borne Virus Infection, Renal Association (2009)
• Clinical practice guidelines: complications of chronic kidney disease, Renal Association (December 2007)
• Codes of practice related to: removal, storage, use and disposal of human tissue and organs; Human Tissue Authority (various dates)
• Diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2008)
• Diagnosis of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in solid organ transplant recipients, British Committee for Standards in Haematology and British Transplantation Society (2010)
• Guidelines for kidney transplantation in patients with hiv disease, British HIV Association (2005)
• Guidelines on Renal Transplantation, European Association of Urology (2009)
• Machine perfusion systems and cold static storage of kidneys from deceased donors, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (January 2009)
• Management of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in adult solid organ transplant recipients, British Committee for Standards in Haematology and British Transplantation Society (2010)
• Organ donation, NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2011)
• Renal transplantation - immunosuppressive regimens for children and adolescents, NICE (2006)
• Transplantation guidelines (various), British Transplantation Society (various dates)

Respiratory Failure

• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory failure in adults, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2011)

Respiratory Tract Infection

• Respiratory tract infections, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)

Restless Legs Syndrome

• EFNS guidelines on management of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder in sleep, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Resuscitation

• Adult Advanced Life Support, Resuscitation Council UK Guideline (2010)
• Newborn Life Support, Resuscitation Council UK Guideline (2010)
• Resuscitation Guidelines 2010 (Includes specific guidelines for adults, children, newborn and other specific scenarios); Resuscitation Council UK (2010)
• The use of Automated External Defibrillators, Resuscitation Council UK Guideline (2010)
• Therapeutic hypothermia following cardiac arrest, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)

Retinal Vein Occlusion

• Arteriovenous crossing sheathotomy for branch retinal vein occlusion, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2010)
• Dexamethasone intravitreal implant for the treatment of macular oedema caused by retinal vein occlusion, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (July 2011)
• Interim Guidelines for Management of Retinal Vein Occlusion, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (December 2010)

Retinopathy Of Prematurity

• Guideline for the screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2008)

Rhesus Haemolytic Disease

• Guidelines for the Estimation of Fetomaternal Haemorrhage, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (April 2009)
• Pregnancy (rhesus negative women) - routine anti-D, NICE Technology Appraisal (August 2008)
• The Use of Anti-D Immunoglobulin for Rhesus D Prophylaxis, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2011)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

• BSR and BHPR rheumatoid arthritis guidelines on eligibility criteria for the first biological therapy, British Society for Rheumatology (March 2010)
• BSR and BHPR rheumatoid arthritis guidelines on safety of anti-TNF therapies, British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (September 2010)
• Certolizumab pegol for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2010)
• EULAR evidence-based recommendations for cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory arthritis, European League Against Rheumatism (2009)
• EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, European League Against Rheumatism (2010)
• Golimumab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis after the failure of previous disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (June 2011)
• Guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy, British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (2008)
• Guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (after the first 2 years), British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (January 2009)
• Guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (first 2 years), British Society for Rheumatology (July 2006)
• Guidelines on the use of rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis, British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (May 2011)
• Management of early rheumatoid arthritis, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (February 2011)
• Quick reference guideline for monitoring of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy, British Society for Rheumatology (November 2009)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - abatacept, NICE Technology appraisal (April 2013)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab; NICE Technology Appraisal (October 2007)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - drugs for treatment after failure of a TNF inhibitor, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (August 2010)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - tocilizumab, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (February 2012)
• Rheumatoid arthritis: the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults, NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)
• Rituximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• The assessment of pain in older people, British Pain Society (2007)

Rhinitis

• Guidelines for the management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (January 2008)

Ringworm

• Fungal Skin & Nail Infections - Diagnosis & Laboratory Investigation, Health Protection Agency (April 2009)
• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• Tinea capitis in the United Kingdom: a report on its diagnosis, management and prevention; Health Protection Agency (2007)

Ringworm Of The Scalp

• Fungal Skin & Nail Infections - Diagnosis & Laboratory Investigation, Health Protection Agency (April 2009)
• Tinea capitis in the United Kingdom: a report on its diagnosis, management and prevention; Health Protection Agency (2007)

Rivastigmine

• Alzheimer's disease - donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (March 2011)
• Dementia: Supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)

Roseola

• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)

Rotavirus

• Diarrhoea and vomiting in children under 5; NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2009)

Rubella

• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• Guidance on Viral Rash in Pregnancy, Health Protection Agency (January 2011)
• Guidelines on Rubella (German Measles), Health Protection Agency (2009)

Runny Nose

• Guidelines for the management of rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis, British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2007)