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Ear Infection

• Diagnosis and management of childhood otitis media in primary care SIGN (2003)
• Otitis media - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2009)
• Otitis media - chronic suppurative Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2008)
• Referral Advice NICE Clinical Guideline (2001)

Ear Infection - External

• Otitis externa Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Ear Wax

• Best practice statement: ear care NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2006)
• Earwax Clinical Knowlege Summaries (2007)
• Guidance document in ear care Primary Care Ear Centre (2007)

Eating Disorders

• Eating disorders Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2009)
• Eating disorders NICE (2004)
• Guidelines for the nutritional management of anorexia nervosa Royal College of Psychiatrists (2005)

Ecg

• Arrhythmia - implantable cardioverter defibrillators NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2006)
• Consensus guideline for recording a 12 lead ECG Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (2006)
• Dual-chamber pacemakers for the treatment of symptomatic bradycardia NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2005)
• Peri-Arrest Arrhythmias Resuscitation Council UK (2005)
• Supraventricular tachycardia - paroxysmal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)

Eclampsia

• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Hypertension in pregnancy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Management of Severe Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2001)
• Management of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Pre-eclampsia community guideline Action on Pre-eclampsia (2004)

Ect - Electroconvulsive Therapy

• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) NICE (2003)
• The ECT Handbook (Second edition): The Third Report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Special Committee on ECT Royal College of Psychiatrists (2005)

Ectopic Pregnancy

• Ectopic pregnancy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2010)
• Management of Tubal Pregnancy Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2004)

Eczema

• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - pimecrolimus and tacrolimus NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - topical steroids NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Atopic eczema in children NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2007)
• Dermatitis - contact Clinical Knowledge Summaries (September 2008)
• Dermatitis: occupational aspects of management Royal College of Physicians (March 2009)
• Eczema - atopic Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2008)
• Eczema (chronic) - alitretinoin NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (August 2009)
• Grenz rays therapy for inflammatory skin conditions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Guidelines for the care of contact dermatitis British Association of Dermatologists (2001)
• Guidelines for the management of atopic eczema Primary Care Dermatology Society & British Association of Dermatologists (2006)
• Seborrhoeic dermatitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2008)

Education

• Mental wellbeing of children in primary education NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (March 2008)
• Social and emotional wellbeing in secondary education Nice Public Health Guidance (September 2009)

Elderly Care

• Guidance for the care of older people Nursing and Midwifery Council (March 2009)
• Mental wellbeing and older people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (October 2008)
• The Older Person in the Accident & Emergency Department British Geriatrics Society - Best Practice Guide 3.2 (May 2008).

Electrocardiography

• Arrhythmia - implantable cardioverter defibrillators NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2006)
• Consensus guideline for recording a 12 lead ECG Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (2006)
• Dual-chamber pacemakers for the treatment of symptomatic bradycardia NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2005)
• Peri-Arrest Arrhythmias Resuscitation Council UK (2005)
• Supraventricular tachycardia - paroxysmal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)

Emergency Contraception

• Contraceptive choices for young people Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care RCOG (2004)
• Emergency contraception Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care RCOG (2006)

Emergency Medicine

• Acutely ill patients in hospital NICE Clinical Guidance (2007)

Emphysema

• Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with airway valves for advanced emphysema NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2009)
• Lung reduction volume surgery for diffuse emphysema NICE (2005)

Endocarditis

• Antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Dental aspects of Endocarditis Prophylaxis British Cardiac Society and Royal College of Physicians (2004)
• Guidelines for the prevention of endocarditis British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2006)
• Guidelines on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Infective Endocarditis European Society of Cardiology (2009)
• Prophylaxis and treatment of infective endocarditis in adults : concise guidelines Royal College of Physicians (2004)

Endometriosis

• Endometriosis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
• Laparoscopic helium plasma coagulation of endometriosis NICE (2006)
• Laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) for chronic pelvic pain NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2007)
• Smoking Cessation Services NICE Public Health Guidance (Feb 2008)
• The investigation and management of endometriosis Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)

Endoscopy

• Antibiotic prophylaxis in gastrointestinal endoscopy British Society of Gastroenterology (January 2009)
• Endoscopy in primary care Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology (2001)
• Guidelines For Decontamination of Equipment for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy British Society of Gastroenterology (2005)
• Guidelines on Complications of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
• Guidelines on Informed Consent for Endoscopic Procedures British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
• Guidelines on small bowel enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy in adults British Society of Gastroenterology (January 2008)
• Non medical endoscopists British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
• Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy agents Department of Health (various dates)
• Upper GI endoscopy services: commissioning guide NICE (2006)
• Wireless capsule endoscopy NICE (2004)

Enteral Feeding

• Caring for children and young people in the community receiving enteral tube feeding: best practice statement NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (September 2007)
• Nutrition support in adults: oral nutrition support enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition. NICE (2006).

Enuresis

• Bed-wetting (enuresis) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (August 2009)
• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Society of Urology (2008)
• Surgical treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)

Epicondylitis

• Autologous blood injection for tendinopathy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory tennis elbow NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)
• Tennis elbow Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2008)

Epididymal Cyst

• Scrotal swellings Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2010)

Epididymo-orchitis

• Guidelines on the Management of Urinary and Male Genital Tract Infections European Association of Urology (2008)
• Management of Chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
• Management of epididymo-orchitis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2001)
• Scrotal swellings Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2010)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care Royal College of General Practitioners (2006)

Epilepsy

• Childhood Seizure Guideline: An evidence and consensus based guideline for the management of a child after a seizure K Armon et al (2003)
• Diagnosis and management of epilepsies in children and young people SIGN (2005)
• Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults SIGN (2003)
• EFNS guideline on the diagnosis and management of alcohol-related seizures: report of an EFNS task force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2005)
• EFNS guideline on the management of status epilepticus European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Epilepsy (adults) - newer drugs NICE (2004)
• Epilepsy (children) - newer drugs NICE (2004)
• Epilepsy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
• Guideline for the management of first seizure in the emergency department GEMNet - Guidelines in Emergency Medicine Network (December 2009)
• Long term neurological conditions - a good practice guide to the development of the multidisciplinary team and the value of the specialist nurse, NHS National Workforce Projects in partnership with the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Epilepsy Action, the Parkinson's Disease Society the Royal College of Nursing and the Department of Health (May 2008)
• Post seizure management in children Paediatric Accident and Emergency Research Group (2002)
• Primary care guidelines for the management of females with epilepsy Royal Society of Medicine (2004)
• The diagnosis and management of the epilepsies in adults and children in primary and secondary care NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2004)
• The Ocular Side-Effects of Vigabatrin (Sabril) - Information and Guidance for Screening Royal College of Ophthalmologists (March 2008)
• Vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy in children NICE (2004)

Episiotomy

• Methods and Materials used in Perineal Repair Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2004)

Erectile Dysfunction

• Erectile dysfunction Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2008)
• Guidelines for Erectile Dysfunction British Society of Sexual Medicine (2007)
• Guidelines on Male Sexual Dysfunction: Erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation European Association of Urology (2009)

Erlotinib

• Lung cancer (non-small-cell) - erlotinib NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (November 2008)

Essential Thrombocythaemia

• Procedure guideline for 32P phosphate treatment of myeloproliferative diseases European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2007)

Exercise Advice

• At least five a week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health Department of Health (2004)
• Energising Lives: A Guide to Promoting Physical Activity in Primary Care NHS Health Scotland (July 2008)
• Exercise and Pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Physical activity and environment NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (January 2008)
• Physical activity NICE (2006)
• Promoting physical activity for children and young people NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (January 2009)
• Promoting physical activity in the workplace NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (May 2008)

Eye Drugs

• Conjunctivitis - allergic Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2007)