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Lacerations

• Lacerations Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Lambert-eaton Myasthenic Syndrome

• Clinical guidelines for the use of intravenous immunoglobulin Department of Health (November 2007)
• Guidelines for the treatment of autoimmune neuromuscular transmission disorders European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Latex Allergy

• Latex allergy - occupational aspects of management - a national guideline Royal College of Physicians (May 2008)

Lazy Eye

• Guidelines for the Management of Strabismus and Amblyopia in Childhood Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2000)

Learning Disability

• Equal access? A practical guide for the NHS: creating a Single Equality Scheme that includes improving access for people with learning disabilities Department of Health (December 2009)
• Health Action Planning and Health Facilitation for people with learning disabilities: good practice guidance Department of Health (March 2009)
• Mental health nursing of adults with learning disabilities Royal College of Nursing (September 2007)
• Using medication to manage behaviour problems among adults with a learning disability University of Birmingham (2006)

Leg Cramps

• Leg cramps Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2008)

Leg Length

• Intramedullary distraction for lower limb lengthening NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)

Leg Ulcers

• Leg ulcers - venous Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2008)
• Subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery NICE (2004)
• The nursing management of patients with venous leg ulcers Royal College of Nursing (2006)
• Venous Leg Ulcers: Infection Diagnosis & Microbiology Investigation - Quick Reference Guide Health Protection Agency (February 2009)

Legionnaires' Disease

• Chest infections - adult Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Community Management of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Adults SIGN (2002)
• European Guidelines for Control and Prevention of Travel Associated Legionnaires' Disease European Surveillance Scheme for Travel Associated Legionnaires' Disease and the European Working Group for Legionella Infections (2005)
• Legionnaires' disease Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Management of Infection - Primary Care Guidance Health Protection Agency (various dates)

Leukaemia

• Guidelines on the diagnosis and Management of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2003)
• Guidelines on the management of acute myeloid leukaemia in adults British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2006)
• Guidelines on the management of Waldenström's Macroglobulinaemia British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2005)
• Leukaemia (chronic lymphocytic, first line) - rituximab NICE Technology Appraisal (July 2009)
• Leukaemia (chronic myeloid) - imatinib NICE (2003)
• Leukaemia (lymphocytic) - fludarabine NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Recommendations for the management of BCR-ABL-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2007)

Lichen Planus

• Grenz rays therapy for inflammatory skin conditions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)

Lichen Sclerosus

• Guidelines for the management of lichen sclerosus British Association of Dermatologists (2002)

Limb-girdle Muscular Dystrophy

• EFNS guideline on diagnosis and management of limb girdle muscular dystrophies European Federation of Neurological Societies (2007)

Lipid Disorders

• Familial hypercholesterolaemia NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2008)
• Hypercholesterolemia - ezetimibe NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (November 2007)
• Lipid modification NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2008)
• Lipids management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Practice guidance on cholesterol testing Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (July 2005)
• Practice Guidance on the Sale of Over the Counter Simvastatin Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (2004)

Liver Biopsy

• Guidelines on the use of Liver Biopsy in Clinical Practice British Society of Gastroenterology (2004)

Liver Cancer

• Ex-vivo hepatic resection and reimplantation for liver cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2009)
• Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)
• Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in adults British Society of Gastroenterology (2003)
• Laparoscopic liver resection NICE (2005)
• Microwave ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of colorectal metastases in the liver NICE (2004)
• Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma NICE (2003)
• Radiofrequency-assisted liver resection NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Selective internal radiation therapy for colorectal metastases of the liver NICE (2004)

Liver Disorders

• Alcohol - problem drinking Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Liver Failure

• Extracorporeal albumin dialysis for acute liver failure NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance(September 2009)

Liver Transplant

• Codes of practice related to the removal; storage; use and disposal of human tissue and organs Human Tissue Authority (various dates)
• EFNS guidelines on management of neurological problems in liver transplantation European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Living-donor liver transplantation NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Transplantation guidelines (various) British Transplantation Society (various dates)

Long Sighted

• Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) NICE (2004)
• Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error NICE (2006)

Low Blood Pressure

• EFNS guidelines on the diagnosis and management of orthostatic hypotension European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Lumps In The Neck

• Neck lump Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2010)

Lung Biopsy

• Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for mediastinal masses NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2008)
• Guidelines for radiologically guided lung biopsy British Thoracic Society (2003)

Lung Cancer

• Cryosurgery for malignant endobronchial obstruction NICE (2005)
• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for mediastinal masses NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2008)
• Lung cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Lung cancer - the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer NICE (2005)
• Lung cancer (non-small cell) - pemetrexed NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Lung cancer (non-small cell, first line treatment) - pemetrexed NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (September 2009)
• Lung cancer (non-small-cell) - erlotinib NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (November 2008)
• Lung cancer (small-cell) - topotecan NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (November 2009)
• Management of patients with lung cancer SIGN (2005)
• Mesothelioma - pemetrexed disodium NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2008)
• Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for primary and secondary lung cancers NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Photodynamic therapy for advanced bronchial carcinoma NICE (2004)
• Photodynamic therapy for localised inoperable endobronchial cancer NICE (2005)
• Stent placement for vena caval obstruction NICE (2004)

Lung Function Tests

• Lung function testing - various guidelines European Respiratory Society (various dates)

Lung Transplant

• Living donor lung transplantation for end-stage lung disease NICE (2006)
• Transplantation guidelines (various) British Transplantation Society (various dates)

Lupus

• EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics European League Against Rheumatism - EULAR (2007)
• Ocular Toxicity and Hydroxychloroquine: Guidelines for Screening British Association of Dermatologists (2004)

Lyme Disease

• Lyme disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2010)

Lymph Glands Swollen

• Neck lump Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2010)

Lymphoedema

• Consensus Document on the Management of Cellulitis in Lymphoedema British Lymphology Society (2006)
• Guidelines for the diagnosis assessment and management of lymphoedema Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (February 2008)
• Liposuction for chronic lymphoedema NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2008)

Lymphogranuloma Venereum

• Management of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)

Lymphoma

• Best practice in lymphoma diagnosis and reporting British Committee for Standards in Haematology (January 2008)
• Follicular lymphoma - rituximab NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• GA Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• Guidelines on diagnosis and therapy: Nodal non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2002)
• Guidlines for the Management of Primary Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas British Association of Dermatologists (2003)
• Lymphoma (follicular non-Hodgkin's) - rituximab NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2008)
• Non-hodgkin's lymphoma - rituximab NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Procedure guideline of radio-immunotherapy for B-cell lymphoma with 90Y-radiolabeled ibritumomab tiuxetan European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2006)

Lysosomal Storage Diseases

• National service standards for care of people with lysosomal storage disorders Department of Health (2005)