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Obesity

• Approach to Weight Management in Children and Adolescents (2-18 years) in Primary Care Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and National Obesity Forum (no date)
• At least five a week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health, Dept of Health 2004
• Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Secondary Care Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2005)
• Management of obesity Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (February 2010)
• Management of women with obesity in pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (March 2010)
• Obesity - rimonabant NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (June 2008)
• Obesity (morbid) - surgery NICE (2002)
• Obesity guidance for healthy schools co-ordinators and their partners, Dept of Health 2007
• Obesity NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)
• Obesity Prodigy (2008)
• Practice guidance : obesity Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2005)
• Practice Guidance: OTC Orlistat Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (2009)
• Weight management before, during and after pregnancy NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2010)

Obsessive-compulsive Disorders

• Common mental health disorders NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2011)
• New Horizons: a shared vision for mental health, Dept of Health December 2009
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder NICE (2005)
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2008)

Obstetric Cholestasis

• Management of cholestatic liver diseases European Association for the Study of the Liver (June 2009)
• Obstetric Cholestasis Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2011)
• Obstetric Cholestasis, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) April 2011

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome

• BTS guidelines for home oxygen in children British Thoracic Society (April 2009)
• Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnea syndrome in adults Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2009)
• Sleep apnoea - continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) NICE Technology Appraisal (March 2008)
• Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)

Occupational Therapy

• Mental wellbeing and older people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (October 2008)

Oesophageal Atresia

• Foker technique for long gap oesophageal atresia NICE (2006)

Oesophageal Cancer

• Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of oesophageal dysplasia and neoplasia NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2010)
• Guidelines for the management of oesophageal and gastric cancer British Society of Gastroenterology (June 2011)
• Management of oesophageal and gastric cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
• Minimally invasive oesophagectomy for cancer or high-grade dysplasia of the oesophagus NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2011)
• Palliative photodynamic therapy for advanced oesophageal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Photo-dynamic therapy for early oesophageal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)

Oesophageal Reflux

• Catheterless oesophageal pH monitoring NICE (2006)
• Dyspepsia - pregnancy-associated Prodigy (May 2008)
• Dyspepsia - proven gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Prodigy (June 2008)
• Dyspepsia - proven non-ulcer Prodigy (July 2008)
• Dyspepsia - proven peptic ulcer Prodigy (June 2008)
• Dyspepsia - unidentified cause Prodigy (June 2008)
• Dyspepsia Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• 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)
• Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children younger than 2 years of age Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2009)
• Practice guidance: OTC omeprazole Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2004)

Oesophageal Varices

• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)
• Stent insertion for bleeding oesophageal varices NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2011)

Oesophagus

• Dyspepsia Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Guidelines on the use of Oesophageal Dilatation in Clinical Practice British Society of Gastroenterology (2004)

Olecranon Bursitis

• Olecranon bursitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2010)

Oligohydramnios

• Amnioinfusion for oligohydramnios during pregnancy NICE Interventional procedure guidance (2006)
• The Investigation and Management of the Small-for-Gestational-Age Fetus Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2002)

One Sided Headache

• Headache - medication overuse Prodigy (August 2009)
• Headache - tension-type Prodigy (August 2009)

One-sided Throbbing Headache

• Headache - medication overuse Prodigy (August 2009)
• Headache - tension-type Prodigy (August 2009)

Onychomycosis

• Candida - oral Prodigy (February 2009)
• Fungal nail infection (onychomycosis) Prodigy (May 2009)
• Fungal Skin & Nail Infections - Diagnosis & Laboratory Investigation Health Protection Agency (April 2009)
• Guidelines for treatment of Onychomycosis British Association of Dermatologists (2003)
• Practice Guidance: Amorolfine nail lacquer Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2006)

Opioid Analgesics

• Cancer pain management British Pain Society (January 2010)
• Control of pain in adults with cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (November 2008)
• Opioids for persistent pain: Good practice British Pain Society (2010)

Opioid Dependence

• Drug misuse - methadone and buprenorphine NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug misuse - naltrexone NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug Misuse and Dependence - UK Guidelines on Clinical Management, NHS National Treatment Agency September 2007
• Guidance for the use of substitute prescribing in the treatment of opioid dependence in primary care Royal College of General Practitioners (2011)
• Opioid dependence Prodigy (October 2010)

Oral Health

• Aphthous ulcer Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Choosing Better Oral Health An Oral Health Plan for England, Dept of Health 2005
• Clinical Holding Guidelines British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2009)
• Dental abscess Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)
• Dental recall - Recall interval between routine dental examinations NICE (2004)
• Diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
• Guidelines for oral health care for long-stay patients and residents British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Guidelines for oral health care for people with a physical disability British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Guidelines for the Development of Local Standards of Oral Health Care for Dependent; Dysphagic; Critically and Terminally Ill Patients British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Guidelines for the management of oral lichen planus in secondary care British Society for Oral Medicine (2010)
• Herpes simplex - oral Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2007)
• Management of unerupted and impacted third molar teeth Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2000)
• Multi-disciplinary Guidelines for the Oral Management of Patients following Oncology Treatment British Society for Disability and Oral Health (no date)
• Oral Health Care for People with Mental Health Problems: Guidelines and recommendations British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Palliative care - oral problems Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Preventing Dental Caries in Children at High Caries Risk. Targeted prevention of dental caries in the permanent teeth of 6-16 year olds presenting for dental care Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2000)
• Prevention and management of dental decay in the pre-school child Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)
• Principles on Intervention for People Unable to Comply with Routine Dental Care British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2004)
• The Development of Standards for Domiciliary Dental Care Services: Guidelines and recommendations British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Tooth decay - HealOzone NICE (2005)

Orchitis

• Guidelines on Urological Infections European Association of Urology (2011)
• 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 (2010)
• Management of non-gonococcal urethritis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
• Scrotal swellings Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2010)

Osgood Schlatter's Disease

• Osgood-Schlatter's disease Prodigy (January 2010)

Osteoarthritis

• Arthroscopic knee washout with or without debridement for the treatment of osteoarthritis NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Artificial metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint replacement for end-stage arthritis NICE (2005)
• Artificial trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint replacement for osteoarthritis NICE (2005)
• Hip disease - metal on metal hip resurfacing NICE (2002)
• Hip disease - replacement prostheses NICE (2000)
• Individually magnetic resonance imaging-designed unicompartmental interpositional implant insertion for osteoarthritis of the knee NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (September 2009)
• Minimally invasive total hip replacement NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)
• Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis - cox II inhibitors NICE Technology Appraisal (2001)
• Osteoarthritis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
• Osteoarthritis NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2008)

Osteoarthritis Of Knee

• Mini-incision surgery for total knee replacement NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2010)
• Osteoarthritis NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2008)

Osteoma

• Computed tomography (CT) guided thermocoagulation of osteoid osteoma NICE (2004)

Osteomyelitis

• The Management of Acute Bone and Joint Infection in Childhood: A Guide to Good Practice British Orthopaedic Association (2004)

Osteoporosis

• Balloon kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures NICE (2006)
• Clinician\'s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis National Osteoporosis Foundation (2010)
• Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis - Guidelines for prevention and treatment Royal College of Physicians of London (2002)
• Guidance for the management of breast cancer treatment-induced bone loss - a consensus position statement from a UK expert group National Osteoporosis Society (July 2008)
• Guideline for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men from the age of 50 years in the UK, National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (October 2008 Updated July 2010)
• Guidelines for Osteoporosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Coeliac Disease British Society of Gastroenterology (2007)
• Guidelines on the management of osteoporosis associated with chronic liver disease British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)
• Hip fracture in the elderly person British Orthopaedic Association (2008)
• Management of hip fracture in older people Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2009)
• Management of osteoporosis Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2004)
• Osteoporosis - Guidelines for Treatment and Prevention, Royal College of Physicians (January 2001)
• Osteoporosis - preventing steroid-induced Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2009)
• Osteoporosis - prevention of fragility fractures Prodigy (December 2010)
• Osteoporosis - primary prevention NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (January 2011)
• Osteoporosis - secondary prevention including strontium ranelate NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (January 2011)
• Osteoporosis Disease Management: What Every Orthopaedic Surgeon Should Know British Orthopaedic Association (November 2009)
• Osteoporotic fractures - denosumab NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2010)
• Percutaneous vertebroplasty NICE (2003)
• Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in women consensus statement British Menopause Society (2008)
• The Care of Patients with Fragility Fractures British Orthopaedic Association (September 2007)

Osteosarcoma

• Osteosarcoma - mifamurtide NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2011)

Otitis Externa

• Otitis externa Prodigy (October 2007)
• Otitis media - acute Prodigy (July 2009)

Otitis Media

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

Ovarian Cancer

• Epithelial ovarian cancer Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Management of Suspected Ovarian Masses in Premenopausal Women Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2011)
• Ovarian cancer - paclitaxel NICE (2003)
• Ovarian cancer (advanced) - paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride and topotecan NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
• Ovarian cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2011)

Ovarian Cysts

• Management of Suspected Ovarian Masses in Premenopausal Women Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2011)
• Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2003)

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

• Management of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)

Overactive Bladder

• Laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (including clam cystoplasty) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Lower urinary tract symptoms NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2010)
• Percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder syndrome NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)
• Sacral nerve stimulation for urge incontinence and urgency-frequency NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2004)
• Urinary incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women NICE (2006)

Overactive Thyroid Gland

• Guidelines for malaria prevention in travellers from the United Kingdom, Health Protection Agency (HPA) January 2007
• Hyperthyroidism Prodigy (March 2008)
• Intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2008)
• Radioiodine in the management of benign thyroid disease Royal College of Physicians (2007)
• UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests British Thyroid Association (2006)

Overdose Of Drug

• Guideline for the management of trycyclic antidepressant overdose GEMNet - Guidelines in Emergency Medicine Network (December 2009)

Overweight

• Approach to Weight Management in Children and Adolescents (2-18 years) in Primary Care Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and National Obesity Forum (no date)
• At least five a week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health, Dept of Health 2004
• Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Secondary Care Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2005)
• Management of obesity Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (February 2010)
• Management of women with obesity in pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (March 2010)
• Obesity - rimonabant NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (June 2008)
• Obesity (morbid) - surgery NICE (2002)
• Obesity guidance for healthy schools co-ordinators and their partners, Dept of Health 2007
• Obesity NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)
• Obesity Prodigy (2008)
• Practice guidance : obesity Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2005)
• Practice Guidance: OTC Orlistat Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (2009)
• Weight management before, during and after pregnancy NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2010)

Oxygen Therapy

• Assisted-discharge service for patients with COPD NICE Commissioning Guide (2006)
• BTS guidelines for home oxygen in children British Thoracic Society (April 2009)
• Guideline for emergency oxygen use in adult patients British Thoracic Society (October 2008)