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Radioisotope Scanning

• 111In-Pentetreotide Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• 131I/123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• Bone Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• Breast Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• Draft Procedure Guidelines for Radionuclide Lymphoscintigraphy for Sentinel Node Localisation in Breast Carcinoma British Nuclear Medicine Society (2004)
• FDG-PET - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• GA Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• Guidelines for 18F-FDG PET and PET-CT imaging in paediatric oncology European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2008)
• Guidelines for 99mTc Diphosphonate Bone Imaging for Metastases British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Guidelines for Dynamic Renal Radionuclide Studies British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Guidelines for Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Guidelines for lung scintigraphy in children European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2007)
• Guidelines for radioiodine therapy of differentiated thyroid cancer European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2008)
• Guidelines for radionuclide imaging of cardiac function European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2008)
• Guidelines for Renal Cortical Scintigraphy (DMSA) British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Guidelines for the Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate using Plasma Sampling British Nuclear Medicine Society (2004)
• Guidelines for Ventilation / Perfusion Imaging for Pulmonary Embolic Disease British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Guidelines on the Quality Assurance of Intraoperative Gamma Probes British Nuclear Medicine Society (2005)
• Notes for Guidance on the clinical Administration of Radiopharmaceuticals British Nuclear Medicine Society (2005)
• Paediatric Radionuclide Imaging British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Procedural guidelines for myocardial perfusion imaging in nuclear cardiology European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2005)
• Procedure guideline for 32P phosphate treatment of myeloproliferative diseases European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2007)
• Procedure guideline for treatment of refractory metastatic bone pain European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2008)
• Procedure guideline of radio-immunotherapy for B-cell lymphoma with 90Y-radiolabeled ibritumomab tiuxetan European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2006)
• Procedure guidelines for 131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (131I-mIBG) therapy European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2008)
• Procedure Guidelines for Brain Tumour Imaging using Labelled Amino Acid Analogues European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2006)
• Procedure Guidelines for Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Quality Guidelines for Thyroid Imaging British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Sentinel node in breast cancer procedural guidelines European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2007)

Radiology And Imaging

• Radiology guidelines and best practice statements (various) Royal College of Radiologists (various dates)

Radiotherapy

• Best Practice Statement: Skincare of Patients Receiving Radiotherapy NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2004)
• Guidelines and best practice statements for oncologists and radiotherapists (various) Royal College of Radiologists (various dates)
• Guidelines for the Management of the Unscheduled Interruption or Prolongation of a Radical Course of Radiotherapy Royal College of Radiologists (2002)
• 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

• Management of Adult and Adolescent Complainants of Sexual Assault British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)

Raynaud's Phenomenon

• Raynaud's phenomenon Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)

Raynaud's Syndrome

• Raynaud's phenomenon Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)

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)

Red Eye

• Red eye Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)

Reflux Oesophagitis

• 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)

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

• Guideline for anti-TNF alpha therapy in psoriatic arthritis British Society for Rheumatology (2005)
• Guideline for Prescribing TNF alpha Blockers in Adults with Ankylosing Spondylitis British Society for Rheumatology (2004)
• Management of sexually aquired reactive arthritis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)

Renal Cancer

• 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 (2010)
• Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinomas European Association of Urology (2011)
• Improving outcomes in urological cancers NICE Cancer Service Guidance (2002)
• Laparoscopic cryotherapy for renal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2011)
• Laparoscopic nephrectomy (including nephroureterectomy) NICE (2005)
• Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy NICE (2006)
• 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 (first line metastatic) - pazopanib NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (February 2011)
• Renal cell carcinoma NICE Technology Appraisal Guidelines (August 2009)
• Sunitinib for the first-line treatment of advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (March 2009)

Renal Colic

• Guidelines on Urolithiasis European Association of Urology (2011)
• Renal colic - acute Prodigy (March 2009)

Renal Cyst Or Cysts

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

Renal Failure

• Anaemia Management in People with Chronic Kidney Disease NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2011)
• Chronic kidney disease - not diabetic Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2009)
• Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults: UK Guidelines for Identification; Management and Referral Royal College of Physicians and Renal Association (2006)
• 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 - acute kidney injury Renal Association (April 2008)
• Clinical practice guidelines - assessment for renal transplantation Renal Association (March 2008)
• Clinical practice guidelines for haemodialysis Renal Association (2007)
• Clinical practice guidelines for peritoneal dialysis Renal Association (2007)
• Clinical practice guidelines: complications of chronic kidney disease Renal Association (December 2007)
• Consensus statement on management of early chronic kidney disease Renal Association (2007)
• Diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2008)
• Guidelines by an ad hoc European committee on adequacy and the paediatric peritoneal dialysis prescription European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (2002)
• Guidelines by an ad hoc European committee on the assessment of growth and nutritional status in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (2001)
• Guidelines for the prevention and management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in adult patients with chronic kidney disease British Thoracic Society (July 2010)
• 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)
• Peritoneal dialysis NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2011)
• Renal failure - home versus hospital haemodialysis NICE Technology Appraisal (2002)
• Renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure in children : European guidelines European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (2004)
• Renal transplantation - immuno-suppressive regimens NICE (2004)

Renal Impairment And Renal Failure

• Anaemia Management in People with Chronic Kidney Disease NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2011)
• Chronic kidney disease - not diabetic Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2009)
• Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults: UK Guidelines for Identification; Management and Referral Royal College of Physicians and Renal Association (2006)
• 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 - acute kidney injury Renal Association (April 2008)
• Clinical practice guidelines - assessment for renal transplantation Renal Association (March 2008)
• Clinical practice guidelines for haemodialysis Renal Association (2007)
• Clinical practice guidelines for peritoneal dialysis Renal Association (2007)
• Clinical practice guidelines: complications of chronic kidney disease Renal Association (December 2007)
• Consensus statement on management of early chronic kidney disease Renal Association (2007)
• Diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2008)
• Guidelines by an ad hoc European committee on adequacy and the paediatric peritoneal dialysis prescription European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (2002)
• Guidelines by an ad hoc European committee on the assessment of growth and nutritional status in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (2001)
• Guidelines for the prevention and management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in adult patients with chronic kidney disease British Thoracic Society (July 2010)
• 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)
• Peritoneal dialysis NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2011)
• Renal failure - home versus hospital haemodialysis NICE Technology Appraisal (2002)
• Renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure in children : European guidelines European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (2004)
• Renal transplantation - immuno-suppressive regimens NICE (2004)

Renal Transplant

• Clinical practice guidelines - assessment for renal transplantation Renal Association (March 2008)
• 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 (June 2010)
• Guidelines for kidney transplantation in patients with hiv disease British HIV Association (2005)
• Guidelines on Renal Transplantation European Association of Urology (2009)
• Management of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in adult solid organ transplant recipients British Committee for Standards in Haematology and British Transplantation Society (June 2010)
• Organ donation NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2011)
• Organ preservation (renal) - machine perfusion and static storage NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (January 2009)
• 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)
• Non-Invasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure British Thoracic Society (2002)
• Non-invasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - management of acute type 2 respiratory failure Royal College of Physicians (October 2008)

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)
• Restless legs syndrome Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2009)

Resuscitation

• Resuscitation Guidelines 2010 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 Detachment

• Retinal detachment Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2009)

Retinal Vein Occlusion

• Arteriovenous crossing sheathotomy for branch retinal vein occlusion NICE (2004)
• Arteriovenous crossing sheathotomy for branch retinal vein occlusion NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2010)
• Interim Guidelines for Management of Retinal Vein Occlusion Royal College of Ophthalmologists (December 2010)
• Macular oedema (retinal vein occlusion) - dexamethasone NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline

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)
• DMARDs Prodigy (Aug 2008)
• Guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy British Society for Rheumatology and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (2008)
• Guideline for Prescribing TNF alpha Blockers in Adults with Ankylosing Spondylitis British Society for Rheumatology (2004)
• 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 standards of care for persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis British Society for Rheumatology (2004)
• 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)
• Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis - cox II inhibitors NICE Technology Appraisal (2001)
• Quick reference guideline for monitoring of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy British Society for Rheumatology (November 2009)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - abatacept (2nd line) NICE Technology Appraisal (August 2011)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal (October 2007)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - certolizumab pegol NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2010)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - drugs for treatment after failure of a TNF inhibitor NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (August 2010)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - tocilizumab NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (August 2010)
• Rheumatoid arthritis (after the failure of previous anti-rheumatic drugs) - golimumab NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (June 2011)
• Rheumatoid arthritis NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)
• Rheumatoid arthritis Prodigy (June 2009)
• Rheumatoid arthrits (refractory) - rituximab 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)
• Fungal skin infection - body and groin Prodigy (May 2009)
• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings Health Protection Agency (April 2010)

Ringworm Of The Scalp

• Fungal Skin & Nail Infections - Diagnosis & Laboratory Investigation Health Protection Agency (April 2009)
• Fungal skin infection - scalp Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2009)
• Guidelines for the management of Tinea Capitis British Association of Dermatologists (2000)
• 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 - amended March 2011)
• Management of patients with dementia Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (Feb 2006)

Rosacea

• Rosacea Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)

Roseola

• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• Guidelines on Roseola Infantum Health Protection Agency (2007)

Rotator Cuff Lesion

• Shoulder pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2008)

Rotavirus

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

Roundworm

• Roundworm Prodigy (June 2007)

Rubella

• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• 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)
• Herpes simplex - genital Clinical Knowledge Summaries (September 2008)
• Immunizations - childhood vaccination programme Prodigy (February 2008)
• Rubella Prodigy (December 2009)

Runny Nose

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