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Ulcerative Colitis

• Colitis (ulcerative) - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (April 2008)
• Colonoscopic surveillance for prevention of colorectal cancer in people with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or adenomas NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
• 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)
• Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups British Society of Gastroenterology (May 2010 update from 2002)
• Guidelines for Osteoporosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Coeliac Disease British Society of Gastroenterology (2007)
• Guidelines for screening and surveillance of asymptomatic colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)
• Guidelines for the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults British Society of Gastroenterology (2011)
• Irritable bowel syndrome NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2008)
• Leukapheresis for inflammatory bowel disease NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• Service standards for the healthcare of people who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (2009)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health for Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• Ulcerative colitis (acute exacerbations) - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (December 2008)
• Ulcerative Colitis Prodigy (June 2010)

Underactive Thyroid Gland

• Guidelines for malaria prevention in travellers from the United Kingdom, Health Protection Agency (HPA) January 2007
• Hypothyroidism Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2011)
• Intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2008)
• The diagnosis and management of primary hypothyroidism British Thyroid Association (November 2008)
• UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests British Thyroid Association (2006)

Undescended Testes

• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Association of Urology (2011)

Unstable Angina

• Acute coronary syndromes - glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors NICE Technology Appraisal (2002)
• Acute coronary syndromes Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2007)
• Consensus guideline for recording a 12-lead ECG Society for Cardiological Science & Technology (February 2010)
• Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation European Society of Cardiology (2011)
• Unstable angina and NSTEMI NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2010)

Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

• Common cold Prodigy (November 2011)
• Croup Prodigy (September 2008)
• Definition, assessment and treatment of wheezing disorders in preschool children: an evidence-based approach European Respiratory Society (2008)
• Respiratory tract infections NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)

Urethritis

• Chlamydia trachomatis UK Testing Guidelines British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• Guidance for gonorrhoea testing in England and Wales British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• 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 Gonorrhoea British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
• Management of non-gonococcal urethritis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
• Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• Urethritis - male Prodigy (September 2009)

Urinary Incontinence

• Bone-anchored cystourethropexy (using data from In-Tac and Vesica as specified by SERNIP) NICE (2003)
• Clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of females aged 16-65 years with stress urinary incontinence Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (2001)
• Guidelines on Urinary Incontinence European Association of Urology (2010)
• Incontinence - urinary, in women Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
• Insertion of biological slings for stress urinary incontinence NICE (2006)
• Insertion of extraurethral (non-circumferential) retropubic adjustable compression devices for stress urinary incontinence in men NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Insertion of extraurethral (non-circumferential) retropubic adjustable compression devices for stress urinary incontinence in women NICE (2005)
• Intramural urethral bulking procedures for stress urinary incontinence NICE (2005)
• Laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (including clam cystoplasty) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Management of urinary incontinence in primary care Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)
• Retrograde urethral sphincterometry NICE (2006)
• Sacral nerve stimulation for urge incontinence and urgency-frequency NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2004)
• Single-incision sub-urethral short tape insertion for stress urinary incontinence in women NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2008)
• Suburethral synthetic sling insertion for stress urinary incontinence in men NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2008)
• Surgical treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Urinary incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women NICE (2006)

Urinary Tract Infection

• Diagnosis of UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) Health Protection Agency (2009)
• Feverish illness in children - Assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Guidelines on Urological Infections European Association of Urology (2011)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency various dates
• Management of Infection Guidance for Primary Care for Consultation and Local Adaptation Health Protection Agency.
• Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
• Pyelonephritis - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2009)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Treatment of Non-neurogenic Male LUTS European Association of Urology (2011)
• Urinary tract infection - children Prodigy (April 2008)
• Urinary tract infection (lower) - men Prodigy (January 2010)
• Urinary tract infection (lower) - women Prodigy (October 2009)
• Urinary tract infection in children: diagnosis, treatment and long-term management NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Urological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2000)

Urinary Tract Obstruction

• Fetal cystoscopy for diagnosis and treatment of lower urinary outflow tract obstruction NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Fetal vesico-amniotic shunt for lower urinary tract outflow obstruction NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Association of Urology (2011)

Urine Infection

• Diagnosis of UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) Health Protection Agency (2009)
• Feverish illness in children - Assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Guidelines on Urological Infections European Association of Urology (2011)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency various dates
• Management of Infection Guidance for Primary Care for Consultation and Local Adaptation Health Protection Agency.
• Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)
• Pyelonephritis - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2009)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Treatment of Non-neurogenic Male LUTS European Association of Urology (2011)
• Urinary tract infection - children Prodigy (April 2008)
• Urinary tract infection (lower) - men Prodigy (January 2010)
• Urinary tract infection (lower) - women Prodigy (October 2009)
• Urinary tract infection in children: diagnosis, treatment and long-term management NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Urological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2000)

Urological Tumours

• Improving outcomes in urological cancers NICE Cancer Service Guidance (2002)

Urticaria

• Angio-oedema and anaphylaxis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Evaluation and management of urticaria in adults and children British Association of Dermatologists (2007)
• Management of chronic urticaria and angio-oedema British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2007)
• Urticaria Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Uveitis

• Uveitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2009)