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Ulcerative Colitis

• Colitis (ulcerative) - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (April 2008)
• Guideline for anti-TNF alpha therapy in psoriatic arthritis British Society for Rheumatology (2004)
• 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)
• Inflammatory bowel disease British Society of Gastroenterology (2004)
• 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 Health (June 2009)
• Ulcerative colitis (acute exacerbations) - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (December 2008)

Underactive Thyroid Gland

• Hypothyroidism Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• 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 Society of Urology (2008)

Unstable Angina

• Acute coronary syndromes - clopidogrel NICE (2004)
• Acute coronary syndromes - glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors NICE Technology Appraisal (2002)
• Acute coronary syndromes SIGN (2007)
• Consensus guideline for recording a 12 lead ECG Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (2006)

Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding SIGN Clinical Guideline (September 2008)

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

• Common cold Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• 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

• Gonorrhoea Clinical Knowledge Summaries (September 2009)
• 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 & HIV (2006)
• Management of gonorrhoea in adults British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2005)
• Management of non-gonococcal urethritis British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2007)
• Urethritis - male Clinical Knowledge Summaries (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 incontinence European Association of Urology (2005)
• 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)
• Management of urinary incontinence in primary care 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)
• Stress incontinence - tension-free vaginal tape NICE (2003)
• 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 the Management of Urinary and Male Genital Tract Infections European Association of Urology (2008)
• Management of Infection - Primary Care Guidance Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults SIGN (2006)
• Pyelonephritis - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2009)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Urinary tract infection - children Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2008)
• Urinary tract infection (lower) - men Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Urinary tract infection (lower) - women Clinical Knowledge Summaries (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 Society of Urology (2008)
• Renal colic - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2009)
• Urinary tract infection - children Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2008)

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 the Management of Urinary and Male Genital Tract Infections European Association of Urology (2008)
• Management of Infection - Primary Care Guidance Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults SIGN (2006)
• Pyelonephritis - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2009)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Urinary tract infection - children Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2008)
• Urinary tract infection (lower) - men Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Urinary tract infection (lower) - women Clinical Knowledge Summaries (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 (December 2007)
• Management of chronic urticaria and angio-oedema British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2007)
• Urticaria Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)