ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute respiratory illness in HIV-positive patient
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute respiratory illness in HIV-positive patient
28th December 2009
American College of Radiology
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DISEASE/CONDITION(S)
Diagnosis
Evaluation
CLINICAL SPECIALTY
Allergy and Immunology
Family Practice
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Nuclear Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Radiology
INTENDED USERS
Health Plans
Hospitals
Managed Care Organizations
Physicians
Utilization Management
GUIDELINE OBJECTIVE(S)
To evaluate the appropriateness of initial radiologic examinations of acute respiratory illness in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients
American College of Radiology
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DISEASE/CONDITION(S)- Acute respiratory illness (including Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, bacterial and viral pneumonia, tuberculosis, Kaposi sarcoma, and lymphadenopathy)
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Diagnosis
Evaluation
CLINICAL SPECIALTY
Allergy and Immunology
Family Practice
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Nuclear Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Radiology
INTENDED USERS
Health Plans
Hospitals
Managed Care Organizations
Physicians
Utilization Management
GUIDELINE OBJECTIVE(S)
To evaluate the appropriateness of initial radiologic examinations of acute respiratory illness in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients
Keywords:
American College of Radiology, HIV, acute respiratory illness,
American College of Radiology, HIV, acute respiratory illness,
