Chronic Disease (in Primary Care) 

• Asthma 
• Chronic Heart Failure (CHD)
• Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) 
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 
• Diabetes Mellitus (DM) 
• Dyslipidemia (LIPIDS) 
• Hypertension (HTN) 
• Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) 
• Obesity and Overweight (OBE) 
• Tobacco Use (MTU) 

Mental Health  

• Bipolar Disorder in Adults (BD) New
• Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) New
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 
• Substance Use Disorder (SUD) New

Pain 

• Opioid Therapy (OT) for Chronic Pain New 
• Lower Back Pain (LBP) 
• Post-Operative Pain (POP) 

• Concussion-mTBI
• Lower Limb Amputation 
• Stroke Rehabilitation 

Military Related

• Biological, Radiation, Chemical, and Blast/Explosion Induced Illnesses 
• Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) 
• Post-Deployment Health (PDH) 
• Pregnancy New 

Clinical practice guidelines are increasingly being used in health care to improve patient care and as a potential solution to reduce inappropriate variations in care. Guidelines should be evidence-based as well as based upon explicit criteria to ensure consensus regarding their internal validity.

The use of guidelines must always be in the context of a health care provider's clinical judgment in the care of a particular patient. For that reason, the guidelines may be viewed as an educational tool to provide information and assist decision making.

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