CKS Updates - May 2023
During May 2023 Clinical Knowledge Summaries were published or updated in the following areas.
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
- Acne vulgaris
- Bell's palsy
- Child maltreatment - recognition and management
- Conduct disorders in children and young people
- Fungal nail infection
- Learning disabilities
The Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening topic is new. The other topics have been reviewed and updated with minor structural and layout changes. The Conduct disorders in children and young people topic has been updated with definitions aligned to the 11th revision of the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and with additional recommendations regarding assessment in primary care. The Acne vulgaris topic has been updated reflect the current bacterial taxonomy and references to topical isotretinoin preparations has been removed as these are no longer available in the UK.
Action: Clinicians who see patients with any of these conditions may find the new and updated information useful when reviewing current clinical practice.
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