Development of guidelines

Guidelines are one of the key instruments for ensuring high-quality medical care. They link scientific general practice with GP care practice. The DEGAM guidelines open up the perspective of primary medical care to other specialist groups and depict the typical areas of action and areas of conflict for GPs.

Detailed information from the DEGAM Guidelines and Quality Promotion Section can be found at https://www.degam.de/leitlinien

All DEGAM guidelines can be found at https://www.degam.de/leitlinien/fuer-aerzte/leitlinienuebersicht

We are currently working on these projects

• IdUNa practice test of the S3 guideline "Neck pain"
• Guidelines - Revision: Elevated TSH -

  Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is a central marker for thyroid dysfunction and is frequently determined on an outpatient or inpatient basis. On the one hand, TSH determinations are carried out when there is a suspicion of a thyroid disorder due to symptoms, but also in routine laboratory determinations. As a result of the TSH value determinations, GP-patient contacts often arise with the consultation cause "elevated TSH" with the question of further diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.

  This guideline is intended to provide GPs with recommendations on which diagnostic and therapeutic procedures should be initiated in adult patients (aged 18 and over) with elevated TSH values (target group).

• LeiSE new developmentof the S3 guideline "Thyroid nodules in adults