Evidence & References
The evidence behind Clinical With Benefits.
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ACOG.
Clinical guidance on abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive-age and postmenopausal patients.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Academy of Dermatology.
Guidelines of care for the management of acne vulgaris.
Updated guideline set. 2024. American Academy of Dermatology
American Academy of Dermatology.
Atopic dermatitis clinical guideline series, including topical and systemic therapy recommendations.
American Academy of Dermatology
American Academy of Dermatology.
Clinical resources on melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and suspicious lesion recognition.
American Academy of Dermatology
American Academy of Dermatology / National Psoriasis Foundation.
Psoriasis clinical guideline series.
American Academy of Dermatology / National Psoriasis Foundation
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.
Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update).
2017. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Guidance on otitis externa and otitis media.
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Insomnia in Adults.
2017. American Academy of Sleep Medicine
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).
How to Approach Elevated Liver Enzymes.
2025. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Laboratory reference ranges may vary according to laboratory, testing method, patient population, and units used.
American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association.
Guideline-based approaches to orthostatic hypotension, cardiovascular risk assessment, and antihypertensive therapy.
American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association
American College of Gastroenterology / American Gastroenterological Association.
Guidance on upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
American College of Gastroenterology / American Gastroenterological Association
American College of Physicians (ACP).
Goals of care conversations and advance care planning in serious illness.
American College of Physicians (ACP)
American College of Radiology.
Appropriateness Criteria: Headache.
Current guideline. American College of Radiology
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee.
Standards of Care in Diabetes — 2026.
Diabetes Care. 2026. American Diabetes Association
American Family Physician.
Evaluation of Patients with Leukocytosis.
American Family Physician. 2015. American Academy of Family Physicians
Laboratory reference ranges may vary according to laboratory, testing method, patient population, and units used.
American Family Physician.
Evaluation of Macrocytosis.
American Family Physician. American Academy of Family Physicians
Laboratory reference ranges may vary according to laboratory, testing method, patient population, and units used.
American Family Physician.
Thrombocytopenia: Evaluation and Management.
American Family Physician. 2022. American Academy of Family Physicians
Laboratory reference ranges may vary according to laboratory, testing method, patient population, and units used.
American Gastroenterological Association / American College of Gastroenterology.
Guideline on pharmacologic management of chronic idiopathic constipation.
2023. American Gastroenterological Association
American Gastroenterological Association.
Clinical Practice Update on Medical Management of Colonic Diverticulitis.
Gastroenterology. 2021. American Gastroenterological Association
American Gastroenterological Association.
Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia.
Gastroenterology. 2020. American Gastroenterological Association
Laboratory reference ranges may vary according to laboratory, testing method, patient population, and units used.
American Geriatrics Society.
2023 AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults.
2023. American Geriatrics Society
American Headache Society.
Specialty references for migraine diagnosis, acute therapy, prevention, and medication-overuse headache.
American Headache Society
American Heart Association (AHA).
Decision-making capacity, surrogate decision-making, and advance directives in cardiovascular care.
American Heart Association (AHA)
American Medical Association (AMA).
Advance directives: living wills, healthcare proxies, and durable powers of attorney for healthcare.
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Society of Hematology.
Anticoagulation guidance resources for anticoagulant-associated bleeding, reversal, and thrombotic risk assessment.
American Society of Hematology
American Thoracic Society / European Respiratory Society.
Resources on oxygenation, hypoxemia, dyspnea, and obstructive lung disease.
American Thoracic Society / European Respiratory Society
American Thyroid Association.
Thyroid function testing and hypothyroidism/hyperthyroidism clinical resources.
American Thyroid Association
British Thoracic Society.
Guideline for pleural disease.
Current guideline set. British Thoracic Society
Byrne RA, Rossello X, Coughlan JJ, et al.
2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes.
European Heart Journal. 2023. European Society of Cardiology
CDC.
Outpatient antibiotic stewardship resources for adult and pediatric respiratory infections.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC / IDSA / specialty-society guidance.
Guidance for pharyngitis, otitis, acute respiratory infections, pyelonephritis, and outpatient antimicrobial stewardship.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / IDSA
CDC.
Scabies and pediculosis clinical resources.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC.
Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines.
With current online updates. 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC).
Palliative care: what it is and how it helps patients with serious illness.
Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Medicare hospice benefits: eligibility, coverage, and enrollment.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Endocrine Society.
Clinical practice guidance on hypercalcemia/hypocalcemia, primary hyperparathyroidism, and endocrine emergencies.
Endocrine Society
Laboratory reference ranges may vary according to laboratory, testing method, patient population, and units used.
European Society of Cardiology.
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism.
European Heart Journal. 2019. European Society of Cardiology
Evans L, Rhodes A, Alhazzani W, Antonelli M, Coopersmith CM, French C, et al.
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2021.
Critical Care Medicine. 49(11):e1063–e1143. 2021. Society of Critical Care Medicine / Surviving Sepsis Campaign
FDA Prescribing Information / DailyMed.
Labeling for warfarin, heparins, direct oral anticoagulants, and agent-specific reversal therapies.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration / DailyMed
FDA.
Current Prescribing Information, Medication Guides, boxed warnings, and Drug Safety Communications.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA Prescribing Information / DailyMed.
Labeling for antidepressants, sedative-hypnotics, and other medications discussed in CWB medication-oriented content.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration / DailyMed
FitzGerald JD, Dalbeth N, Mikuls T, et al.
2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout.
Arthritis Care & Research. 2020. American College of Rheumatology
Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA).
Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention.
Current 2026 report. 2026. GINA
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD.
Current 2026 report. 2026. GOLD
Heidenreich PA, Bozkurt B, Aguilar D, Allen LA, Byun JJ, Colvin MM, et al.
2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure.
Circulation. 145:e895–e1032. 2022. American Heart Association / American College of Cardiology / Heart Failure Society of America
Specialty-society guidance.
Uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis, including resistance-aware antibiotic selection.
Infectious Diseases Society of America
IDSA.
Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2014. Infectious Diseases Society of America
IDSA.
Guidance on asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infection; urine culture and stewardship principles.
Infectious Diseases Society of America
IDSA/SHEA.
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults: 2021 Focused Update.
2021. Infectious Diseases Society of America / Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Joglar JA, Chung MK, Armbruster AL, et al.
2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation.
Circulation. 2024. American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association
Katz PO, Dunbar KB, Schnoll-Sussman FH, et al.
ACG Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2022. American College of Gastroenterology
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO).
Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury and subsequent AKI/AKD guidance and update materials.
Kidney International Supplements. 2(1):1–138. 2012. KDIGO
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO).
2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease.
Kidney International. 105(Suppl 4S):S117–S314. 2024. KDIGO
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO).
Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease guideline (2022; current published guideline).
2022. KDIGO
Kolasinski SL, Neogi T, Hochberg MC, et al.
2019 ACR/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee.
Arthritis Care & Research. 2020. American College of Rheumatology / Arthritis Foundation
Lim W, Le Gal G, Bates SM, Righini M, Haramati LB, Lang E, et al.
American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism.
Blood Advances. 2(22):3226–3256. 2018. American Society of Hematology
McDonagh TA, Metra M, Adamo M, et al.
ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure.
European Heart Journal. European Society of Cardiology
McEvoy JW, McCarthy CP, Bruno RM, et al.
2024 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension.
European Heart Journal. 2024. European Society of Cardiology
Merck Manual Professional Edition.
Evaluation of Anemia.
Merck Manual Professional Edition
Laboratory reference ranges may vary according to laboratory, testing method, patient population, and units used.
Merck Manual Professional / specialty-society references.
References for dehydration, volume depletion, albumin abnormalities, and pancreatic enzyme interpretation.
Merck Manual Professional Edition
Laboratory reference ranges may vary according to laboratory, testing method, patient population, and units used.
Metlay JP, Waterer GW, Long AC, et al.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: ATS/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2019. American Thoracic Society / Infectious Diseases Society of America
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).
Hospice care: eligibility, access, and the Medicare hospice benefit.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
National Institute on Aging (NIA).
Advance care planning: advance directives for health care.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Aging (NIA).
Choosing a health care proxy.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Kidney Foundation / KDOQI.
Educational and clinical resources on eGFR, albuminuria, CKD staging, and kidney-protective therapy.
National Kidney Foundation / KDOQI
National Library of Medicine.
DailyMed. Current FDA-submitted labeling for prescription and nonprescription medications.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
National Library of Medicine.
MedlinePlus: How to Understand Your Lab Results.
U.S. National Library of Medicine / MedlinePlus
Laboratory reference ranges may vary according to laboratory, testing method, patient population, and units used.
NICE.
Guidance on generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder in adults.
Current version. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
NICE.
Guideline NG145: Thyroid disease: assessment and management.
Current version. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Nicolle LE, Gupta K, Bradley SF, et al.
IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria.
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2019. Infectious Diseases Society of America
National POLST Collaborative.
Learn about POLST forms: what POLST is, who it is for, and how it works.
National POLST Collaborative
National POLST Collaborative.
National POLST form and guidance: portable medical orders for life-sustaining treatment.
National POLST Collaborative
Qaseem A, Kansagara D, Forciea MA, et al.
Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder in Adults: American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2016. American College of Physicians
Qaseem A, Wilt TJ, McLean RM, et al.
Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2017. American College of Physicians
Rao SV, O'Donoghue ML, Ruel M, et al.
2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology / Circulation. 2025. American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association
Rosenfeld RM, Piccirillo JF, Chandrasekhar SS, et al.
Clinical Practice Guideline (Update): Adult Sinusitis.
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Shulman ST, Bisno AL, Clegg HW, et al.
IDSA Guideline for Diagnosis and Management of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis.
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Spasovski G, Vanholder R, Allolio B, Annane D, Ball S, Bichet D, et al.
Clinical Practice Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyponatraemia.
European Journal of Endocrinology. 170(3):G1–G47. 2014. European Society of Endocrinology / European Society of Intensive Care Medicine / European Renal Association
Temel JS, Greer JA, Muzikansky A, et al.
Early palliative care for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.
New England Journal of Medicine 363(8):733–742. 2010. New England Journal of Medicine
Tenner S, Vege SS, Sheth SG, et al.
American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis.
American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2024. American College of Gastroenterology
The Joint Commission.
Medication reconciliation and transitions-of-care safety standards/resources.
The Joint Commission
Thygesen K, Alpert JS, Jaffe AS, Chaitman BR, Bax JJ, Morrow DA, White HD, et al.
Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2018).
European Heart Journal. 40(3):237–269. 2019. American Heart Association / Circulation
[Editorial / Review].
Type 2 myocardial infarction: challenges in diagnosis and treatment.
European Heart Journal. 46(6):504–516. 2025. European Heart Journal
UK Kidney Association.
Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Hyperkalaemia in Adults.
Updated July 2026. 2026. UK Kidney Association
VA/DoD.
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Major Depressive Disorder.
2022. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs / Department of Defense