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is pocket guide attempts to define principles of practice that should produce high-quality
patient care. It is applicable to specialists, primary care, and providers at all levels. is
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obtaining the same results. e ultimate judgment concerning the propriety of any course of
conduct must be made by the clinician aer consideration of each individual patient situation.
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e guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations that have been developed
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Evaluation) methodolog y. GR ADE involves structured literature review, systematic
reviews and meta-analyses of combined data, and expert discussion to assess the
certainty in the evidence and determine the strength of each recommendation.
Source
Raaghu G, Remy-Jardin M, Myers JL et al. Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018;198(5):pp e44–e68.
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