General Medicine
Multimorbidity Management
Holistic care for patients with multiple long-term conditions — review medications, prioritise, agree treatment goals with patient.
Source: NICE NG56
Step 1 of ~3
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Identify + Approach
Multimorbidity: presence of ≥2 long-term conditions.
NICE NG56 — proactive multimorbidity assessment for:
• Frail / elderly patients.
• Polypharmacy (≥10 regular medications).
• Significant treatment burden.
• ≥2 long-term conditions adversely affecting daily life.
• Hospital admissions in last year.
Approach: tailored, holistic, patient-centred — recognise individual patient priorities matter more than disease-specific protocols.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Silicone Gel / Sheeting (Scar Management) · Medical Device / Topical Scar Treatment
- Bupivacaine with adrenaline · Long-acting amide LA + vasoconstrictor
- Insulin degludec with liraglutide · Long-acting insulin + GLP-1 agonist
- Atovaquone · Antiparasitic / Antifungal — PCP Prophylaxis / Treatment / Malaria
- Atovaquone with Proguanil Hydrochloride · Antimalarial (Combination — Prophylaxis and Treatment)
- Aspirin with Metoclopramide · Analgesic + Antiemetic (Migraine Treatment)
Pathways
- Sepsis Screening and Sepsis Six · UK Sepsis Trust; NICE NG51; Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2021
- Unintentional Weight Loss Workup · NICE NG12; BSG
- Chronic Fatigue Workup · NICE NG206; BMJ Best Practice
- Lymphadenopathy Workup · NICE NG12; BMJ Best Practice
- Pre-op Medical Clearance · NICE NG45; ESC 2022
- Secondary Hypertension Workup · NICE NG136; ESH 2023
Decision support only. Always apply local guidelines and clinical judgement.