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摘要

As primary care physicians it is an ongoing struggle to remain up to date with the current guideline recommendations, as evidence is rapidly evolving, the volume of publications is increasing, and the breadth of knowledge required is extensive. The following is a brief summary of guideline recommendations that were updated by specialist groups in Canada during 2018. The purpose of this synopsis is to highlight guideline changes and allow primary care physicians to delve deeper into topics of interest or fill gaps in their knowledge. It is worth noting that many of these statements are conditional recommendations based on low-quality evidence, and although they are new recommendations, primary care physicians should critically appraise them before considering implementation into practice.