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How should an AAPD document be assessed before use?

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How should an AAPD document be assessed before use?

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Document/language	Interpretation
CPG	Systematic evidence review and benefit/harm assessment
Best practice	Best available approach; literature and expert opinion may contribute
Must/shall	Mandatory action
Should	Strongly desirable recommendation
May/could	Permissible alternative

Individualize where the wording permits; the manual itself is not a legal standard-of-care or scope-of-practice document.