The categories and definitions can be found in Table A-5. Table A-5. Recommendation Categories and Definitions* Evidence Reviewed Recommendation Category Definition Reviewed New-added New recommendation following review of the evidence New-replaced Recommendation from previous CPG that has been carried over to the updated CPG that has been changed following review of the evidence Not changed Recommendation from previous CPG that has been carried forward to the updated CPG where the evidence has been reviewed but the recommendation was not changed Amended Recommendation from previous CPG that has been carried forward to the updated CPG where the evidence has been reviewed and a minor amendment was made Deleted Recommendation from previous CPG that has been removed based on review of the evidence Not reviewed Not changed Recommendation from previous CPG that has been carried forward to the updated CPG, but for which the evidence has not been reviewed Amended Recommendation from previous CPG that has been carried forward to the updated CPG where the evidence has not been reviewed and a minor amendment has been made Deleted Recommendation from previous CPG that has been removed because it was deemed out of scope for the updated CPG * Adapted from the NICE guideline manual (2012) [8] and Garcia et al. (2014) [9] Abbreviations: CPG: clinical practice guideline; NICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence b. Categorizing Recommendations with an Updated Review of the Evidence Recommendations were first categorized by whether or not they were based on an updated review of the evidence. If evidence had been reviewed, recommendations were categorized as New-added, New- replaced, Not changed, Amended, or Deleted. Reviewed, New-added recommendations were original, new recommendations that were not in the 2014 VA/DoD Dyslipidemia CPG. 