1) Asking Questions Flashcards
PICO
Population
Intervention
Comparator
Outcome
Questions type for EBM: Frequency
- determine how common a problem is or how often it occurs
Question type for EBM: Etiology/harm
- establish relationship between an exposure or causal factor and developping a particular condition
Question type for EBML Diagnosis
Question the validity and reliability of a particular diagnostic test or screening method
Question type for EBM: Therapy/intervention
Determine the most beneficial treatment or prevention for a particular condition
Question type for EBM: Prognosis
Determine the likely disease progression for patients with or without a treatment
Population
- clinical name/classification.subtypes
- anatomy affected
- signs/symptoms
- comorbidities/age group
- gender
- ethnicity
Intervention studies: Intervention
- drugs
- surgicalprocedure
- therapy
- preventive
Intervention studies: Comparator
- alternate therapy
- standard treatment
- placebo
Intervention studies: OUtcome
- efficacy
- moribidity
- mortality
- side effect
- recurrence
- function
- effect
Etiology studies: Intervention
- Environment, diet
- therapeutic, gestational, other
- diagnostic test, screening method
Etiology studies: Comparator
Non exposure
Control
Etiology studies: outcome
- likelihoood of developping a condition
Diagnostic study: Intervention
- Diagnostic test
- screening method
Diagnostic study: comparator
- gold standard
