Decisions and Evidence Flashcards
1
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Define the term “diagnosis”
A
Determining a disorder by considering a patient’s signs and symptoms, medical background and diagnostic interventions
2
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Define the term “prognosis”
A
An assessment of the future course and outcome of a patient’s disease, based on knowledge of the course of disease in other patients
3
Q
What is the hypothetico-deductive model
A
Where you seek evidence to disprove your hypothesis
4
Q
Define “absolute risk”
A
Absolute risk of a disease is your risk of developing the disease over a time period
5
Q
Define “relative risk”
A
Relative risk is used to compare the risk in two different groups of people
6
Q
What are the top three levels of the Evidence Pyramid?
A
- Systematic Reviews & Meta-analyses
- Randomised Controlled Double Blind Studies
- Cohort Studies
