Exam 1: 3 Flashcards
1
Q
EBM is the integration of:
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- The best evidence into the decision making process for pt care
- patient valies
- clinical experience and expertise
2
Q
Why should we use EBP?
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- Improve quality care
- improve effectiveness
- improve appropriateness of clinical practice
- reduce variations in practice
- pt satisfaction
- MD satisfaction
- clinician satisfaction
- marketing tool
3
Q
components of a CAT
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- clinical question
- clinical bottom line
- summary of evidence
- appraisal of evidence
- applicability to athlete
- citations
4
Q
How to critically appraise lit
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- evaluate the evidence (validity, integrity, generalizability)
- determine LOE
- apply appraisal checklist if available
5
Q
two ways to search PubMed
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- free text searching
- MeSH (medical subheadings)
6
Q
Cochrane database is most helpful for finding:
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- clinical effectiveness info
- SRs and MA
