finding evidence Flashcards
1
Q
3 key features of EBM
A
expertise, patient values, evidence
2
Q
PICO
A
P- patient or proble,
I- intervention
C- compairison intervention
O- outcome
3
Q
types of outcomes (2)
A
clinically important
surrogate
4
Q
type of outcome that is more clinically relevant, examples
A
clinically important outcomes= stroke, mortality, heart attack
5
Q
examples of surrogate outcomes
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blood pressure, hemoglobin A1C
6
Q
what is at the top of the hierarchy of evidence?
A
systematic reviews/meta analyses
7
Q
what is at the top of the hierarchy of information sources?
A
systems
8
Q
dynamic and uptodate are examples of
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summaries
9
Q
what are synopses?
A
summaries of trials or systematic reviews
10
Q
Relative risk reduction
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(CER-EER)/CER
11
Q
Absolute risk reduction
A
CER-EER
12
Q
numbers needed to treat
A
1/ARR
