Overview Flashcards
1
Q
In every ….. clinical encounters, a question is generated
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2-3
2
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Average questions per day
A
11
3
Q
The percentage of answered questions
A
40%
4
Q
EBM developed in
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Canada 1980
5
Q
The 6 steps of EBM
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1- Assess. 2- Ask. 3- Acquire. 4- Appraise. 5- Apply. 6- Self evaluation.
6
Q
PICO pneumonic for a good clinical question
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Patient - Intervention - Comparison - outcome.
7
Q
Have no statistical validity
A
Case report and case series
8
Q
Starts with the patient and looks backward
A
Case control
9
Q
Starts with the exposure and follows forward
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Cohort
10
Q
Excellent for therapy questions
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RCT
11
Q
The best in answering clinical questions
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Meta analysis
12
Q
The best for prognosis
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Cohort study
13
Q
The best for prevention, therapy and etiology
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RCT
14
Q
Level l of evidence
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The evidence is obtained from at least one RCT
15
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Level ll-1
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Evidence obtained from controlled trials without randomization
