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EBM Quiz 1
South College
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Graduate
05/13/2009

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Term
Unfiltered info
Definition

Case-controlled studies

Case series/reports

Cohort studies

RCT's

Term
Filtered info
Definition

1. Critically appraised individual articles (article synopses)

2. Critically appraised topics (evidence based sytheses and guidelines)

3. Systemic reviews/meta-analysis

Term
2 types of RCT's
Definition

Clinical trial (therapeutic interventions in ill)

 

Field trial (preventative interventions in well)

Term
Cohort studies based on:
Definition
Known exposure
Term
Case-control studies based on:
Definition
Known dz status
Term
Preferred study design for screening
Definition
Cross sectional survey
Term
Preferred study design for dx
Definition
Cross sectional survey
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Preferred study design for causation
Definition

Cohort study

Case-control study

Rare dz = case report

Term
Preferred study design for therapy/treatment
Definition
RCT
Term
Preferred study design for prognosis
Definition
Longitudinal cohort study
Term
Preferred study design for psychometric
Definition

Cross sectional survey

Qualitative studies

Term
Cross sectional survey is the preferred study design for:
Definition

Screening

Dx

Psychometric

Term
Systemic differences in the comparison of groups attributable to incomplete randomization
Definition
Selection bias
Term
Systemic differences in the care provided apart from intervention being evaluated
Definition
Performance bias
Term
Systemic differences in withdrawals from the trial
Definition
Exclusion bias
Term
Systemic differences in outcome assessment
Definition
Detection bias
Term
EBM requires the integration of what 3 things?
Definition

Best research evidence

Clinical expertise

Pt's unique value

Term
EBM = the mathmatical estimates of ______, derived from _______, for the _________
Definition

Risk of benefit and harm

Research on population

Management of individual patients

Term
Order to read a scientific paper
Definition

Abstract

Discussion

Introduction

Results

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GeneTests is a site for ____
Definition
Practitioners
Term
OMIM is a site for _____
Definition
Practitioners
Term
Medline Plus is a site for _____
Definition
Practitioners and pts
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Genetics Home Reference is a site for_______
Definition
Practitioners and better educated pts
Term
This site includes gene reviews, an international laboratory directory, a clinic directory, and educational materials
Definition
GeneTests
Term

Name the website:

Mission statement = by providing current, authoritative information on genetic testing and its use in dx, management, and genetic counseling; promotes the appropriate use of genetic services in pt care and personal decision making.

Definition
GeneTests
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This database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the World Wide Web by NCBI, the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The database contains textual information and references. It also contains copious links to MEDLINE and sequence records in the Entrez system, and links to additional related resources at NCBI and elsewhere
Definition
OMIM
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Direct you to information to help answer health questions and brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated searches are included and give easy access to medical journal articles. Also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and the latest health news
Definition
MedlinePlus
Term
The National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes related to those conditions.
Definition
Genetics Home Reference
Term
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. Includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
Definition
PubMed
Term
The _____ is used to formulate appropriate clinical questions. 
Definition

PICO principle →

 

P = Population/problem

I = Intervention/indicator

C = Comparator/control

O = Outcome

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