Session 1 Review

1. Which is the last of the four steps in the EBM process?

Apply evidence to your patient Evaluate evidence for validity Formulate a clinical question Use EBM resources to find evidence

1. Which is the last of the four steps in the EBM process?

Apply evidence to your patient Evaluate evidence for validity Formulate a clinical question Use EBM resources to find evidence

2. What does PICO stand for?

2. What does PICO stand for?

Patient Intervention Comparison Outcome

3. You ask the following PICO question: “In a 65 year old man with a stroke and moderate carotid stenosis, can ASA decrease the risk of another stroke compared to no treatment?” In this question, what does “ASA” represent? history intervention outcome patient result

3. You ask the following PICO question: “In a 65 year old man with a stroke and moderate carotid stenosis, can ASA decrease the risk of another stroke compared to no treatment?” In this question, what does “ASA” represent? history intervention outcome patient result

4. Which of the following is not an extensive online resource for EBM information?

Cochrane Library Dynamed WebMD National Guideline Clearinghouse

4. Which of the following is not an extensive online resource for EBM information?

Cochrane Library Dynamed WebMD National Guideline Clearinghouse

5. What resource is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to provide a mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on recommendations for practice?

ACP Journal Club Healthy People 2020 National Guidelines Clearinghouse PubMed Clinical Queries

5. What resource is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to provide a mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on recommendations for practice?

ACP Journal Club Healthy People 2020 National Guidelines Clearinghouse PubMed Clinical Queries

6. Which of the following searches would generate the most search results?

AIDS AND HIV

AIDS NOT HIV

AIDS OR HIV

6. Which of the following searches would generate the most search results?

AIDS AND HIV

AIDS NOT HIV

AIDS OR HIV

7. In the PubMed search box on the home page, you type: otitis media prevention. Which of the following are you performing? Author search Date search Keyword search Publisher search

7. In the PubMed search box on the home page, you type: otitis media prevention. Which of the following are you performing? Author search Date search Keyword search Publisher search

8. Which of the following types of literature is located highest on the Pyramid of Evidence?

Case studies Expert opinion Randomized controlled trials Systematic reviews

8. Which of the following types of literature is located highest on the Pyramid of Evidence?

Case studies Expert opinion Randomized controlled trials Systematic reviews

9. In PubMed, you would like to change the format of your results to abstract view and then sort the results by date.To do this, you would use:

Display Settings Manage filters MeSH Database Save search

9. In PubMed, you would like to change the format of your results to abstract view and then sort the results by date.To do this, you would use:

Display Settings Manage filters MeSH Database Save search

10. Which PubMed feature can easily and automatically expand a search to include related terms, while also limiting results to particular types of articles (e.g. systematic reviews)?

Clinical Queries MeSH Database Single Citation Matcher Topic-Specific Queries

10. Which PubMed feature can easily and automatically expand a search to include related terms, while also limiting results to particular types of articles (e.g. systematic reviews)?

Clinical Queries MeSH Database Single Citation Matcher Topic-Specific Queries