This 'Literature Eval Midterm Practice' quiz assesses the application of evidence-based medicine in clinical scenarios. It covers the goals of medicine, evidence-based practices, and patient-specific case evaluations, focusing on real-world application and critical thinking in healthcare.
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Since the result is < 1, then we can determine that simvastatin reduced the risk or the chance of death.
Sine the result is < 1, then we can determine that simvastatin increased the risk or the chance of death.
There is no significant difference between groups.
We do not have enough information to answer.
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0.71
1.4
0.69
0.61
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Validity of the evidence
Clinical significance of the findings
Risk versus benefit
All the above
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False
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The optimum dose of a drug (studies usually evaluate just one or two different doses)
The optimum duration of therapy (usually just one duration is measured)
Whether another drug might have been more effective in the particular population
Whether certain combination therapies might be more effective
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Improve health
Improve quality of life
Reduce cholesterol
Improve quantity of life
Save health care dollars
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False
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Is lithium available as an oral solution?
What are the storage requirements for dabigatran?
Does the evidence support the use of montelukast for migraine prevention?
What are the FDA-approved indications for gabapentin?
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False
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Inclusion
Exclusion
Evidence
Cherry-picking
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Randomized controlled trial
Population Study
Cohort study
Case study
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False
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The difference is not statistically significant.
There is a statistically significant difference.
The difference is statistically significant, but not clinically significant.
The difference is clinically significant, but not statistically significant.
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False
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Treatment = 25% Control = 35%
Treatment = 75% Treatment = 75% Control = 65%
Treatment = 35% Control = 25%
Treatment = 71% Control = 40%
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29% reduction
39% increase
71% reduction
39% reduction
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Was patient allocation adequately concealed?
Were groups similar at baseline?
Was a per-protocol or intention to treat analysis used?
Were patients in each group treated similarly?
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10%
4%
0.71
29%
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False
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False
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10
3
4
5
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False
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Flipping a coin
Drawing straws
Assignment based on eye color
Drawing numbers from a hat
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True
False
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Systematic Reviews, Randomized Controlled Trials, Cohort Studies, Expert Opinion
Cohort Studies, Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinion, Randomized Controlled Trials
Randomized Controlled Trials, Cohort Studies, Systematic Reviews, Expert Opinion
Expert Opinion, Randomized Controlled Trials, Systematic Reviews, Cohort Studies
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A
C
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False
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Systematic searching
Clinical experience
The best available evidence
The most current evidence
Randomized controlled trials
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Patient or Problem
Patient Prognosis
Intervention or treatment
Outcomes
Comparison
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Ensures that we look for the right kind of information to answer the question.
Allows us to cherry pick evidence.
Helps us know when to stop searching.
Improves our efficiency in identifying evidence.
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HbA1c
Kidney failure
Hamilton D Rating Scale
LDL levels
Stroke
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VAS Score at 1 month
McGill Pain Questionaire
Sensory Pain Rating Index at baseline
Statin-induced myalgia
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14
7%
4
Cannot be calculated with the values given.
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Applying evidence to the patient case.
Defining the question
Critically appraising the evidence
Searching PubMed
Assessing study size and power
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Article type: Randomized Controlled Trial
Language: English
Species: Human
Article Type: Practice Guideline
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Confounding
Measurement bias
Expectation bias
Analysis bias
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Selection bias
Crossover study design
Financial conflict of interest
Confounding
Chance
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Third party random sequence assignment
Random allocation
Using a matching placebo treatment
Flipping a coin
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False
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Continuous
Nominal
Ordinal
Categorical
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Crossover Study
Cohort Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
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How much faster healing occurred with treatment compared to placebo
The relative risk of healing faster
The probability of healing faster with treatment compared to placebo
The median ratio cannot be used with time-to-event analyses
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Case control study
Cohort study
RTC
Cross sectional study
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False
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Cohort study
Randomized controlled trial
Meta analysis
Public survey
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Prospective, blinded comparison to gold standard
Cohort Study
Case Control
Randomized controlled trial
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