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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| which 2 pico components provide the primary searching terms | intervention and comparison |
| which best describes pubmed | all the above |
| what are of the pubmed homepage is used to initiate a comprehensive search | searchbox |
| which of the following tools is used to identify the pubmed and medline indexing langauge | mesh database |
| what is the primary purpose of boolean operators | to limit results of a search by combining terms or concepts |
| wwhich boolean operator is used to exclude terms from a search | not |
| which boolean operator is used to include both terms in the search | and |
| which boolean oprator is used to include at least one of two terms in a search | or |
| which characteristics describe the search history feature | a and B only |
| which pubmed freature allows you to filter the citations according type of study | limits |
| which limit options are used to filter citations to find the highest level of evidence | language and subset |
| which pubmed is used to identify search terms when the original term does not yield enough results | mesh database |
| which of the pubmed clinical queries options finds citations such as systematic reviews, meta analyses, reviews of clinical trials, consensus development conferences | systematic review |
| which of the pubmed clinical queries options finds citations for individual rrandomized controlled trials | a and b |
| which pubmed clinical queries option should you begin with to find the highest levels of evidence related to therapy | systematic reviews |
| in question 15, if no citations are found or the citations do not assist in answering the question of interest which clinical queries option should be used next | clinical study category, therapy and narrow, specific search |
| in question 16, if to few citations are found or the citations do not assist in answering the question of interest, which clinical queries option should be used next | clinical study category, therapy and broad, sensitive search |
| the limit feature can be used with both a clinical queries and a comprehensive pubmed serach | true |
| boolean operators only can be used witha comprehensive pubmed search | false |
| the history feature can only ne used with a tradition comprehensive pubmed search | false |
| the following components define evidence based practice | clinical expertise, ptient vales, scientific research |
| the purpose of EBDM is to | close the gap between research and practive |
| ebdm is just a new term for clinical decision making | false |
| ebdm can change over time as new research studies are conducted | true |
| all of the following reasons have contriuted to the need of ebdm except | keeping current in practice |
| the highest level of evidence is the same for treatment and prognosis questions | false |
| which of the following provides the highest level of evidence for therapy questions | systematic review of rcts |
| systmatic reviews provide a higher level of evidence than a single study | true |
| as you progress up the levels of evidence, the amount of avaibale literature also increases | false |
| as you progess up the levels the literature becomes more relevant for answering therapy related questions | true |
| the first step in the EBDM process is | asking a good clinical question |
| which of the following characteristics describes the intervention in the pico process | what you plan to do |
| the only optional compoent of the pico question is | c (comparison) |
| select the most appropriate pico question | for a patient with mild gingivitis, is rinsing with maouthwash X as compared to flossing as effective in reducing plaque and elininating gingivitis |
| select the pico compontent that is missing or incomplete from this question: for a patient with periodontal disease, will antimicrobial therapy in conjuction with scaling and rootplaning, be more effective in preventing further attachment and bone loss | o (comparison) |
| benefits of the ebdm process include | all of the above |