Intro to AEBM

Question 1

What is evidence based medicine

Answer 1

EBM is integration of best available evidence with clinical experience and patient values and preferences

Question 2

What is the best evidence for a specific practice (in terms of EBM)

Answer 2

systematic summaries of evidence is the best form of evidence. Doctors practicing EBM should be aware of these evidences and their power

Question 3

Evidence alone is not enough, what other factors should be considered when making a clinical decision?

Answer 3

patient’s values and preferences

trade off the benefits and risks

inconvenience

cost

Question 4

Outline the “quality” of evidence pyramid (the editorials/expert opinion is the most broad and least specific evidence)

Answer 4

Question 5

Outline the PICO acronym

Answer 5

P= patient or popualtion in question

I = intervention being consiedred

C = comparator

O = outcome.

this is a good outline for developing a question that can be answered

Question 6

3 mains steps in the EBM process

Answer 6

1. appraise: evaluate the info.
   - usefulness of any sources a. how serious is the risk of bias (validity)
   b. what are the results?
2. apply: how to apply these results to the patient care?
3. act: this involves shared decision making with your patient.

Question 7

in terms of relevance, what’re the types of evidence?

Answer 7

1. disease-oriented evidence.
2. patient-oriented evidence.

Question 8

prognostic factor

Answer 8

factors that relate to the patient and affect the outcome of the disease Ex/ smoking. the patient smokes and it also affects the play out of covid