ASK

Question 1

Develop your answerable clinical question is which of the 5 As

Answer 1

Ask

Question 2

Ask uses what model to evaluate the key components:

Answer 2

• Patient/Population problem
• Intervention/exposure
• Comparison
• Outcome

Question 3

What questions should be asked about the patient/population of interest? (3)

Answer 3

• who are the patients of interest?
• is there a particular age group, gender, or population?
• What is the health concern?

Question 4

What questions should be asked about the intervention/exposure? (2)

Answer 4

• what therapeutic, diagnostic, preventative, or other health care interventions are you interested in knowing more about?
• what health care management strategies are you interested in comparing?

Question 5

what questions should be asked about the comparison of interest? (1)

Answer 5

• is there a comparison to be evaluated against the intervention?

Question 6

comparison should only be used if: (2)

Answer 6

• more than one intervention

- no intervention is a factor

Question 7

What questions should be asked about the outcome of interest?

Answer 7

• what is the desired outcome to be evaluated?

- How will the patient or population be affected, or not affected by the intervention?

Question 8

Along with PICO, it is also important to know: (2)

Answer 8

What type of question you are asking

-what is the best study design to search for to find evidence to answer your clinical question

Question 9

Evidence supports how to select ________ to offer your patients that do more good than harm and that are worth the efforts and cost of using them

Answer 9

treatment/therapy

Question 10

evidence supports how to select and interpret ________ in order to confirm or exclude a diagnosis, based on considering their precision accuracy, acceptability, expense, safety, etc.

Answer 10

diagnosis

Question 11

evidence supports how to estimate your patiently likely ___________ over time and anticipate likely complications o the disorder

Answer 11

prognosis/ clinical course

Question 12

evidence supports how to identify causes for disease is a question relating to:

Answer 12

harm/etiology

Question 13

Study/methodology for treatment/therapy questions: (2)

Answer 13

• Double-blind randomized controlled trial

- systematic reviews/ meta analysis of RCT

Question 14

Study/methodology for diagnosis questions: (2)

Answer 14

• controlled trial

- systematic reviews/meta analysis of controlled trial

Question 15

study/methodology for prognosis questions (3)

Answer 15

• cohort studies
• case control
• case series

Question 16

study/methodology for harm/etiology questions (1)

Answer 16

cohort studies

Question 17

study/methodology for prevention questions: (2)

Answer 17

• randomized controlled trial

- cohort studies

Question 18

study/methodology for quality improvement: (1)

Answer 18

randomized controlled trials

Question 19

You should find the ________ strength of evidence available to answer your clinical question

Answer 19

highest

Question 20

What has the highest strength of study? (2)

Answer 20

systematic reviews and Meta analyses

Question 21

what has the second highest strength of study? (1)

Answer 21

-randomized controlled double blind study

Question 22

what has the third highest strength of study

Answer 22

cohort studies

Question 23

What has the fourth highest strength of study?

Answer 23

Case Control studies

Question 24

What has the fifth highest strength of study?

Answer 24

case series

Question 25

what has the sixth highest strength of study?

Answer 25

case reports

Question 26

what has the 3rd lowest strength of study? (3)

Answer 26

- ideas - editorials - opinions

Question 27

what has the 2nd lowest strength of study?

Answer 27

animal research

Question 28

what has the lowest strength of study?

Answer 28

in vitro "test tube" research

Question 29

What questions does PICO work best for? (2)

Answer 29

- Treatment/therapy | - diagnosis

Question 30

PICO is a ________, not a rigid structure

Answer 30

model

Question 31

finding the right _____ in the most _______ manner is key to successfully practicing EBP

Answer 31

- information | - efficient