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June 2008, Volume 13, Issue 3

[Author index]

Cover
  1. Purpose and procedure
  2. EBM notebook
  3. Letter
  4. Evidently
  5. Therapeutics
  6. Diagnosis
  7. Prognosis
  8. Aetiology
  9. Correction
  10. Resource review
  11. Other articles noted
  12. Glossary
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Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 65 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.65

EBM notebook

  • Practice corner: managing trichotillomania—no need to pull your hair out

    • Georgios Papazisis,
    • Thrasivoulos Tzellos,
    • Dimitrios Kouvelas
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 66-67 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.66

  • Interpreting meta-analysis in systematic reviews

    • Rafael Perera,
    • Carl Heneghan
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 67-69 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.67

Letter

  • Proactive monitoring for newly emerging evidence: The lost step of EBP?

    • Drew Keister,
    • Julie Tilson
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 69 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.69

  • Reply from the editors

    • Paul Glasziou,
    • R Brian Haynes
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 69 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.69-a

Evidently

  • Evidently…

    • Richard Lehman
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 70 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.70

Therapeutics

  • Testosterone supplementation did not prevent cognitive decline or increase bone mineral density in older men

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 71 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.71

  • Review: use of pedometers increases physical activity in adults

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 72 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.72

  • Review: combination therapy with renin angiotensin inhibitors reduces proteinuria more than single drugs alone in renal disease

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 73 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.73

  • Review: corticosteroids plus LABAs reduce exacerbations and mortality more than steroids alone in COPD

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 74 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.74

  • Adjunctive diclofenac and spinal manipulation did not speed recovery of acute low back pain

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 75 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.75

  • Review: individual DMARDs have similar efficacy for RA, but combination therapy improves response

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 76 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.76

  • Adjunctive prandial or biphasic insulin for type 2 diabetes improved glycaemic control but increased hypoglycaemia and weight gain

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 77 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.77

  • A patient-adjusted insulin algorithm was non-inferior to standard of care for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 78 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.78

  • Review: long-acting insulin analogues do not improve glycaemic control but reduce nocturnal hypoglycaemia

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 79 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.79

  • 5 days of nitrofurantoin was equivalent to 3 days of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for women with non-complicated cystitis

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 80 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.80

  • Review: multiple doses of antenatal corticosteroids prevent preterm neonatal respiratory disease more than a single dose

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 81 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.81

  • Review: misoprostol and intramuscular prostaglandins do not prevent postpartum haemorrhage more than injectable uterotonics

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 82 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.82

  • Review: calcium supplementation during pregnancy reduces the risk of pre-eclampsia

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 83 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.83

Diagnosis

  • Random urine protein:creatinine ratio was an accurate method for diagnosing proteinuria in pregnant women with hypertension

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 84 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.84

  • Review: non-psychiatric physicians have low accuracy for recognising depression in their patients

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 85 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.85

Prognosis

  • Review: risk of stroke is high at 2, 30, and 90 days after transient ischaemic attack

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 86 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.86

Aetiology

  • Review: lower total cholesterol is associated with reduced risk of death from ischaemic heart disease but not stroke

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 87 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.87

  • Review: silent brain infarcts are common in the elderly general population

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 88 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.88

  • Glomerular filtration rate <45 ml/min/1.73 m2 with microalbuminuria was associated with increased CV death

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 89 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.89

  • BMI and cardiorespiratory fitness predicted mortality in older adults

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 90-91 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.90

Correction

  • Accuracy of ECG interpretation in primary care was limited for detecting atrial fibrillation

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 91 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.91

Resource review

  • Resource reviews

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 92-94 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.92

Other articles noted

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:3 95 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.3.95-a

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