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Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 97 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.97

EBM notebook

  • Jottings…

    • Paul Glasziou
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 98 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.98

  • Knowledge-to-action cycle

    • Sharon E Straus,
    • Jayna Holroyd-Leduc
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 98-100 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.98-a

  • Evidence-based medicine targets the individual patient, part 1: how clinicians can use study results to determine optimal individual care

    • Dirk Bassler,
    • Jason W Busse,
    • Paul J Karanicolas,
    • Gordon H Guyatt
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 101-102 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.101

  • "Self testing but not self managing"

    • Katharine Morrison
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 102 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.102

  • Response:

    • Andrew Farmer
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 102 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.102-a

  • Dare to be RISCY!

    • James Irlam
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 102 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.102-b

Evidently

  • Evidently…

    • Richard Lehman
    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 103 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.103

Therapeutics

  • Telling smokers their “lung age” promoted successful smoking cessation

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 104 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.104

  • Review: cranberry products may prevent urinary tract infection in women with recurrent infections

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 105 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.105

  • Honey, not dextromethorphan, was better than no treatment for nocturnal cough in children with upper respiratory infections.

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 106 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.106

  • Altering the glycaemic index or carbohydrate intake did not affect glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 107 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.107

  • Adjustable gastric banding plus conventional therapy improved glycaemic control in obese patients with type 2 diabetes

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 108 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.108

  • A personalised intervention reduced weight regain in overweight and obese adults who had recently lost weight

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 109 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.109

  • Review: paroxetine and placebo do not differ for treatment discontinuation in major depression

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 110 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.110

  • Review: α-antagonists and calcium channel blockers both improve spontaneous expulsion of kidney stones

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 111 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.111

  • Review: reduction in resting heart rate after taking β-blockers or calcium-channel blockers reduce mortality and morbidity after MI

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 112 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.112

  • Review: statins prevent stroke and reduce mortality

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 113 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.113

  • Dexamethasone and placebo did not differ for respiratory status change or hospital admission in infants with acute bronchiolitis

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 114 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.114

  • Review: azathioprine, infliximab, certolizumab, and adalimumab are effective for maintaining remission in Crohn’s disease

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 115 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.115

  • Review: lack of evidence that multifactorial risk assessment and targeted interventions prevent falls in elderly people

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 116 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.116

  • CT pulmonary angiography was not inferior to ventilation–perfusion lung scanning for ruling out PE

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 117 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.117

Diagnosis

  • A rapid antibody test had high specificity but low sensitivity for diagnosing coeliac disease

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 118 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.118

  • Albumin:creatinine ratio using an automated analyser was accurate for diagnosing proteinuria in pregnancy

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 119 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.119

Prognosis

  • Age, sex, and functional impairment predicted risk of mortality in incident dementia at 14 years

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 120 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.120

Aetiology

  • Young women’s risk of first HPV infection was high and increased when the first male partner was sexually experienced

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 121 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.121

Quality improvement

  • Review: symptom-based action plans reduce acute care visits more than peak flow-based plans in children with asthma

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 122 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.122

Clinical prediction guide

  • QRISK underestimated risk of CVD in general practice patients; the Framingham score overestimated risk

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 123 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.123

Resource reviews

  • Resource reviews

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 124 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.124

  • Resource reviews

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 125 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.125

Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club

  • Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 126 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.126

Other articles noted

  • Other articles noted

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 127-128 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.127

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Med 2008;13:4 128 doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.128

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