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Other Issues:	Contents: August 2008, Volume 13, Number 4   [Index by Author]         Purpose and procedure        EBM notebook        Evidently        Therapeutics        Diagnosis        Prognosis        Aetiology        Quality improvement        Clinical prediction guide        Resource reviews        Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club        Other articles noted        Glossary
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Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 97. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.97 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EBM notebook:

Jottings...

Paul Glasziou
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 98. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.98 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Knowledge-to-action cycle

Sharon E Straus and Jayna Holroyd-Leduc
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 98-100. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.98-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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, and Gordon H Guyatt
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 101-102. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.101 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

"Self testing but not self managing"

Katharine Morrison
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 102. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.102 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Response:

Andrew Farmer
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 102. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.102-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dare to be RISCY!

James Irlam
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 102. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.102-b [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Evidently:

Evidently...

Richard Lehman (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 103. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.103 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Therapeutics:

Telling smokers their "lung age" promoted successful smoking cessation

Ellie Grossman and Scott Sherman (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 104. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.104 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Kathryn M Andolsek (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 105. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.105 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Inge Axelsson (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 106. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.106 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Eugene C Corbett, Jr (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 107. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.107 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Raj Padwal (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 108. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.108 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Lawrence J Cheskin (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 109. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.109 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Gregory Simon (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 110. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.110 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Gregory Rutecki (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 111. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.111 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Christopher W Good and Peter B Berger (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 112. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.112 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review: statins prevent stroke and reduce mortality

Graeme J Hankey (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 113. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.113 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Terry P Klassen and Amy C Plint (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 114. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.114 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

John K Marshall (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 115. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.115 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Suzanne D Fields (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 116. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.116 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Andrew Dunn (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 117. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.117 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diagnosis:

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

Jonathan D Godfrey and Joseph A Murray (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 118. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.118 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Laura A Magee (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 119. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.119 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prognosis:

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

David W Molloy (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 120. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.120 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aetiology:

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

Kavita Nanda and Ward Cates (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 121. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.121 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Quality improvement:

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

Craig Mellis (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 122. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.122 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical prediction guide:

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

John MacIntyre (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 123. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.123 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Resource reviews:

Resource reviews

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 124. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.124 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Resource reviews

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 125. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.125 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club:

Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 126. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.126 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Other articles noted:

Other articles noted

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 127-128. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.127 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Glossary:

Glossary

Evid Based Med 2008; 13: 128. doi:10.1136/ebm.13.4.128 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]