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 | Ameen PatelProfessor, McMaster University Verified email at mcmaster.ca Cited by 21087 |
Users' guides to the medical literature: III. How to use an article about a diagnostic test B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients?
CLINICAL SCENARIO You are back where we put you in the previous article 1 on diagnostic
tests in this series on how to use the medical literature: in the library studying an article that …
tests in this series on how to use the medical literature: in the library studying an article that …
Users' guides to the medical literature: II. How to use an article about therapy or prevention A. Are the results of the study valid?
CLINICAL SCENARIO You are working as an internal medicine resident in a rheumatology
rotation and are seeing a 19-year-old woman who has had systemic lupus erythematosus …
rotation and are seeing a 19-year-old woman who has had systemic lupus erythematosus …
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: III. How to Use an Article About a Diagnostic Test A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?
CLINICAL SCENARIO You are a medical consultant asked by a surgical colleague to see a
78-year-old woman, now 10 days after abdominal surgery, who has become increasingly …
78-year-old woman, now 10 days after abdominal surgery, who has become increasingly …
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: II. How to Use an Article About Therapy or Prevention B. What Were the Results and Will They Help Me in Caring for My …
CLINICAL SCENARIO You are a general internist who is asked to see a 65-year-old man with
controlled hypertension and a 6-month history of atrial fibrillation resistant to cardioversion…
controlled hypertension and a 6-month history of atrial fibrillation resistant to cardioversion…
Users' guides to the medical literature: VI. How to use an overview
CLINICAL SCENARIO A 55-year-old man had his serum cholesterol level measured at a
shopping mall 2 months ago. His cholesterol level was elevated and he comes to you, his …
shopping mall 2 months ago. His cholesterol level was elevated and he comes to you, his …
Users' guides to the medical literature: I. How to get started
CLINICAL SCENARIO You are a primary care physician inspired by a recent editorial
inJAMAabout lifelong learning. You decide to use some of the time you normally take for …
inJAMAabout lifelong learning. You decide to use some of the time you normally take for …
Association of postoperative high-sensitivity troponin levels with myocardial injury and 30-day mortality among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery
Importance Little is known about the relationship between perioperative high-sensitivity
troponin T (hsTnT) measurements and 30-day mortality and myocardial injury after noncardiac …
troponin T (hsTnT) measurements and 30-day mortality and myocardial injury after noncardiac …
[HTML][HTML] Tranexamic acid in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery
Background Perioperative bleeding is common in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic drug that may safely decrease such bleeding. Methods …
Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic drug that may safely decrease such bleeding. Methods …
Users' guides to the medical literature: IV. How to use an article about harm
CLINICAL SCENARIO You are having lunch in the hospital cafeteria when one of your
colleagues raises the issue of the safety of β-adrenergic agonists in the treatment of asthma. Your …
colleagues raises the issue of the safety of β-adrenergic agonists in the treatment of asthma. Your …
Dabigatran in patients with myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MANAGE): an international, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Background Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) increases the risk of
cardiovascular events and deaths, which anticoagulation therapy could prevent. Dabigatran …
cardiovascular events and deaths, which anticoagulation therapy could prevent. Dabigatran …