True or False Archives
CADTH
- Poll 62: To quit smoking, nicotine replacement therapy is the most effective drug aid.
- Poll 63: There is good evidence that home use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation effectively reduces chronic pain.
- Poll 64: There is evidence to support using topical estrogen for prevention of urinary tract infection in postmenopausal women who have previously had these infections.
- Poll 65: Urgent fecal occult blood testing in patients with suspected gastrointestinal bleeding leads to improved health outcomes.
- Poll 66: Patients with end-stage kidney disease who need dialysis prefer treatment in a clinical setting with the assistance of a health care professional.
- Poll 67: Dialysis provided by a health care professional in a clinical setting offers improved health benefits compared to self-care dialysis treatment at home.
- Poll 68: Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been proven to be as effective as opioids in treating acute musculoskeletal pain.
- Poll 69: At present, it is not known if vaccinating males against the human papillomavirus is clinically effective or cost-effective.
- Poll 70: Adult patients with mild obstructive sleep apnea should be treated with continuous positive airway pressure.
- Poll 71: Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults can be treated effectively with either continuous positive airway pressure or oral appliances.
- Poll 72: There are no serious adverse effects to using fluoroquinolones (antibiotics).