Users' guides to the medical literature : essentials of evidence-based clinical practice

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Users' guides to the medical literature : essentials of evidence-based clinical practice

editors, Gordon Guyatt ... [et al.]

McGraw-Hill Medical, c2008

2nd ed

  • pbk. : alk. paper
  • pbk. : alk. paper

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Essentials of evidence-based clinical practice

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Contents of Works

  • How to use the medical literature (and this book) to improve your patient care
  • The philosophy of evidence-based medicine
  • What is the question?
  • Finding the evidence
  • Why study results mislead: bias and random error
  • Therapy
  • Does treatment lower risk? Understanding the results
  • Confidence intervals
  • Harm
  • The process of diagnosis
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Diagnostic tests
  • Prognosis
  • Summarizing the evidence
  • How to use a patient management recommendation
  • Glossary

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Description

The "essential" companion to the landmark Users' Guides to the Medical Literature - completely revised and updated! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This second edition is even better than the original. Information is easier to find and the additional resources that will be available at www.JAMAevidence.com will provide readers with a one-stop source for evidence-based medicine."--Doody's Review Service Evidence-based medicine involves the careful interpretation of medical studies and its clinical application. And no resource helps you do it better-and faster-than Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: Essentials of Evidence-Based Clinical Practice. This streamlined reference distills the most clinically-relevant coverage from the parent Users' Guide Manual into one highly-focused, portable resource. Praised for its clear explanations of detailed statistical and mathematical principles, The Essentials concisely covers all the basic concepts of evidence-based medicine--everything you need to deliver optimal patient care. It's a perfect at-a-glance source for busy clinicians and students, helping you distinguish between solid medical evidence and poor medical evidence, tailor evidence-based medicine for each patient, and much more. Now in its second edition, this carry-along quick reference is more clinically relevant--and more essential--than ever! FEATURES Completely revised and updated with all new coverage of the basic issues in evidence-based medicine in patient careAbundant real-world examples drawn from the medical literature are woven throughout, and include important related principles and pitfalls in using clinical research in patient care decisionsEdited by over 60 internationally recognized editors and contributors from around the globe Also look for JAMAevidence.com, a new interactive database for the best practice of evidence based medicine.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Contributors 1. How to Use the Medical Literature--and This Book--to Improve Your Patient Care 2. The Philosophy of Evidence-Based Medicine 3. What Is the Question? 4. Finding the Evidence 5. Why Study Results Mislead: Bias and Random Error 6. Therapy (Randomized Trials) 7. Does Treatment Lower Risk? Understanding the Results 8. Confidence Intervals 9. Harm (Observational Studies) 10. The Process of Diagnosis 11. Differential Diagnosis 12. Diagnostic Tests 13. Prognosis 14. Summarizing the Evidence 15. How to Use a Patient Management Recommendation Glossary Index

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