Evidence-Based Medicine E-Book: How to Practice and Teach EBM by Sharon E. Straus & Paul Glasziou & W. Scott Richardson & R. Brian Haynes

Author:Sharon E. Straus & Paul Glasziou & W. Scott Richardson & R. Brian Haynes
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780702062971
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Published: 2018-02-26T16:00:00+00:00

Box 5.4

Guides for critically appraising a report about pretest probabilities of disease

1. Is this evidence about pretest probability valid?a. Did the study patients represent the full spectrum of those who present with this clinical problem?

b. Were the criteria for each final diagnosis explicit and credible?

c. Was the diagnostic workup comprehensive and consistently applied?

d. For initially undiagnosed patients, was follow-up sufficiently long and complete?

2. Is this evidence about pretest probability important?a. What were the diagnoses and their probabilities?

b. How precise were these estimates of disease probability?

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