EBM Midterm: Old Quiz Questions Plus 20
True cor cFalse: cEvidence cBased cMedicine c(EBM) cplaces cthe cobservations cof cindividual cclinicia
chierarchy? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
When clooking cat ctherapy cor charm,which cof cthe cfollowing cbest cdefines cthe cacronym cPICO? c- cC
cintervention, ccomparison, coutcome
True cor cFalse: cMaking cthe cmistake cof cconcluding cthat ctreatment cand ccontrol cdiffer cwhen cthey
cerror. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔False, cit cis ca ctype cI cerror
Which cof cthe cfollowing care cthe cbest cdescription cof cthe cthree cfundamental cprinciples cof cEviden
a. cDecisions cmust cweigh cthe crisks cand cbenefits c
b. cClinicians cmust cbe caware cof cthe cbest cavailable cevidence c
c. cEBM cprovides cguidance cto ctrustworthiness c
d. cExtensive cknowledge cof cstatistics cis cessential c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cDecisions cmust cweig
b. cClinicians cmust cbe caware cof cthe cbest cavailable cevidence c
c. cEBM cprovides cguidance cto ctrustworthiness
Which cof cthe cfollowing cexamples cis cat cthe chighest clevel cin cthe chierarchy cof cEvidence cBased c
a. cClinical ccase cstudies
b. cRandomized cControlled cTrials
c. cSummaries cand cGuidelines c
d. cAnimal cstudies c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cRandomized cControlled cTrials
c. cSummaries cand cGuidelines
Which cof cthe cfollowing cterms cis cgenerally cconsidered cequivalent cto cthe cOdds cRatio?
a. cRelative cRisk c
b. cRelative cRisk cReduction c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cRelative cRisk
When cthe cimpact cof ctreatment cis cexpressed cas cthe cnumber cof cpatients cwho cwould chave cto cr
cprevent can cadverse cevent, cit cis creferred cto cas cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cterms?
a. cNumber cNeeded cto cHarm
, b. cAre ctypically cwhat cnovice cclinicians cask
c. cAre clower clevel cquestions cthan cbackground cquestions
d. cAre ctypically cwhat cexpert cclinicians cask cabout ca cnew cdisease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cAre
cbackground cquestions
True cor cFalse: cFor ceach ctype cof cquestion, cEBM csuggests ca chierarchy cof cresearch cdesigns cto
cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cexample cof ca c"Summary" cresource?
a. cUp-to-Date c
b. cBMJ cEvidenceUpdates
c. cA cfederated csearch
d. cMEDLINE c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cUp-to-Date
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cexample cof ca cFederated csearch cresource?
a. cACCESSSS c
b. cDynaMed
c. cMEDLINE
d. cACP cJournal cClub c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cACCESSSS
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstudy cdesigns cmost clikely chas cthe cleast cbias?
a. cPhysician cpreference cdetermines cwho creceives ctreatment
b. cRandomization cdetermines cwho creceives cthe ctreatment c
c. cPatient cpreference cdetermines cwho creceives ctreatment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cRandomizat
cthe ctreatment
True cor cFalse: cBlinding cis ca cprocess cthat cconceals cwhether cpatients care creceiving cthe cexperim
ctherapy. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Which cof cthe cfollowing cgroups cshould cbe cblinded, cif cpossible cduring ca cstudy? c(May cchoose cm
a. cPatients c
b. cData cAnalysts c
c. cClinicians c
d. cData cCollectors c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cPatients c
b. cData cAnalysts c
c. cClinicians c
d. cData cCollectors
Control cgroup crisk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔# cof ccontrol cpeople cwho cdied/# cnumber cof ctotal cpeop
Experimental cgroup crisk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔# cof cpeople cin cexperimental cgroup cwho cdied/# c
cgroup
What cis cthe cabsolute crisk creduction c(or crisk cdifference) cand chow cdo cyou ccalculate cit? c- cCORR
cdifference cbetween cthe crisk cof cdeath cin cthe ccontrol cgroup cand cthe crisk cof cdeath cin cthe cexpe
ccalculated cby: c
Control cgroup crisk c- cExperimental cgroup crisk
How cis crelative crisk ccalculated? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Experimental cgroup crisk/Control cgroup cr
How cis crelative crisk creduction ccalculated? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔[1 c- c(EGR/CGR)] cx c100%
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cbest crepresents chow cyou cwould cinterpret cthe cresults cof ca c
cRelative cRisk cReduction cof c15% cthat chas ca cConfidence cInterval cof c-38 cto c59%?
a. cThe ctreatment cis cmost clikely ceffective
True cor cFalse: cEvidence cBased cMedicine c(EBM) cplaces cthe cobservations cof cindividual cclinicia
chierarchy? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
When clooking cat ctherapy cor charm,which cof cthe cfollowing cbest cdefines cthe cacronym cPICO? c- cC
cintervention, ccomparison, coutcome
True cor cFalse: cMaking cthe cmistake cof cconcluding cthat ctreatment cand ccontrol cdiffer cwhen cthey
cerror. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔False, cit cis ca ctype cI cerror
Which cof cthe cfollowing care cthe cbest cdescription cof cthe cthree cfundamental cprinciples cof cEviden
a. cDecisions cmust cweigh cthe crisks cand cbenefits c
b. cClinicians cmust cbe caware cof cthe cbest cavailable cevidence c
c. cEBM cprovides cguidance cto ctrustworthiness c
d. cExtensive cknowledge cof cstatistics cis cessential c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cDecisions cmust cweig
b. cClinicians cmust cbe caware cof cthe cbest cavailable cevidence c
c. cEBM cprovides cguidance cto ctrustworthiness
Which cof cthe cfollowing cexamples cis cat cthe chighest clevel cin cthe chierarchy cof cEvidence cBased c
a. cClinical ccase cstudies
b. cRandomized cControlled cTrials
c. cSummaries cand cGuidelines c
d. cAnimal cstudies c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cRandomized cControlled cTrials
c. cSummaries cand cGuidelines
Which cof cthe cfollowing cterms cis cgenerally cconsidered cequivalent cto cthe cOdds cRatio?
a. cRelative cRisk c
b. cRelative cRisk cReduction c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cRelative cRisk
When cthe cimpact cof ctreatment cis cexpressed cas cthe cnumber cof cpatients cwho cwould chave cto cr
cprevent can cadverse cevent, cit cis creferred cto cas cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cterms?
a. cNumber cNeeded cto cHarm
, b. cAre ctypically cwhat cnovice cclinicians cask
c. cAre clower clevel cquestions cthan cbackground cquestions
d. cAre ctypically cwhat cexpert cclinicians cask cabout ca cnew cdisease c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cAre
cbackground cquestions
True cor cFalse: cFor ceach ctype cof cquestion, cEBM csuggests ca chierarchy cof cresearch cdesigns cto
cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cexample cof ca c"Summary" cresource?
a. cUp-to-Date c
b. cBMJ cEvidenceUpdates
c. cA cfederated csearch
d. cMEDLINE c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cUp-to-Date
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cexample cof ca cFederated csearch cresource?
a. cACCESSSS c
b. cDynaMed
c. cMEDLINE
d. cACP cJournal cClub c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cACCESSSS
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstudy cdesigns cmost clikely chas cthe cleast cbias?
a. cPhysician cpreference cdetermines cwho creceives ctreatment
b. cRandomization cdetermines cwho creceives cthe ctreatment c
c. cPatient cpreference cdetermines cwho creceives ctreatment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cRandomizat
cthe ctreatment
True cor cFalse: cBlinding cis ca cprocess cthat cconceals cwhether cpatients care creceiving cthe cexperim
ctherapy. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Which cof cthe cfollowing cgroups cshould cbe cblinded, cif cpossible cduring ca cstudy? c(May cchoose cm
a. cPatients c
b. cData cAnalysts c
c. cClinicians c
d. cData cCollectors c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cPatients c
b. cData cAnalysts c
c. cClinicians c
d. cData cCollectors
Control cgroup crisk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔# cof ccontrol cpeople cwho cdied/# cnumber cof ctotal cpeop
Experimental cgroup crisk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔# cof cpeople cin cexperimental cgroup cwho cdied/# c
cgroup
What cis cthe cabsolute crisk creduction c(or crisk cdifference) cand chow cdo cyou ccalculate cit? c- cCORR
cdifference cbetween cthe crisk cof cdeath cin cthe ccontrol cgroup cand cthe crisk cof cdeath cin cthe cexpe
ccalculated cby: c
Control cgroup crisk c- cExperimental cgroup crisk
How cis crelative crisk ccalculated? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Experimental cgroup crisk/Control cgroup cr
How cis crelative crisk creduction ccalculated? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔[1 c- c(EGR/CGR)] cx c100%
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cbest crepresents chow cyou cwould cinterpret cthe cresults cof ca c
cRelative cRisk cReduction cof c15% cthat chas ca cConfidence cInterval cof c-38 cto c59%?
a. cThe ctreatment cis cmost clikely ceffective
