EBM exam 1

how many sources are required to verify info

at least 2

what do you do if both sources do not agree

find another reputable source

what resources can be accessed through the health science library

clinical pharmacology, natural medicines, micromedex

what is clinical pharmacology good for

drug interaction, IV compatibility, product comparison, adverse reactions, monographs, do not crush list, clinical calculator

what features are unique to micromedex

neofax, red book pricing

how do you access lexi-comp

through CORE ELMS

what features are on lexi-comp

monographs, tablet identification, toxicology, interactions IV compatibility

what site is nearly identical to lexi

facts and comparisons

what is found on access pharmacy

top 300 flashcards, NAPLEX review help, pharmacy reference texts

who puts out the orange book and what is it used for

the FDA; therapeutic equivalence

who puts out the pink book and what is it used for

the CDC; vaccine info

who puts out the purple book and what is it used for

the FDA; biosimilars

where is the red book found and what is it used for

micromedex, drug pricing data

who puts out the yellow book and what is it used for

the CDC; international travel guidelines

what is the cochrane database used for

starting point for treatment by disease state

what features are on pharmacist's letter

rumor vs truth, patient handouts, conversion charts, journal clubs, continuing education

who is pharmacist's letter particularly good for

community pharmacists

what is found on consumerlab.com

information about natural products. what's in them, can they be trusted?

what is FAERS

the drug adverse effect reporting system

who is in charge of medwatch and FAERS

FDA

who is in charge of VAERS

CDC

what is VAERS

vaccine adverse effect reporting system

who puts out toxnet and lactmed

NIH

what is lactmed used for

information on which drugs are okay for used in lactating mothers and potential alternatives

who puts out daily med

NIH

what is found on daily med

laymans package insert info, recall info

where is the american hospital formulary service housed

in lexi

what is the Briggs book used for

drugs in pregnancy and lactation

what is contained in the handbook of injectable drugs

IV compatibility and stability

what is not contained in the handbook of injectable drugs

dosing information

what is the handbook of injectable drugs also called

trissel's

what is the #1 source of pediatric point-of-care clinical information

the harriet lane handbook

written by residents and reviewed by faculty of johns hopkins

what is the other big resource for injectables (trissels big rival)

Kings guide to parenteral admixtures

what advantage does kings have over trissels

info is more up to date

is kings available online

yes

is managing contraceptive pill patients available online

no

what is the sanford guide helpful for

infectious disease (covers a lot of antibiotics and the infections they treat)

what is devita's used for

oncology

"what does the spleen do" "what are carbapenems" are examples of what

background questions

"which drug is better for this condition" "which drug has better outcomes in patients with a particular comorbidity" are examples of what

foreground questions

what does PICO stand for

population

indication

comparison

outcome

how do you access pubmed

health science library

what is the difference between pubmed and EMBASE

EMBASE is more drug specific and pubmed is more broad topics

how should you search with EMBASE

search each query for drug or disease search, combine search terms, add filters/revise

what is a key step when searching on EMBASE

add your term "as major focus"

what is CRAAP criteria

currency (up to date), relevance, accuracy, author, purpose

when is a citation necessary

when factual info is used from a source, verbatim quotes, when you summarize, paraphrase or use ideas written by another person, when discussing an aspect of someone's work

what edition is the current AMA format

11th

where do you find the correct abbreviation for a journal to use in a citation

the national library of medicine

what sentence case should be used in a citation

capitalize the first letter of the title (and subtitle) as well as proper nouns, everything else is lowercase

when do you use et al in a citation

where there is more than 6 authors. write out the first 3, then use et al

how should the name of the journal be written in a citation

correct abbreviation, italics

how are names written in AMA citation

last name, first initial, middle initial (if applicable) (Beran RG)

what is the sentence case for citing a book

capitalize all words other than articles, prepositions, conjunctions

what is a DOI

digital object identifier

if you cannot find a DOI to cite a scholarly article (electronic) what must you include

date accessed and URL

how do you use citing numbers in text

superscript arabic numbers placed after the punctuation mark

commas to separate different references and a hyphen for a range of citations

what is required in a citation for a scholarly article (print)

authors name. Title of article. abbreviated name of journal. year of publication; volume number (issue number): inclusive page numbers.

what is required in a citation for a book (print)

author's name. title. city and state of publication, publisher; year of publication.

what is required in a citation for a book chapter (print)

chapter author's name. chapter title. In: book author's name, book title. publisher; year of publication: page range.

what is required in a citation for a package insert

drug. "Package Insert." Pharmaceutical company; year.

what is required in a citation for a scholarly article (electronic)

author's name. Title of article. abb name of journal. year; volume number (issue number): inclusive pages. DOI (if no DOI, accessed date. URL.)

what is required for a website citation

author's name. Title of item cited. Name of website. Date published or updated. Accessed date. URL

what are some important demographics for the population section of a PICO question

age, gender, ethnicity, presenting complaint, comorbidities

what are the two different kinds of outcomes

disease oriented

patient oriented

how are guidelines developed

a partnership between professional associations, government organizations, and third party payors; performed systematically with multidisciplinary representation

what are the 3 types of guidelines

evidence based, mixed, formal consensus

which type is most susceptible to bias

formal consensus

how are evidence based guidelines made

systematic literature review

how are mixed guidelines made

systematic lit review supplemented with expertise and consensus

how are formal consensus guidelines made

expertise of panel

when are formal consensus guidelines useful

when there is incomplete evidence

what are financial conflicts of interest

conflicts related to fiscal relationship with manufacturers

what are intellectual conflicts of interest

involvement in research to be reviewed for guidelines

what must guideline development start with

systematic review of literature

how do you find pertinent guidelines

go to the website of the organization involved with the disease state and look for a 'guidelines' tab

what are secondary resources when trying to find a guideline

pubmed- article type-guideline

embase- study type-practice guideline

what is the accepted shorthand for citing a guideline in documentation

year published, organization, disease state

ex: 2025 AHA/ACC hypertension guideline states...

what are the 4 categories to consider when reviewing literature

efficacy, safety, cost, special populations

how are the final recommendations worded

'I' or 'we' recommend...

what does AHA stand for

american heart association

what does ACC stand for

american college of cardiology

what does CHEST stand for

american college of chest physicians

what does ADA stand for

american diabetes association

what does AACE stand for

american association of clinical endocrinology

what does ATA stand for

american thyroid association

what does IDSA stand for

infection diseases society of america

what does AASLD stand for

american association for the study of liver diseases

what does the AGA stand for

american gastroenterological association

what does AUA stand for

american urological association

what does GOLD stand for

global initiative for obstructive lung disease

what does GINA stand for

global initiative for asthma

what does NHLBI stand for

national heart, lung, and blood institute

what does KDIGO stand for

kidney disease: improving global outcomes

what does KDQOI stand for

Kidney disease quality outcomes initiative

what does APA stand for

american psychological association

what does AAN stand for

american academy of neurology

what does ACOG stand for

american college of obstetricians and gynecologists

what does NAMS stand for

national american menopause society

what does NCCN stand for

national comprehensive cancer network