Selecting Research Resources (Perkins)

When selecting background resources, select the option that is NOT a good resource for pharmacotherapy (treatment)?

Dipiro (monographs)

When selecting background resources, select the option that is NOT a good resource for pharmacology (how the drug works)?

monographs e.g. Lexidrug

T/F: When explaining the importance of a topic, guidelines and CDC MMWR are good resources for health statistics

True

When finding background resources for special topics, which resource is about pregnancy and lactation?

Briggs

When discussing side effects, which resource should you AVOID using?

LexiDrug

T/F: It's okay to not tell the audience whether or not guidelines for your topic exist

False

Which database is a good resource to find reputable and mostly current treatment guidelines?

DynaMed

Which database is a good resource to find reputable and mostly current drug guidelines?

LexiDrug

T/F: Guidelines cannot be found on PubMed

False

T/F: When reviewing literature, it must be current, valid, and relevant to your topic

True

When searching for resources, which database is useful as a last stitch effort when no relevant studies seem to be available. This database is larger than PubMed

Scopus

This database is the largest publicly available database for primary literature resources. Typically a "first-line" resource

PubMed

This database contains strong journals and is great for finding studies for evidence-based practice. However, this one is not always up-to-date

Trip

Which database is mostly used for case reports and not particularly useful for this style of presenation?

CINAHL (The Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature)

This is a "concentrated" database of high impact factor journals. It is often used as a one of the databases used in a systematic search (for a SR or MA)

Central

T/F: If a Cochrane review exists for your topic, you should include it in some way

True

This resource contains important details about previous, ongoing, and future studies. This resource is especially important if your discussion is about a new drug therapy.

Clinicaltrials.gov

T/F: You can cite Lexicomp for more than just pricing information

False

What are the drawbacks of using a meta-analysis instead of a RCT?

heterogeneity and lack of specificity

Endpoints in which section of the hierarchy of study endpoints should you use?

red (mortality and morbidity)