The purpose of this exercise is to practice the steps in the EBM process
with a new case. You will be given a case scenario to read. Then you should
choose the best well-built clinical question and Medline search strategy
to answer that question. Finally you will be asked to read a relevant
article that addresses the clinical question and identify the validity
issues for that study.
| Note: Some of the articles in the following exercises are in portable document format (pdf). To view pdf documents you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software, which may already be on your computer. If you need a copy, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html. |
Choose among:
Case 1: Therapy for Strep Throat
Case 2: Physical Therapy for the Knee
Case 3: Nursing staff for Rheumatology Clinic
Case 4: Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection
