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This section is designed to give you quick access to the articles or references that all of us need on regular basis.

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 IV Phenytoin Policy and Usage

 

On-line Clinical Calculator
on-line clinical calculator located by Dr. A. Singh, MD.

USPSTF Adult Screening Guidelines

Adult Immunization Schedule
2002-2003 CDC recommendations

Medicine Consult Service

Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation

ACC/AHA Guidelines – need we say more?

ACP Guideline - on the same issue.

Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation

Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation ( NEJM) – for you EBM lovers.

Preoperative Assessment of Pulmonary Risk ( Chest )– paper organized by the type of surgery.

Preoperative Pulmonary Function Testing to Predict Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality (Chest) –abstract only.This paper contains a "must have" algorithm. Good explanation of "Split Function Studies."

Perioperative Diabetes Mellitus Management

An Update on Perioperative Management of Diabetes (Archives) – clear and concise by our own WSU Dept of Endocrinology.

Pain Control

Pharmacologic treatment of Cancer Pain ( NEJM ) – know the Tables in this paper!

PCA pumps – a good paper to understand the basics of PCA pumps.

Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Infections

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis of Infection –abstract only. A great overview of antibiotic prophylaxis.

DVT Prophylaxis

Fifth ACCP consensus conference on antithrombotic therapy –this brief summary is rather long . But be patient, it has the answers to ALL your DVT prophylaxis questions.

Echocardiography Indications

ACC/AHA Guidelines – again, need we say more?

Evidence-based Medicine

            Suggested Readings on Critical Reading Skills

  1. Slawson DC, Shaughnessy AF, Bennett JH. Becoming a medical information master: feeling good about not knowing everything. J Fam Pract 1994;38:505-13.

    A superb article that addresses the concepts of POEMs and DOEs.

     

  2. Shaughnessy AF, Slawson DC, Bennett JH. Becoming an information master: a guidebook to the medical information jungle. J Fam Pract 1994;39:489-99.

    An excellent article that reviews how to manage one's way through the medical information jungle without getting lost or eaten alive.

     

  3. Shaughnessy AF, Slawson DC. Getting the most from review articles: a guide for readers and writers. Am Fam Physician 1997;55:2155-60.

    Provides useful techniques on reading a review article.

     

  4. How to read clinical journals: I-V. (Can Med Assoc J).

    Original McMaster Series -- despite being published in 1981, this series still has some great information!

     

    1. I. Why to read them and how to start reading them critically. 1981;124:555-8.

       

    2. II. To learn about a diagnostic test. 1981;124:703-10.

       

    3. III. To learn the clinical course and prognosis of disease. 1981;124:869-72.

       

    4. IV. To determine etiology or causation. 1981;124:985-90.

       

    5. V. To distinguish useful from useless or even harmful therapy. 1981;124:1156-62.

     

  5. Haynes RB, McKibbon KA, Fitzgerald D, Guyatt GH, Walker CJ, Sackett DL. How to keep up with the medical literature: I - VI (Ann Intern Med).

    A good series on the approach to keeping up with the medical literature.

     

    1. I. Why try to keep up and how to get started. 1986;105:149-53.

       

    2. II. Deciding which journals to read regularly. 1986;105:309-12.

       

    3. III. Expanding the number of journals you read regularly. 1986;105:474-8.

       

    4. IV. Using the literature to solve clinical problems. 1986;105:636-40.

       

    5. V. Access by personal computer to the medical literature. 1986;105:810-6.

       

    6. VI. How to store and retrieve articles worth keeping. 1986;105:978-84.

     

  6. The McMaster's series by the Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group - User's guide to the medical literature: I - XV. (JAMA).

    The ultimate series written from the perspective of a busy clinician who wants to provide effective medical care but is sharply restricted in time for reading .

     

    1. Oxman AD, Sackett DL, Guyatt GH. I. How to get started. 1993;270:2093-5.

       

    2. Guyatt GH, Sackett DL, Cook DJ. II. How to use an article about therapy or prevention. A. Are the results of the study valid? 1993;270:2598-601; B. What were the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? 1994;271:59-63.

       

    3. Jaeschke R, Guyatt GH, Sackett DL. III. How to use an article about a diagnostic test. A. Are the results of the study valid? 1994;271:389-91; B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? 1994;271:703-7.

       

    4. Levine M, Walter S, Lee H, Haines T, Holbrook A, Mayer V. IV. How to use an article about harm. 1994;271:1615-9.

       

    5. Laupacis A, Wells G, Richardson WS, Tugwell P. V. How to use an article about prognosis. 1994;272:234-7.

       

    6. Oxman AD, Cook DJ, Guyatt GH. VI. How to use an overview. 1994;272:1367-71.

       

    7. Richardson WS, Detsky AS. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. A. Are the results of the study valid? 1995;273:1292-5; B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my pa tients? 1995;273:1610-3.

       

    8. Hayward RS, Wilson MC, Tunis SR, Bass EB, Guyatt G. VII. How to use clinical practice guidelines. A. Are the recommendations valid? 1995;274:570-4; B. What are the recommendations and will they help you in caring for your patients? 1995;274:1630-2.

       

    9. Guyatt GH, Sackett DL, Sinclair JC, Hayward R. Cook DJ, Cook RJ. IX. A method for grading health care recommendations. 1995;274:1800-4.

       

    10. Naylor CD, Guyatt GH. X. How to use an article reporting variations in the outcomes of health services. 1996;275:554-8.

       

    11. Naylor DC, Guyatt GH. XI. How to use an article about a clinical utilization review.1996;275:1435-9.

       

    12. Guyatt GH, Naylor DC, Juniper E, Heyland DK, Jaeschke R, Cook DJ. XII. How to use articles about health-related quality of life. 1997;277:1232-7.

       

    13. Drummond MF, Richardson WS, O'Brien BJ, Levine M, Heyland D. XIII. How to use an article on economic analysis of clinical practice. A. Are the results of the study valid? 1997;277:1552-7; B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? 1997;277:1802-6.

       

    14. Dans, AL, Dans LF, Guyatt GH, Richardson S. XIV. How to decide on the applicability of clinical trial results to your patient . 1998;279:545-9.

       

    15. Richardson WS, Wilson MC, Guyatt GH, Cook DJ, Nishikawa J. XV. How to use an article about disease probability for differential diagnosis. 1999;281:1214-9.

     

  7. How to read a paper (BMJ).

    A great series that complements the User's Guide.

     

    1. Greenhalgh T. The MEDLINE database. 1997; 315:180-3.

       

    2. Greenhalgh T. How to read a paper. Getting your bearings (deciding what the paper is about). 1997;315:243-6.

       

    3. Greenhalgh T. Assessing the methodological quality of published papers. 1997;315:305-8.

       

    4. Greenhalgh T. How to read a paper. Statistics for the non-statistician. I: different types of data need different statistical tests. 1997;315:364-6.

       

    5. Greenhalgh T. Statistics for the non-statistician. II: "Significant" relations and their pitfalls. 1997:315:422-5.

       

    6. Greenhalgh T. Papers that report drug trials. 1997;315:480-3.

       

    7. Greenhalgh T. Papers that report diagnostic or screening tests. 1997;315:540-3.

       

    8. Greenhalgh T. Papers that tell you what things cost (economic analyses). 1997;315:596-9.

       

    9. Greenhalgh T. Papers that summarize other papers (systematic reviews and meta-analyses). 1997;315: 672-5.

       

    10. Greenhalgh T, Taylor R. Papers that go beyond numbers (qualitative research). 1997;315:740-3.

     

  8. Hulley ST, Cummings SR. Designing clinical research -- an epidemiologic approach. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1988.
    An excellent textbook on understanding research methods and statistics.

     

  9. Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW, Wagner EH. Clinical epidemiology: the essentials. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1996.
    A basic textbook written for clinicians and organized by clinical questions: diagnosis, treatment, etc.

     

  10. Sackett DL, Haynes RB, Guyatt GH, Tugwell P. Clinical epidemiology: a basic science for clinical medicine. 2nd ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1991.
    A lively introduction to clinical epidemiology with special emphasis on diagnosis and treatment, by leading proponents of evidence-based medicine.

     

  11. Riegelman RK, Hirsch RP. Studying a study and testing a test: how to read the medical literature. 2nd ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1989.
    A clear description of an approach to studies of diagnosis and treatment.

     

  12. Gelbach SH. Interpreting the medical literature. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992.
    A basic introduction.