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Evidence in Context
Medical Decision Making
The Medical Decision Making resources were gathered by Dr. Haider Saeed, former Medical Decision-Making Planner for the Undergraduate Medicine curriculum.
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Key Concepts
- JAMAevidence This link opens in a new window A guide to understanding and applying the medical literature. It includes: Users' Guides to the Medical Literature; Rational Clinical Examination; Care at the Close of Life; Audio podcasts, critical appraisal worksheets.
- Glossary of Terms (HIRU)EBM terms, 2X2 calculation, and nonogram
- Pretest Probability - CEBMContains the definition, application, and calculation of Pretest Probability.
- Likelihood Ratios (LR) - CEBMContains the definition and application of Likelihood Ratios in diagnostic testing, as well as the LR Nomogram and calculations for Sensitivity and Specificity.
- Number Needed to Treat (NNT) - CEBMContains the definition and calculation for Number Needed to Treat (NNT), as well as the calculation for converting Odds Ratios to NNT.
- Critical Appraisal Tools (CEBM)This webpage contains useful tools and downloads for the critical appraisal of different types of medical evidence. Example appraisal sheets are provided together with several helpful examples.
- Research Methodology - Videos from OrthoEvidenceVideos about the basics of research design and different types of studies.
- Number Needed to Treat (NNT) - CEBMContains the definition and calculation for Number Needed to Treat (NNT), as well as the calculation for converting Odds Ratios to NNT.
- DocLogicaContains several resources, including disease probabilities and test characteristics
