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Asking Well-Formulated Questions - Coggle Diagram
Asking Well-Formulated Questions
Two types of clinical questions
Foreground question
specific knowledge to inform clinical decision making (complex, investigate comparisons
PICOT Questions
Population
to be studied
Intervention
(treatment,exposure, behavior - generally compared to standard of care)
Comparator
(specify nature of the comparison, alternative to your intervention)
Outcome
(what is the desired effect?)
Timeframe
What type of question is being asked?
Therapy
Is this treatment beneficial? Is it worth the effort and the cost?
Diagnosis
Which diagnostic test is most accurate in confirming or excluding a diagnosis?
Prognosis
How to estimate patient's likely clinical course over time? How to anticipate likely complications of a disease?
Etiology/Harm
What increases the risk of disease or adverse effect?
Background question
General medical knowledge about illness, disease, test or treatment
Resources used:
Textbooks
Podcasts
Traditional/Narrative reviews
Point of care tools (uptodate)