CONSORT
SPRINT Trial
Miscellaneous
Definitions/Equations
100

CONSORT stands for this.

What is Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials?

100

SPRINT also stands for this.

What is Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial Study

100

An evidenced-based, minimum set of requirements for reporting of clinical trials.

What is the CONSORT statement?

100

The probability of avoiding a type II error. 

What is power?

200

The CONSORT Statement provides a minimum set of requirements for this type of literature. 

What is randomized controlled trial?

200

In the SPRINT trial, this many subjects were lost to follow up. 

What is 245?

200

Medscape is an example of this type of literature. 

What is secondary?

200

The absolute difference in outcome rates between two groups. 

What is the absolute risk reduction?

300

CONSORT checklist consists of this many items. 

What is 25?

300

The SPRINT trial analyzed various subgroups. This corresponds to which item number on the CONSORT Checklist?

What is 18?

300

Micromedex is an example of this type of literature. 

What is tertiary literature?

300

Calculate Number Needed to Treat: 

Treatment group event: 151/356

Placebo group event: 222/366


What is 6?

400

Fill in the blank: The order of the CONSORT flow diagram is Enrollment, Allocation, Follow-up, and ____.

What is Analysis

400

The purpose of the SPRINT trial adheres to this CONSORT checklist item number.

What is 2b?

400

"An adult w/ depression taking bupropion w/ minimal results asks if sertraline is better" gives this PICO

What is 

P = adult with depression; 

I = sertraline; 

C = bupropion; 

O = resolution of depression



400

Calculate the Number Needed to Harm:

58/168 patients who smoked got lung cancer
12/237 patients who did not smoke got lung cancer

What is 3?

500

The URL to find the CONSORT guidelines.

500

The SPRINT trial reported on pharmacologic interventions. The CONSORT checklist item number 5 states that the SPRINT should have reported both pharmacologic and ___ intervention.

What is herbal?

500

"Early, Goal-Directed Therapy for Septic Shock: A Patient-Level Meta-Analysis" is what type of literature.

What is secondary?

500

Calculate the relative risk:

58/168 patients who smoked got lung cancer
12/237 patients who did not smoke got lung cancer

What is 7?

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