This statistic represents the number of patients who must receive a treatment to cause one additional patient to benefit.
What is NNT ( Number needed to treat).
This screen usually stops at age 65 years if there has been negative testing documented.
What is a PAP smear.
Implicit reference to point of first data
What is an anchoring bias.
Health care workers ( like MDs and RNs) are usually
required to have had these vaccines.
What are Tdap, Hepatitis B, and MMR vaccines (if not able to demonstrate titers).
Preference to studies from highly ranked institutions.
What is affinity bias.
This must be determined before a conclusion that treatment A is superior to treatment B can be reached.
What is the cost and benefit determination.
This screen can be accomplished by immunologic testing for hemoglobin.
What is the F.I.T test.
In this bias, the person attempts to discover reason for observations.
What is attribution bias.
This vaccine is likely to be recommended first for someone undergoing splenectomy.
What are Pneumovax 13, HiB, and meningococcal vaccines
Preference for studies with positive outcomes
What is positive outcome bias.
A method for indicating the range in which a value derived from a study is likely to lie.
Screening test usually started age 45 years old but should be done sooner for patients with obesity, hypertension or hyperlipidemia.
What is fasting glucose test or A1C.
This bias is based on information confirming previous belief.
What is confirmation bias.
Avoid this vaccine for CD4 counts < 200 ( unless directed by the Infectious disease MD.)
What is RZW ( Zostavax or Shingrix) vaccine.
Favor of options supporting current dogma.
What are Status quo biases.
This value alue expresses the probability that the findings in a study can be explained by chance alone and represents the level of statistical significance.
What is the "P" value.
This screening test done about 10 years earlier than their affected first degree relative.
What is colon cancer screening.
This bias favors information presented in positive or negative context.
What is a framing bias.
This vaccine is recommended for all up to age 26 years.
What is HPV vaccine.
Favor of opinions matching those of the reviewer(s).
What is self serving bias.
A statistical indicator of how much the result of a diagnostic test will increase or decrease the pretest probability of a disease in a specific patient
What is a likelihood ratio.
Remember the rules of thumb: if pretest probability is positive a LR + of 2, 5, or 10 will increase the likelihood ratio by 15%, 30%, or 45%.If negative (LR-): 0.5, 0.2, or 0.1 decreases the likelihood by 15%, 30%, or 45%.
Screening test done after this group has stopped.
What is High resolution CT chest.
Tendency to overestimate how much others agree with us bias.
What is a False concensus bias.
Chronic liver disease
HIV
Pregnancy
Incarceration
Endemic populations like Africa
Favor of studies benefiting personal institutions, peers, or promotion rank.
What is academic publication bias.