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What is the best evidence and how to find it BMJ Best Practice

In a broad sense, research evidence can be any systematic observation in order to establish facts and reach conclusions. Anything not fulfilling this definition is … See more

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Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

WEBZinc deficiency is a lack of sufficient zinc to maintain optimal health, and may have genetic, nutritional, or metabolic etiologies. Zinc is a key micronutrient …

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A glossary of health economics terms BMJ Best Practice

WEBThe economic definition of cost (also known as opportunity cost) is the value of opportunity forgone, strictly the best opportunity forgone, as a result of engaging resources in an …

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Homepage BMJ Best Practice

WEBBMJ Best Practice is an evidence-based, clinical decision support tool that provides healthcare professionals with continually updated, reliable information on the diagnosis, …

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Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

WEBSummary. Hypertensive emergency is severely elevated blood pressure (BP) associated with new or progressive target organ dysfunction. If the clinical …

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The impact of comorbidities/multimorbidy on health services

WEBWhen comorbidities aren't taken into account, people get suboptimal care leading to worse clinical outcomes. Comorbidities are also associated with longer …

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Clinical Decision Support: Improving Access to Improve Patient Care

WEBClinical Decision Support: Improving Access to Improve Patient Care. BMJ Best Practice is a clinical decision support tool that works at the point-of-care. BMJ Best …

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Weighing the benefits and harms: information for patients

WEBYour age: This may affect the balance of benefits and harms. For example, if you are 40 and your hip always hurts because of osteoarthritis, you may want to weigh the benefits …

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Assessment of falls in the elderly

WEBIn England from 2020 to 2021, there were more than 2023 per 100,000 accident and emergency hospital admissions related to falls in patients aged ≥65 years, …

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Understanding risk BMJ Best Practice

WEBThe thing to remember is that, in both cases, the white dots show your chance of being fine. If you see numbers like 0.8 percent, this means the risk is less than 1 in 100. The more …

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Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

WEB16 Jan 2024 FDA approves tirzepatide for chronic weight management. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved tirzepatide as a treatment for chronic weight …

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Ebola virus infection

WEBEpidemiology. The first cases of Ebola virus infection were reported in Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC]) in 1976. There were 318 …

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Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)

WEBThere are two main subtypes of systemic sclerosis (SSc): limited cutaneous SSc and diffuse cutaneous SSc. The limited cutaneous form tends to have less severe …

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Medical Students and the Management of Patients

WEBBackground One in four adults in the UK have two or more medical conditions.1 One in three adults admitted to hospital in the UK have five or more conditions.1 The proportion …

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Myalgic encephalomyelitis (Chronic fatigue syndrome)

WEBMyalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a severe, multisystemic, and disabling condition. A history of post-exertional malaise (PEM), also …

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Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

WEBDefinition. Faltering growth (previously known as failure to thrive) is a descriptive term used for children with below-expected weight-for-age, weight-for-length, …

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Clinical decision support for patients with comorbidities

WEBClinical decision support for patients with comorbidities A collection of papers exploring how clinical decision support needs to support patients with comorbidities by Dr Kieran Walsh.

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