EBCR EXAM 2 2024/2025 Exam
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Types of tertiary literature - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- textbooks
- package inserts
- systematic reviews
- handbooks
- evidence based guidelines
- internet resources
- drug databases
Advantages of tertiary resources - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- General overview of
topic
- quick reference
- Authoritative "gold standard"
- Accessible
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,- includes standard recommendation for treatment
Disadvantages to tertiary resources - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Out of date
- incomplete information (ex. may not contain co morbidities)
- errors in transcription
- errors in interpretation
- author bias or lack of expertise
How can tertiary literature be characterized as? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔General
or Specialized
General tertiary literature - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- general information databases
such as Lexicomp or Facts and Comparisons will have the basic
information for most drugs
- great place to get an overview on a particular drug or to check on
standard dosages
Specialized tertiary literature - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- May cover just one aspect
of drug information or one population
Evaluating tertiary literature - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- do so carefully because you
are relying on the research that someone else did
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,The best tertiary literature is... - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔transparent
- tells you clearly when and how often they update and where they go their
information
How do you determine if a tertiary source is right for your information
needs? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Author expertise
2. Publication date
3. Relevance
4. bias and error
What to consider when analyzing the authors expertise for tertiary literature
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Is the author board-certified in the topic?
did they complete a residency or fellowship in the area?
have they published on the topic?
What to consider when analyzing the publication date for tertiary literature -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔have the guidelines changed since this was published?
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, is there new research
can you track down the sources from the claims made?
Does it cite guidelines and monographs or unknown, unverified material?
What to consider when analyzing the relevance for tertiary literature - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔does the information apply to your question?
What to consider when analyzing bias and error for tertiary literature - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔is there blatant errors or biases?
What is primary literature? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- OG work
- experimental
- specific
- description and findings
- done by people who conducted the research
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Types of tertiary literature - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- textbooks
- package inserts
- systematic reviews
- handbooks
- evidence based guidelines
- internet resources
- drug databases
Advantages of tertiary resources - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- General overview of
topic
- quick reference
- Authoritative "gold standard"
- Accessible
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,- includes standard recommendation for treatment
Disadvantages to tertiary resources - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Out of date
- incomplete information (ex. may not contain co morbidities)
- errors in transcription
- errors in interpretation
- author bias or lack of expertise
How can tertiary literature be characterized as? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔General
or Specialized
General tertiary literature - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- general information databases
such as Lexicomp or Facts and Comparisons will have the basic
information for most drugs
- great place to get an overview on a particular drug or to check on
standard dosages
Specialized tertiary literature - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- May cover just one aspect
of drug information or one population
Evaluating tertiary literature - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- do so carefully because you
are relying on the research that someone else did
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,The best tertiary literature is... - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔transparent
- tells you clearly when and how often they update and where they go their
information
How do you determine if a tertiary source is right for your information
needs? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Author expertise
2. Publication date
3. Relevance
4. bias and error
What to consider when analyzing the authors expertise for tertiary literature
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Is the author board-certified in the topic?
did they complete a residency or fellowship in the area?
have they published on the topic?
What to consider when analyzing the publication date for tertiary literature -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔have the guidelines changed since this was published?
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, is there new research
can you track down the sources from the claims made?
Does it cite guidelines and monographs or unknown, unverified material?
What to consider when analyzing the relevance for tertiary literature - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔does the information apply to your question?
What to consider when analyzing bias and error for tertiary literature - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔is there blatant errors or biases?
What is primary literature? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- OG work
- experimental
- specific
- description and findings
- done by people who conducted the research
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