FCR- Exam 1 UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What are the 3 fields that make up evidence-based practice? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Research evidence ( knowledge base)
- Doctor's clinical expertise
- Patient's preferences and values
What does PICO stand for and what is it a search tool for? - CORRECT ANSWER - P=
patient, population, problem
I= intervention
C= comparison, control, placebo
O= outcome measure
- used as a search tool for treatment scenarios
What does PIRT stand for and what is it used for? - CORRECT ANSWER - P= patient or
population
I= index test
R= Reference
T= Target condition
- used to assess diagnostic tests
What is considered the strongest form of evidence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Meta-
analysis of RCTs
What is considered the weakest form of evidence? - CORRECT ANSWER - case reports,
case series
, Order the levels of evidence from strongest to weakest. - CORRECT ANSWER - - meta-
analysis
- systematic reviews
- clinical practice guidelines
- RCTs
- observational studies ( cross-sectional, case-control, cohort)
- Case reports, case series
What type of study is described as "details of a single patient report"? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Case report
What type of study is decided as "details of a set of similar or related patents are reported"? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Case series
What type of study counts how often something happens using prevelance and incidence as rates
of measure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cross-sectional study
What is prevalence? - CORRECT ANSWER - The number of existing cases in a particular
population at a particular time
What is incidence? - CORRECT ANSWER - The number of new cases in a particular
population during a particular time interval
What type of study looks back in time by starting with outcome or the exposure to try to
hypothesize the cause for disease? - CORRECT ANSWER - Case-control (retrospective)
study
What type of study looks forward in time by starting with the exposure/disease and control and
helps with developing a prognosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cohort (prospective) study
CORRECT Answers
What are the 3 fields that make up evidence-based practice? - CORRECT ANSWER --
Research evidence ( knowledge base)
- Doctor's clinical expertise
- Patient's preferences and values
What does PICO stand for and what is it a search tool for? - CORRECT ANSWER - P=
patient, population, problem
I= intervention
C= comparison, control, placebo
O= outcome measure
- used as a search tool for treatment scenarios
What does PIRT stand for and what is it used for? - CORRECT ANSWER - P= patient or
population
I= index test
R= Reference
T= Target condition
- used to assess diagnostic tests
What is considered the strongest form of evidence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Meta-
analysis of RCTs
What is considered the weakest form of evidence? - CORRECT ANSWER - case reports,
case series
, Order the levels of evidence from strongest to weakest. - CORRECT ANSWER - - meta-
analysis
- systematic reviews
- clinical practice guidelines
- RCTs
- observational studies ( cross-sectional, case-control, cohort)
- Case reports, case series
What type of study is described as "details of a single patient report"? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Case report
What type of study is decided as "details of a set of similar or related patents are reported"? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Case series
What type of study counts how often something happens using prevelance and incidence as rates
of measure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cross-sectional study
What is prevalence? - CORRECT ANSWER - The number of existing cases in a particular
population at a particular time
What is incidence? - CORRECT ANSWER - The number of new cases in a particular
population during a particular time interval
What type of study looks back in time by starting with outcome or the exposure to try to
hypothesize the cause for disease? - CORRECT ANSWER - Case-control (retrospective)
study
What type of study looks forward in time by starting with the exposure/disease and control and
helps with developing a prognosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cohort (prospective) study
