PT 5101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Case Series, Decision-Making, Deep Vein Thrombosis
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Involves integration of: best research evidence, clinical expertise, patient values. Previous methods: relied on here say, authority (we have always done it that way) systemic review gold standard expert opinion should be backed up. I just knownot good enough, back it up with evidence. Systematic reviews: putting lots of higher ranking studies together and applying another level of bias filter. Cohort studies: group followed over time. Care-control studies: case study and a control. Case series, case reports: one patients or group. Eip assists in developing cpr (clinical predictor rules: helps to determine what the risk is for pt, ex: wells predictor rules (r/i or r/o dvt) This tool assists in ruling in or ruling out the likelihood of a patient have a deep vein thrombosis (dvt) Eip assists in providing the best possible individualized care for your clients/patients takes the guesswork out of making clinical decisions: strengthen clinical rational. Find out age f child or adult w/ hip pain.