Gathering the gold nuggets
Searching using filters in Pubmed. Simple searches in Pubmed generate a high number of results. We describe two tools to reduce this number: filters and Clinical Queries.
Science without sense...double nonsense
Evidence Based Medicine pills
Science without sense...double nonsense
Evidence Based Medicine pills
Category Critical appraisal
Fine-tuning
Advanced search in Pubmed. We describe the methodology of advanced search and selecion of search terms in Pubmed, much more specific than the simple search from the text box.
The jargon of the search engine
Searching Pubmed using MeSH terms. Thesaurus in search search engines are made up of a set of specific descriptors. In the case of Pubmed, they are called MeSH terms.
The oyster with the thousand pearls
Simple search using Pubmed. We describe simple search using Pubmed to find the information we need with this search engine.
Those who have no questions…
Structured clinical question. Any knowledge gap should be formulated as a structured clinical question. Its components are: patients, intervention, comparison and outcome.