Dental care: Strategies for Searching the Literature Using PubMed

In question #15, if no citations are found or the citations do not assist in answering the question of interest, which Clinical Queries option should be used next? A. Clinical Study Categories: Therapy and Broad scope B. Clinical Study Categories: Therapy and Narrow scope C. Systematic Reviews. D. Medical Genetics Searches.

A

The Filters feature can be used with both a Clinical Queries and a comprehensive PubMed Search. A. True B. False

A

The History feature does not reflect searches using Clinical Queries unless "See all" is used to view those results and apply additional filters. A. True B. False

A

What area of the PubMed Homepage is used to initiate a comprehensive search? A. Search Box B. Feature Tabs C. MeSH Database D. Side Bar Links E. Tutorials

A

Which Boolean Operator is used to exclude terms from a search? A. not B. or C. and D. never E. None of the above.

A

Which PubMed feature allows you to limit the citations according to study type? A. Filters B. Preview/Index C. History D. Clipboard E. Details

A

Boolean Operators only can be used with a comprehensive PubMed Search. A. True B. False

B

In question #16, if too many citations are found, which Clinical Queries option should be used next? A. Clinical Study Categories: Therapy and Broad scope B. Clinical Study Categories: Therapy and Narrow scope C. Systematic Reviews. D. Medical Genetics Searches.

B

Which 2 PICO components provide the primary searching terms? A. Problem and Outcome B. Intervention and Comparison C. Intervention and Outcome D. Comparison and Outcome E. None of the above.

B

Which Boolean Operator is used to include at least one of two terms in a search? A. not B. or C. and D. never E. None of the above.

B

What is the primary purpose of Boolean Operators? A. To make sure the largest number of results is identified. B. To make sure the least number of results is identified. C. To limit results of a search by combining terms or concepts. D. All of the above. E. None of the above.

C

Which Boolean Operator is used to include both terms in the search? A. not B. or C. and D. never E. None of the above.

C

Which Filter option(s) are used to limit citations to find the highest level of evidence? A. Languages B. Species C. Article Types D. A and B E. B and C

C

Which PubMed Clinical Queries option should you begin with to find the highest levels of evidence? A. Clinical Study Categories: Therapy and Broad scope B. Clinical Study Categories: Therapy and Narrow scope C. Systematic Reviews. D. Medical Genetics Searches. E. A and B

C

Which of the PubMed Clinical Queries options finds citations such as systematic reviews, meta-analyses, reviews of clinical trials, and consensus development conferences? A. Clinical Study Categories: Therapy and Narrow scope B. Clinical Study Categories: Therapy and Broad scope C. Systematic Reviews. D. Medical Genetics Searches. E. A and B

C

The following characteristics describe the Search History Feature except: A. Allows you to view all the search queries and results. B. Allows you to combine previous search queries. C. Does not require you to capitalize Boolean operators. D. Requires you to write out search terms. E. All of the above.

D

Which of the following tools is used to identify the PubMed indexing language? A. Boolean Operators B. Limits C. Clinical Queries D. MeSH Database E. History

D

Which PubMed feature is used to identify search terms when the original term does not yield enough results? A. Boolean Operators B. Filters C. Clinical Queries D. History E. MeSH Database

E

Which best describes PubMed? A. A web based retrieval system part of the National Library of Medicine. B. Provides free access to MEDLINE, the premiere scientific database. C. Provides links to articles and other resources. D. Includes over 27 million citations from MEDLINE. E. All of the above.

E

Which of the PubMed Clinical Queries options finds citations for individual randomized controlled trials? A. Clinical Study Categories: Therapy and Broad scope B. Clinical Study Categories: Therapy and Narrow scope C. Systematic Reviews. D. Medical Genetics Searches. E. A and B

E