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About how many references are contained in PubMed?
30 million
On Ulrichsweb, a journal that has been peer-reviewed/refereed has what indication?
A black and white striped shirt
What is PubMed?
A free database maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
Phase III of the clinical trial process is
A large group of patients studied to determine adverse response to long-term exposure
What is a Journal Impact Factor?
A way of determining the value of a joirnal
What is a clinical study?
A work that reports on the results of a research study to evaluate interventions or exposures on biomedical or health-related outcomes.
The two main types of clinical studies A. Observation studies and interventional studies B. Observation and Cohort studies. C. Cohort studies and case control studies D. Pilot studies and feasibility studies
A. Observation studies and interventional studies
What is the reporting guideline for clinical practice guidelines?
AGREE
85. Which Boolean operator will automatically apply if you do not use it in your search?
AND
What is the default Boolean Operator used in PubMed?
AND
What is the default Boolean operator used in searches within PubMed?
AND
What word can you use to refine your search in PubMed?
AND
Which Boolean operator increases sensitivity when initiating a search?
AND
Which Boolean operator will narrow your search results?
AND
Which of the following statements regarding Boolean Operators is FALSE?
AND is used to pull together articles on similar topics.
What are the combination words which can be used in PubMed search?
AND, OR, NOT
Which Boolean operators can be used to search in PubMed?
AND, OR, NOT
Which Boolean Operators can be used to combine search terms in PubMed?
AND/OR/NOT
Which of the following is not part of the Basic Sciences Course Subject Guide?
Access Pharmacy
Which type of information can you search through SciFinder? Author's name Structure Property All of above
All of above
Which of following sources for DI request do you need to cite?Journal articles package inserts Meeting presentation of poster sessions Database on the Internet All of the above
All of the above
Which of the following is FALSE regarding citing your sources? Published results require specific formats for source citations. Citing your sources is a way to protect yourself as a pharmacist. With your source citations, someone should be able to recreate your search strategy. All of the above are TRUE regarding citing your sources
All of the above are TRUE regarding citing your sources
In NLM's Citing Medicine, what appendix cites PubMed and Medline?
Appendix F
Which of the following is not a Boolean Operator?
BUT. THE 3 BOOLEAN OPERATOR TERMS ARE AND, OR, NOT!
What does Phase I of a clinical trial look like?
Based on a small number of healthy persons and conducted over a period of 1 year.
Which of the following is not considered a periodical/serial?
Book Review
What guidelines do randomized trials follow?
CONSORT
Which of the following terms is used for "a clinical presentation that is followed by evaluative studies that eventually lead to a diagnosis"?
Case Report
Dr. Richard Kimble has decided, in order to help save his dying wife, to take the case to his collogues to be evaluated. After a while they come to diagnosis. Since this was such a big discover Kimble decides to publish it but doesn't what to classify his publication. What type of publication is this called?
Case report
The first step in Systematic Approach to answering DI requests is...
Categorize the request
To cite our sources in the College of Pharmacy, we use this citation style based off of the NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors and Publishers and this style is also demonstrated in Malone:
Citing Medicine
According to the "AACP Core List of Journals for Pharmacy Education" which journal is listed under the topic of General Pharmacy:
Clinical Therapeutics
Which of the following is the correct definition of a Case Report?
Clinical presentations that may be followed by evaluative studies that eventually lead to a diagnosis.
After searching in PubMed, where can you send your articles of interest temporarily to view them later?
Clipboard
What is feature stores selected citations from one or more searches for eight hours? a. Search Details b. Advanced Searching c. Clipboard d. PubMed Features
Clipboard
Which of the following is not a part of a clinical study?
Comparison of outcomes, results, and responses for different techniques
Which of these is NOT a feature of Ulrichsweb? Has bibliographic and publisher information Contains chemical structures of cataloged drugs Indicates if a journal has been peer-reviewed or "refereed" Includes where a title is indexed or abstracted
Contains chemical structures of cataloged drugs
While using PubMed, "search details" provides you with what search information?
Details about how your search is broken down into "database terminology"
Ulrichsweb can be used to find many data points. What can you not find on Ulrichsweb?
Direct links to the journals online from each of the text sources
Which of the following is NOT one of the Boolean Operators? OR NOT EITHER AND
Either
Which of the following is not a feature of Ulrichsweb?
Electronic and physical copies
88. What is the difference of EndNote and EndNote Basic?
EndNote Basic is available online only and is free.
What is the software that's available for free for COP students and that cost money to undergraduates at the University of Iowa that allows for proper citations and a place to organize references?
Endnote Desktop
Which of the following provides tools for people when reviewing articles?
Equator Network
Using the Boolean operator "AND" does each of the following except
Expands search results
Fill in the blank: when using PubMed, search words "heart attack AND edema" will show __________ than "heart attack OR edema"
Fewer search results
Journals/articles are identified using:
ISSN and CODEN
What is one of the main uses of Ulrichsweb
Identifying refereed sources
82. What is the best method for collecting references through EndNote?
Import the reference after searching the database
Using the Boolean operator "AND" in search:
Increases sensitivity and limits results
What is the full name of ISSN?
International Standard Serial Number
The following information are required when filling a DI form except for what?
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
What are the two main types of clinical studies? Comparative Studies and Interventional Studies Interventional Studies and Observational Studies Randomized Controlled Trials and Surveys Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews
Interventional Studies and Observational Studies
What are the two main types of clinical studies?
Interventional and observational
What are the two types of clinical studies?
Interventional and observational
What is one of the main types of clinical studies?
Interventional studies
84. What are the main types of clinical studies (select as many that apply)?
Interventional studies (clinical trials) and observational studies
What are the two main types of clinical studies?
Interventional studies and observational studies
What are two main types of clinical studies?
Interventional study and observational study
Which of the following is NOT true regarding a phrase search in PubMed?
It is a good strategy to force a phrase search during your first search for a term/phrase
Which of the following is FALSE about the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) as a unique identifier?
It is alphanumeric.
86. Select the statement that best describes Journal Impact Factors.
Journal Impact Factor values are subjective
How would you formulate a search to return results including both Labrador and Golden Retrievers?
Labrador OR Golden AND Retrievers
Which of the following populations corresponds to phase III of clinical trials?
Large enough group of patients
Which of the following term does not go with the definition? a. Research paper: a study to answer a specific question B. Review article: consists of literature search of a number of studies to bring together findings about a topic C. Letter to the editor: a letter to a scientific journal expressing opinion without supporting evidence D. Case report: used to highlight care provided in a specific situation to illustrate medical technique
Letter to the editor: a letter to a scientific journal expressing opinion without supporting evidence
89. What is the purpose of MeSH?
MeSH helps to standardize the vocabulary used in order to make indexing articles easier.
What does the term MeSH stand for?
Medical Subject Headings
What term best describes a case report, a form of biomedical literature?
Medical conditions and treatments for individual patients that are used to highlight care provided in a specific situation to illustrate medical technique.
Which field is not searched when using PubMed Single Citation Matcher?
Medical subject heading
Which of the following is the correct citation for a package insert?
Medication Name [...]. Place of Publication: publisher; Date of Publication.
74. PubMed is sponsored by
NIH
PubChem is an open chemistry database at the ______ ?
NIH (National Institutes of Health)
What is the difference between NIH and NLM?
NIH is research focused while NLM has the world's largest biomedical library
PubMed is funded by which of the following organizations?
NLM
Using double parenthesis around a word or phrase in a PubMed search is which type of search:
Nesting
Which Boolean operator will expand your search results?
OR
Which of the following Boolean Operator causes the most frequent errors due to not including this between terms ?
OR
90. The main type(s) of clinical studies are:
Observational studies and interventional studies
Which of the following is NOT included on a DI Form?
Patient name and contact information
Which of the following does EndNote NOT allow users to do?
Perform a google search from within EndNote
A controlled, clinical trial that works to study the safety and efficacy of diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques based on a small number of healthy people and is conducted over a period of about a year belongs to this phase:
Phase 1
Work that is a report of a planned post-marketing study of diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques that have been approved for general sale, and garner additional data about the safety and efficacy of a product, is conducted in which stage of a clinical study?
Phase IV
Which of the following is true pertaining to the Boolean operators "AND" "OR" in PubMed?
Placing OR between two terms searches articles with either the first term or the second term
Are the ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) different or the same for online and print?
Print and online journals have different ISSN
End Note Basic can import references from which database(s)?
PubMed
Which databases can you use specific Boolean operators within their searches
PubMed and REAXYS (both)
Which of the following is correct? NIH allows access to the biomedical and genomic information. NCBI is responsible for biomedical and public health research. PubMed is open to the public and can be accessed from the NLM website. None of the above is correct
PubMed is open to the public and can be accessed from the NLM website
Which of the following best describes records retrieved from a NESTING search of salmonella AND (hamburger OR eggs)? Records will contain the term salmonella and hamburger but not eggs. Records will contain the term salmonella and eggs but not hamburger. Records will contain the term salmonella and eggs or hamburger or both eggs and hamburger together. Records will contain the term salmonella only if records also contain either eggs or hamburger.
Records will contain the term salmonella and eggs or hamburger or both eggs and hamburger together.
What does this symbol mean on Ulrichsweb?
Refereed
What source is PubMed?
Secondary
When citing your sources, you should keep important factors in mind. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
Someone should not be able to duplicate your search
Which of the following does NOT qualify a person to be listed as an author in professional writing?
Supervision of the research group
Clinical queries are pre-set search strategies that include medical genetics, clinical study categories, and
Systematic review
Which of the following from Equator Network do not belong together?
Systematic reviews = CARE
What is NOT typically included in a format for biomedical journals?
Table of contents
Which of the following is FALSE regarding PubMed? PubMed is free When searching PubMed, Boolean operators should be entered in UPPERCASE letters to ensure that the system searches properly The 'default operator' used in PubMed is OR, and it will automatically be added between terms if you do not include other Boolean operators 'Nesting' is a way to use multiple Boolean operators and they will be read from left to right
The 'default operator' used in PubMed is OR, and it will automatically be added between terms if you do not include other Boolean operators
After the publishers submit journals to the Literature Selection Technical Review Committee (LSTRC), what does the committee do with the journals?
The committee reviews and recommends journals for inclusion in MEDLINE
What statement is false regarding Boolean operators?
These operators should never be used because they will confuse your search.
Which of the following are NOT ways to describe Journal Impact Factors?
They are a good replacement of peer review.
What's the purpose of a CAS number?
To find a specific chemical compound
Which statement is false for Boolean operator "OR"?
To retrieve a set in which each citation contains all search terms
True or False: PubMed content over 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. a. True b. False
True
What database contains detailed information on academic/scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles, newspapers, popular magazines and more?
UIrichsweb
Where should you go if you suspect an email you received regarding published in a journal is fraudulent?
Ulrichsweb
87. Select the statement that best describes Ulrichsweb.
Ulrichsweb allows you to see where a journal is indexed.
PubMed citations DO NOT come from
Ulrichsweb indexed journals
The Boolean operators uses AND, OR, NOT to refine search terms. Which of the following defines the purpose of "AND"?
Used between terms, "AND" retrieves documents containing both of the terms
Which of the following defines the purpose of using, "OR" using Boolean operators?
Used to retrieve a set in which each citation contains at least one of the search terms
. Which of the following is not a Boolean Operator used when searching in PubMed? A. NOT B. WITH C. AND D. OR
WITH
How do you collect references within EndNote?
You can search either within EndNote using the collect button, or my importing them directing from the database.
If you limit your PubMed search to MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) controlled vocabulary or the MEDLINE subset what will happen to your search?
You will only see MEDLINE citations in your results
PubChem is an open chemistry database at a. NIH b. NLM c. CDC d. WHO
a. NIH
The following are true about Boolean operators except: a. Boolean operators must be entered in lowercase letters b. Using the "AND" operator between terms retrieves documents containing both terms c. "OR" conducts an expanded search d. "NOT" excludes the retrieval of terms from your search.
a. boolean operators must be entered in lowercase letters
"OR" does what to the search range? a. Broadens the search range b. Shortens the search range c. Creates a more sensitive search range d. Limits the search range
a. broadens the search range
A work that analyses the results of research study to assess exposures on biomedical and health outcomes a. Clinical Study b. Case reports c. Meta-analysis
a. clinical study
Works consisting of quantitative methods by combining the results of independent studies and synthesizing summaries and or conclusions are called: a. Meta-analysis b. Clinical Trials c. Case Reports d. Journals
a. meta-analysis
Works consisting of studies using a quantitative method of combining the results of independent studies (usually drawn from the published literature) and synthesizing summaries and conclusions which may be used to evaluate therapeutic effectiveness, plan new studies, etc. is referred to as... a. Meta-analysis. b. Review of literature. c. Randomized controlled trial d. Clinical trial.
a. meta-analysis
EndNote allows all of the following EXCEPT: a. Quick searches of all secondary sources b. Creating and formatting bibliographies c. Sharing citations with other users d. Storing PDFs of citations
a. quick searches of all secondary sources
What is the definition of a case report? a. the clinical presentations that may be followed by evaluative studies that eventually lead to a diagnosis b. a work that reports on the results of a research study to evaluate interventions or exposures or biomedical or health-related outcomes c. comparison of outcomes, results, responses, etc. for different techniques, therapeutic approaches or other inputs d. works consisting of studies using a quantitative method of combining the results of independent studies and synthesizing summaries and conclusions which may be used to evaluate therapeutic effectiveness, plan new studies, etc.
a. the clinical presentations that may be followed by evaluative studies that eventually lead to a diagnosis
What is the difference between the Boolean Operators "AND" and "OR"? a. There is no difference; they can be used interchangeably b. "AND" makes searches narrower while "OR" broadens the search c. "AND" broadens the search while "OR" makes searches narrower d. Most databases only recognize "AND"
b. "AND" makes searches narrower while "OR" broadens the search
I go into PubMed and I type in 'Body MRI'. For my results it only pops up with 3 results. What would be my next steps to try and get more results? a. Unfortunately, there are only 3 results for this search, and you should go and try looking at a new database b. Go to 'subject details' and look to see how PubMed is breaking down your search, and then make a new search, this time typing out the full acronym c. Click on 'show additional filters' on the right- hand side of the screen, and look to see if there is anything else that you could filter out to help with your search d. Add in the Boolean operator 'then' between the words 'Body' and 'MRI'
b. Go to 'subject details' and look to see how PubMed is breaking down your search, and then make a new search, this time typing out the full acronym
It is a unique identifier method that is used internationally for different publications (e.g. magazine, books) a. CODEN b. ISSN c. Country of publication d. Start/end year
b. ISSN
Which of the following statements about citing sources is false? a. Citations allow one to avoid plagiarism. b. All citations will be formatted the same. c. Citations allow one's search to be duplicated. d. Endnote is a software available to Iowa Students to create citations
b. all citations will be formatted the same
What is true about clinical study? a. Comparison of outcomes, results, responses, etc. for different techniques, therapeutic approaches or other inputs. b. It concerns humans, this publication type may be used for clinical veterinary articles meeting the requisites for humans. c. It a work that involves at least one or more controlled treatments in which they are chosen randomly. d. They provide foundation for assessing and evaluating the quality and effectiveness of health care.
b. it concerns humans, this publication type may be used for clinical veterinary articles meeting the requisites for humans
What are the two types of clinical studies? a. Comparative studies and observational studies b. Observational studies and interventional studies c. Interventional studies and clinical trials d. Observational studies and clinical trials
b. observational studies and interventional studies
Steps for Systematic Approach to Answering Drug Information Requests includes all but...... a. Obtain background information. b. Search the literature Including tertiary, secondary, primary resources, and your notes from school. c. Formulate a response pertinent to the request. d. Follow-up with the requestor.
b. search the literature including tertiary, secondary, primary resources, and your notes from school
Abstracting/indexing resources are examples of which type of literature? a. Primary b. Secondary c. Tertiary d. None of the above
b. secondary
In PubMed truncation is utilized by which symbol? a. " " b. < > c. * d. + =
c. *
How many citations on PubMed do we as students have access to? a. 1 million b. 3 million c. 30 million d. 7
c. 30 million
Clinical Trial has how many phases a. 5 b. 7 c. 4 d. 6
c. 4
_______ is the default operator used in PubMed. a. NOT b. OR c. AND d. TO
c. AND
Which of these groups of words are considered, the three basic "Boolean operators'? a. They, Them, Their b. Not, Or, But c. And, Or, Not d. This, That, They
c. And, Or, Not
The correct form in citing a Book: a. Title of book. Edition. Date of Publication; Place of Publication: Publisher. Author(s) b. Date of Publication; place of Publication: Publisher. Author(s). Title of the book. Edition. c. Author(s). Title of Book. Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. d. Author(s). Title of book. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication. Edition.
c. Author(s). Title of Book. Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication.
According to ASHP, when answering drug information requests, what is a patient factor that should be considered for the 'pertinent patient information' section? a. This is the first time the doctor is seeing this patient b. The patient's primary pharmacy is CVS c. The patient's environmental and medicinal allergies d. Where the patient is employed
c. The patient's environmental and medicinal allergies
What is the Equator Network? a. A database that has medication information from around the world b. A collection of Meta-analysis studies c. A useful tool for reviewing articles d. A mass way to search for research studies
c. a useful tool for reviewing articles
A clinical presentation that may be followed by evaluative studies that eventually leads to diagnosis is: a. Clinical Study b. Comparative Study c. Case Report d. clinical trial
c. case report
Which option is FALSE on review articles? a. It is an article or book published after examination of published material on a subject. b. It may be comprehensive to various degrees; it may be broad or narrow. c. Reviews tend to address old matters. d. They can review historical literature.
c. reviews tend to address old matters
What controlled vocabulary is best used when searching for chemical compounds? a. PMID Numbers b. ISSN Numbers c. And d. CAS Registry Number
d. CAS Registry Number
answering drug information requests involves which systemic approach? a. obtaining background information b. categorizing the patient c. searching the literature d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Which of the following is not associated with the Boolean Operator AND? a. Limits results b. Increases sensitivity c. Narrows the search set by requiring inclusion of different terms d. Broadens the search set with similar terms/synonyms
d. broadens the search set with similar terms/synonyms
EndNote allows a. Quick searches of some, all, secondary sources b. Searching for medication chemical property c. Searching for medication chemical physical d. Quick searches of some, not all, secondary sources
d. quick searches of some, not all, secondary sources
In PubMed you can expand your search by combining terms and phrases if you use a. Using and, or b. Using AND, OR c. Using AND only d. Using OR, and e. Using OR only
e. Using OR only
EBP stands for which of the following
evidence Based Practice
This form of citing, in which the cited sources are arranged numerically at the final page of the paper, is called _________. The number is placed as a superscript at the end of the sentence that is taken from the cited source.
footnote
Select the false statement: PubMed... 1. is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's premiere search system for health information 2. has over 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books 3. features search capabilities, like spell checker, advanced search builder, and tools to search for clinical topics 4. none of the above
none of the above
When searching in REAXYS, which Boolean operator ensures the content of fields related to each other:
or
Which of the choices is an example of the proper way to use a wildcard when performing a search in PubMed, if you want to include results for both pharmacotherapeutics AND pharmacokinetics?
pharmaco*