Understanding Medical Research

Statistics for the non-statistician
Part I: Different types of data need different statistical tests.
Part II: "Significant" relations and their pitfalls.

Series on Evaluation of Scientific Publications from Deutsches Ärzteblatt International the German Medical Association’s official international science journal—is a weekly, peer-reviewed, open-access online journal of clinical medicine and public health.

Part 1: Critical Appraisal of Scientific Articles Series

Part 2: Study Design in Medical Research

Part 3: Types of Study in Medical Research

Part 4: Confidence Interval or P-Value?

Part 5: Requirements and Assessment of Laboratory Tests

Part 6: Systematic Literature Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Part 7: Descriptive Statistics: The Specification of Statistical Measures and Their Presentation in Tables and Graphs

Part 8: Avoiding Bias in Observational Studies

Part 9: Interpreting Results in 2×2 Tables

Part 10: Judging a Plethora of p-Values: How to Contend With the Problem of Multiple Testing

Part 11: Data Analysis of Epidemiological Studies

March Blew By

I would like to thank my blog buddy, Gena Lattin, for her timely postings. I, on the other hand, have a little catch up to do for March morning reports. How is it that February can be the longest month with the least amount of days, but March is just about over and it has 31 days?!

March 17th: Breakfast with Ed.

March 19th: Hyponatremia in Children by Eric Spiegel
Recomended article:
Hyponatremia in Children
Robert C. Kelsch and William J. Oliver
Pediatr. Rev. 1980;2;187-190

View my collection, "Hyponatremia in Children" from NCBI


Hyponatremia in Children 03.19.2010



March 24:


March 26: Healthcare Reform. Do you understand it? How will it impact the practice of medicine?
HealthReform.gov
Health Care Reform 101
Consumers Guide to Health Reform
American Medical Association: Impact on Practice
American Academy of Pediatrics Supports Health Reform

What disease goes unrecognized 2/3 of the time?

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: PID Fact Sheet


View my collection, "Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)" from NCBI

Group B Streptococcal

View my collection, "Group B Streptococcal" from NCBI

Temper Tantrums and Behavioral Management

View my collection, "Temper Tantrums and Behavioral Management" from NCBI

Temper Tantrums


Other resources:

* SOS Help for Parents by Lynn Clark, PhD
* Development Behavioral Pediatrics: A Handbook for Primary Care. 2nd edition 2005Parker et al.
* Encounters with Children: Pediatric Behavior and Development. 4th edition 2006. Dixon, S. and Stein, M.
www.healthychildren.org

Vomiting

View my collection, "Vomiting" from NCBI

This article about recurrent vomiting in children was in the British Medical Journal in 1905. See if you can discern any differences between then and now...

Advocacy: Helmet Use in Preventing Injury in the Alpine Environment

Lids on Kids

Helmet Use in Preventing Injury in the Alpine Environoment

Hodgkin's Lymphoma

View my collection, "Hodgkin Disease" from NCBI

Intracranial Complications of Sinusitis

Presented by Nisha Ray-Baur, February 26, 2010.

An 11 year old presents with tactile fevers, headache, and an altered mental state, the patient is confused and does not know who he is. The diagnosis: Subdural empyema.

For Additional Resources, View my collection, "Subdural Empyema" from NCBI

Intracranial Complications of Sinusitis

Adenovirus...The Great Imposter

Morning Report topic presented by Irene Kocolas on 02.24.2010

Additional Resources:
View my collection, "Adenoviral Infections" from NCBI

Red Book Online: Adenovirus (Requires a subscription available at Intermountain)
Adenovirus

A 49 day old comes in "bright yellow" in color...

View my collection, "Biliary Atresia" from NCBI