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• Clinical decision support Tool• Structured around the patient consultation with advice on symptom evaluation,
test ordering and treatment approach • Includes over 10,000 diagnoses in Assessments and Differential Diagnosis to
help clinicians answer questions quickly• Provides NICE Guidelines and allows for adding of institutional guidelines
locally • Integrated evidence from Clinical Evidence• Critical prescribing information with links to Martindale• Patient support leaflets
What is BMJ Best Practice?
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• The Condition Topics• Provides comprehensive information on a specific condition or group of conditions
3 Key Topic Types
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• The Assessment Topics• How to evaluate a symptom (e.g., chronic cough)• Clinical finding (e.g., peripheral oedema)• Diagnostic test finding (e.g., metabolic acidosis)
3 Key Topic Types
A Case Example
•A 70-year-old man is discovered by a family member to have difficulty speaking and extreme balance difficulty.
•The family member brings him to you in the Emergency Ward.
•He was last known to be fully functional 1 hour ago when the family member spoke to him by phone. There is a history of treated hypertension and diabetes.
•How should you proceed with assessing and managing this patient?
Clinical Question
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Web: bestpractice.bmj.comEmail: [email protected]
Thank You
A 30-year-old woman presents with Raynaud's phenomenon.
Which one of the following clinical features suggests an underlying connective tissue disease?
1. Episodes lasting in excess of one hour2. Involvement of toes3. One previous miscarriage in early pregnancy 4. Symmetrical involvement of fingers 5. Symptoms developed as a teenager
You can find the answer in our Raynaud's phenomenon monograph.
Pop Quiz 1
Which of the following is not a recognised effect of chronic cocaine abuse?
1. Hallucinations2. Hypersomnia3. Hyponatraemia4. Severe anxiety and paranoid ideation5. Sexual dysfunction in men
You can find the answer in our Cocaine abuse monograph.
Pop Quiz 2