PHRM 251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Constipation, Research Question
Document Summary
Detailed narrative describing a specific problem experienced by a patient in order to educate and update the audience on the best, evidence-based approach to managing the problem. Avenue in which health professionals learn and share new therapeutic knowledge. Platform for displaying presenter"s knowledge and skills (i. e. communication, critical thinking) Provides the opportunity to build and display essential skills: Making a judgment based on the information provided. Appropriately verbalizing decisions and defending your thought process. Step 1 : select patient and confirm/clarify pico question. Ideally not too complicated of a patient (e. g. icu patient with 20 active issues) But not too simple either (e. g. management of constipation) Case does not need to be unusual or cutting edge . Step 2 : review and understand your patient case and the clinical question (pico) Read up on topic (i. e. tertiary references, guidelines, review articles) Evaluate therapeutic alternatives narrow down alternatives to those appropriate for your patient.
