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Does this patient with shoulder pain have rotator cuff disease?: The Rational Clinical Examination systematic review

by emottawa | Jan 26, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Hermans J, et al. JAMA. 2013 Aug 28;310(8):837-47. Abstract Link This systematic review of studies comparing clinical tests for rotator cuff disease with a diagnostic reference...

Mechanical Chest Compressions and Simultaneous Defibrillation vs Conventional Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest The LINC Randomized Trial

by emottawa | Jan 19, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Rubertsson S, Lindgren E, Smekal D, Östlund O, Silfverstolpe J, Lichtveld RA, Boomars R, Ahlstedt B, Skoog G, Kastberg R, Halliwell D, Box M, Herlitz J, Karlsten R. JAMA. 2014...

Ondansetron and the Risk of Cardiac Arrhythmias: A Systematic Review and Postmarketing Analysis

by emottawa | Jan 12, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Freedman SB, Uleryk E, Rumantir M, Finkelstein Y. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;64(1):19-25.e6. Article Link This retrospective review of adverse drug reaction (ADR) registries and...

Thrombolysis for Pulmonary Embolism and Risk of All-Cause Mortality, Major Bleeding, and Intracranial Hemorrhage: A meta-analysis

by emottawa | Jan 5, 2015 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Chatterjee S, Chakraborty A, Weinberg I, Kadakia M, Wilensky RL, Sardar P, Kumbhani DJ, Mukherjee D, Jaff MR, Giri J. JAMA. 2014 Jun 18;311(23):2414-21. Article Link This...

Does This Adult Patient Have Septic Arthritis?

by emottawa | Dec 22, 2014 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Margaretten ME, Kohlwes J, Moore D, Bent S. JAMA. 2007 Apr 4;297(13):1478-88. Abstract Link This 2007 systematic review found that (aside from specific clinical scenarios),...