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Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
Selective Publication ... trials with the FDA ... Antidepressants #SSRIs ... #Evidence #Selective ... #Publication #Bias
Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
Selective Publication ... trials with the FDA ... Antidepressants #SSRIs ... #Evidence #Selective ... #Publication #Bias
Cognitive bias cheat sheet - 
Because thinking is hard.

#Diagnosis #Metacognition #Cognitive #Biases #Types #Causes #Differential #MedEd
Cognitive bias cheat ... Metacognition #Cognitive #Biases ... #Types #Causes ... #Differential #MedEd
Common Cognitive Biases 

Confirmation bias - 
To look for or to interpret evidence to support 
prior
Confirmation bias ... Availability bias ... Commission bias ... #Types #Causes ... #Differential #Meded
24 Cognitive Biases Stuffing Up Your Thinking

anchoring,
sunk cost fallacy, 
availability heuristic, 
curse of knowledge, 
confirmation bias,
confirmation bias ... self-serving bias ... , negativity bias ... #Types #Causes ... #Differential #Meded
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
limited by quality/bias ... subjects Sampling bias ... population Recall bias ... recall Late-look bias ... time Lead-time bias
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Abdominal Pain - Differential ... diagnoses can be based ... extra-abdominal causes ... #Localization #Causes ... Recommended Text: Evidence-Based
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... • Angiographic evidence ... • Histologic evidence ... embolic source based ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... azoospermia and no evidence ... moderate-to-severe cases ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... • 75-90% of cases ... spinal MRI • No evidence ... Abnormal in 50% of cases ... management #neurology #differential