In last Article we discussed the basics and importance of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) in clinical decision making process. This can be accessed here if you missed it - http://goo.gl/KqvHmF In this part of the series we discuss how EBM can be applied to clinical practice in day to day medicine There are four key steps in application of EBM to your day to day clinical practice. Asking the right question Searching for the evidence Appraising the evidence Acting on the evidence 1.Asking the right question To find the answer to a problem you need to start with a question.
Getting the question right can be as important as getting the answer right. If you ask an inappropriate question you could end up with an answer that is not relevant to your patient (one that is not applicable to them). Or you could waste time reviewing too much information because the question is too broad and…
