Schedule

Treatment

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16/07/2019
Abdullah
Oxygen therapy in acute myocardial infarction
23/07/2019
Aidan
Antibiotics in upper GI bleeding
30/07/2019
Ciaran
Vitamin D in fracture prevention
06/08/2019
Eibhlin
Antihypertensives in stroke prevention
13/08/2019
Kathryn
Antibiotics in COPD exacerbations
20/08/2019
Paddy
Systemic steroids in acute asthma
27/08/2019
Ruari
Metformin for MACE in T2 DM
03/09/2019
Abdullah
Aciclovir for HSV encephalitis
10/09/2019
Aidan
PPIs in acute upper GI bleeding
17/09/2019
Ciaran
NIV in acute pulmonary oedema

24/09/2019
End of rotation quiz


Please include relative and absolute risk reduction of primary endpoint and important secondary endpoints, and the number needed to treat to prevent an outcome.




Diagnosis

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16/07/2019
Kathryn
Exercise stress testing in suspected cardiac pain
23/07/2019
Paddy
BNP in suspected heart failure
30/07/2019
Ruari
High sensitivity D dimer in suspected DVT
06/08/2019
Abdullah
CT in suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage
13/08/2019
Aidan
Temporal artery biopsy in suspected GCA
20/08/2019
Ciaran
Troponin below the measurable limit in suspected ACS
27/08/2019
Eibhlin
Normal CXR in suspected TB
03/09/2019
Kathryn
Urine dipstick in suspected symptomatic UTI
10/09/2019
Paddy
Echocardiography in patients with syncope
17/09/2019
Ruari
CTPA in suspected pulmonary embolism

24/09/2019
End of rotation quiz

Please include sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and accuracy