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K. S. Trout
Researcher at McMaster University
Publications - 5
Citations - 3338
K. S. Trout is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Plasmapheresis & Crackles. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 3294 citations.
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Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: III. How to Use an Article About a Diagnostic Test A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?
Roman Jaeschke,Gordon H. Guyatt,David L. Sackett,Eric Bass,Patrick Brill-Edwards,George P. Browman,Deborah J. Cook,Michael E. Farkouh,Hertzel C. Gerstein,Brian Haynes,Robert Hayward,Anne Holbrook,Elizabeth F. Juniper,Hui Lee,Mitchell Levine,Virginia Moyer,Jim Nishikawa,Andrew D Oxman,Ameen Patel,John Philbrick,W. Scott Richardson,Stephane Sauve,David L. Sackett,Jack Sinclair,K. S. Trout,Peter Tugwell,Sean Tunis,Stephen D. Walter,Mark C. Wilson +28 more
TL;DR: A 78-year-old woman, now 10 days after abdominal surgery, who has become increasingly short of breath over the last 24 hours, is seen by a medical consultant asked by a surgical colleague to see her.
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Users' guides to the medical literature. ii: how to use an article about therapy or prevention a. are the results of the study valid ?
Gordon H. Guyatt,David L. Sackett,Deborah J. Cook,Gordon Guyatt,Eric B Bass,Patrick Brill-Edwards,George P. Browman,Deborah Cook,Michael E. Farkouh,Hertzel C. Gerstein,Brian Haynes,Robert Hayward,Anne Holbrook,Roman Jaeschke,Elizabeth F. Juniper,Andreas Laupacis,Hui Lee,Mitchell Levine,Virginia Moyer,Jim Nishikawa,Andrew D Oxman,Ameen Patel,John Philbrick,W. Scott Richardson,Stephane Sauve,David L. Sackett,Jack Sinclair,K. S. Trout,Peter Tugwell,Sean Tunis,Stephen D. Walter,John W Williams,Mark Wilson +32 more
TL;DR: An internal medicine resident in a rheumatology rotation and seeing a 19-year-old woman who has had systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosed on the basis of a characteristic skin rash, arthritis, and renal disease is distressed by the rising creatinine level.
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Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: VI. How to Use an Overview
Andrew D Oxman,Deborah J. Cook,Gordon H. Guyatt,Eric Bass,Patrick Brill-Edwards,George P. Browman,Allan S. Detsky,Michael E. Farkouh,Hertzei Gerstein,Ted Haines,Brian Haynes,Robert Hayward,Anne Holbrook,Roman Jaeschke,Elizabeth F. Juniper,Andreas Laupacis,Hui Lee,Mitchell Levine,Virginia Moyer,David Naylor,Jim Nishikawa,Ameen Patel,John Philbrick,Scott Richardson,Stephane Sauve,David Sacked,Jack Sinclair,Brian L. Strom,K. S. Trout,Sean Tunis,Stephen D. Walter,John W Williams,Mark C. Wilson +32 more
TL;DR: A 55-year-old man has had his serum cholesterol level measured at a shopping mall 2 months ago and his cholesterol level was elevated, but before deciding on a treatment recommendation, you elect to find out just how big a reduction in the risk of CHD this patient could expect from a cholesterollowering diet or drug therapy.
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Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: II. How to Use an Article About Therapy or Prevention B. What Were the Results and Will They Help Me in Caring for My Patients?
Gordon H. Guyatt,David L. Sackett,Deborah J. Cook,Gordon Guyatt,Eric Bass,Patrick Brill-Edwards,George P. Browman,Deborah Cook,Michael E. Farkouh,Hertzel C. Gerstein,Brian Haynes,Robert Hayward,Anne Holbrook,Roman Jaeschke,Elizabeth F. Juniper,Andreas Laupacis,Hui Lee,Mitchell Levine,Virginia Moyer,Jim Nishikawa,Andrew D Oxman,Ameen Patel,John Philbrick,W. Scott Richardson,Stephane Sauve,David L. Sackett,Jack Sinclair,K. S. Trout,Peter Tugwell,Sean Tunis,Stephen D. Walter,John W Williams,Mark C. Wilson +32 more
TL;DR: A general internist is asked to see a 65-year-old man with controlled hypertension and a 6-month history of atrial fibrillation resistant to cardioversion, who has no evidence for valvular or coronary heart disease, and who shares concerns about the benefits of long-term anticoagulant therapy.