Rotation | PICO/Mini-CAT | Question |
#2 Pediatrics | PICO #1 | In children with asthma, does the supplementation of vitamin D decrease the incidence of exacerbations? |
PICO #2 | In pediatric patients, is honey effective as a cough suppressant compared to other antitussive medications, or a placebo? | |
PICO #3 | In the treatment of scabies, does oral ivermectin have similar efficacy as other topical scabies treatments, such as permethrin or benzyl benzoate? | |
#3 Emergency Medicine | PICO #4 | In patients diagnosed with a peritonsillar abscess, is an incision and drainage or needle aspiration always indicated as part of the management, as compared to neither with antibiotics alone? |
PICO #5 | In patients requiring ultrasound guided central venous catheter placement, does the short-axis view result in higher first pass success and less complications, as compared to the long-axis or oblique-axis view? | |
PICO #6 | In pediatric patients, is there a difference in the safety profiles between NSAIDs and acetaminophen when used for their antipyretic and analgesic properties? | |
#4 Family Medicine | Mini-CAT | In adults, does the use of low-dose computed tomography scans as a method of screening reduce mortality and morbidity of lung cancer, as compared to no screening? |
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