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1 to 35 of 35 Nominated Topics Displayed
Nominated Topic December 27, 2014
The effectiveness of controlling the spread of tb infection and prevent tuberculous spondylitis and arthritis
Nominated Topic December 26, 2014
What is the comparative effectiveness of different treatments for chronic bladder infections in women
Nominated Topic December 15, 2014
Blood pressure medicine side effects anger hostility depression in Men ages 35 and above specific to African American men.Interested in identifying mood swings hostility and anger as side effect improvements in mental health.
Nominated Topic December 9, 2014
Our topic nomination is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PCOS. The following is a list of clinical questions practitioners consider when managing such casesDo women with PCOS have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with…
Nominated Topic November 19, 2014
What is the efficacy and comparative effectiveness of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for adults with borderline personality disorder What are the harms from pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for adults…
Nominated Topic November 17, 2014
What is the efficacy and comparative effectiveness of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for adults with schizophrenia What are the harms from pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for adults with…
Nominated Topic October 8, 2014
How are the mental health issues of the Native American in Arizona being treated What interventions with the Native American population in Arizona are effective for substance abuse domestic violence and mental illness
Nominated Topic October 7, 2014
For adult patients in an acute care setting does providing information about the transmission and virulence of Ebola virus vs. influenza virus change the rates of influenza vaccinations given before the patient leaves the hospital
Nominated Topic September 29, 2014
For Nurses working the night shift who are experiencing sleep problemswould light therapy be beneficial What types of foods are ideal to promote energy at night and not fat storage do to unatural sleep patternsDoes melatonin encourage fat…
Nominated Topic September 8, 2014
Does Vape Exhalation from a Person that has some Illness that is spread airborne getting others Sicker
Nominated Topic August 29, 2014
Our topic nomination is Labor Dystocia. The following is a list of clinical questions practitioners consider when managing such casesWhat is the appropriate definition and arrest of the following oLatent labor oActive labor oSecond stage…
Nominated Topic August 20, 2014
QUESTIONS What are the appropriate indications for tonsillectomy Recurrent infections how many Sleep disordered breathingShould clinicians administer or prescribe perioperative antibiotics to children undergoing tonsillectomyRELEVANT…
Nominated Topic August 18, 2014
potassium and thiamin in rheumatoid arthritis
Nominated Topic August 14, 2014
1.What is the evidence for the existence of febrile seizures i.e. seizures in which fever has a necessary and causal relationship to the seizures and therefore lowering the body temperature is sufficient to prevent the seizures 2.What is…
Nominated Topic August 11, 2014
What are the indications for inserting tympanostomy tubes how many Otitis Media w Effusion or Acute Otitis Media episodes in what time frameShould clinicians obtain a hearing test prior to inserting tympanostomy tubesShould clinicians…
Nominated Topic July 29, 2014
Determinants of patient Satisfaction with procedural healthcare.
Nominated Topic July 22, 2014
Lack of condom use compliance within the sex age groups
Nominated Topic June 3, 2014
Description of a question or questions about a health care test or treatment: o In women with leiomyomas who are candidates for surgery, does the use of adjunctive medical treatment result in better outcomes? (Preoperative adjuvants &…
Nominated Topic June 2, 2014
Oppression of nurses
Nominated Topic May 26, 2014
Does The use of SCD and ted hose simultaneously decrease or eliminate the effectiveness of the other?
Nominated Topic May 20, 2014
What are effective treatments and procedures for weaning or detoxifying patients off of opioids? What populations of patients benefit from chronic opioid use and which should be weaned off? What alternatives to opioid use (e.g.,…
Nominated Topic May 20, 2014
What is the evidence that specific quality indicators in palliative care are associated with improved outcomes? Palliative care populations include those with advanced, serious and life-threatening illness, such as advanced cancer or…
Nominated Topic May 20, 2014
What are the benefits and risks of using functional status and health-related quality of life as health outcomes for quality indicators for the elderly and patients with multiple comorbid conditions? Potential benefits could include…
Nominated Topic May 14, 2014
We would like to nominate the following topics for the methodological AHRQ reports: 1. Examining the robustness of the using GRADE to classify the evidence as high, moderate, or low. 2. Machine learning methods for screening of the…
Nominated Topic May 8, 2014
What is appropriate screening for persons with multiple myeloma in multiple family members?
Nominated Topic April 3, 2014
When should adults get ACL repair surgery? Orthopedic surgeons tend to be biased toward surgery and recommend it soon after injury even when studies show it may not benefit the patient.
Nominated Topic April 2, 2014
acid reflux / conteneous Burps
Nominated Topic February 27, 2014
PICO: Population(s): Hospitalized patients > 28 days to 21 years of age Intervention(s): Isotonic (0.9% sodium chloride, 154 mEq/L) verses hypotonic maintenance parenteral fluids Comparator(s): Development of hospital-acquired or…
Nominated Topic February 27, 2014
The relationship and correlation to ADD/ADHD in children to children's sleep apnea
Nominated Topic February 15, 2014
How the baseline level of BGL and /or HbA1 is correlated with the effectiveness of existing diabetis II terapies.
Nominated Topic February 12, 2014
Mini Aspirin in cold weather
Nominated Topic January 30, 2014
Macular degeneration
Nominated Topic January 28, 2014
Does the implantation of the Argus II Retinal Device System improve the performance of the activities of daily living in patients with sever retinitis pigmentosa?
Nominated Topic January 17, 2014
Effects of shade on room light melatonin suppression?
Nominated Topic January 9, 2014
Your article on Chronic Pelvic Pain is outdated, simplistic, and totally excludes males who have pelvic pain also.

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