Question 213 · LEK · EBM
In their everyday practice a general practitioner (GP) complies with evidence-based medicine (EBM) standards. The sources of knowledge are often guidelines and algorhythms. Taking into account the rules for selection and the features of good guidelines, which of the following should the physician consult if they wanted to learn the up-to-date rules of treatment of disease X in Poland?
- A. the 1990 Polish guidelines for the treatment of disease X for General Practitioners.
- B. the 2020 European guidelines for the treatment of disease X for the outpatient care.
- C. the 2020 American guidelines for the treatment of disease X for ambulatory care.
- D. the 2020 European guidelines for the treatment of disease X for hospital care.
- E. EBM policy refers to hospital medicine only, so a general practitioner should rely on the local treatment policy and intuition.
Hint
Good guidelines are current, written for the level of care where they will be applied and relevant to the local healthcare system.
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