Name : Ebtehal Ahmed

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Code : 202605000003
 Exercise
PICO question
Exercise (1)

Tom is 55 years old and has smoked one pack of cigarettes a day for
the last 30 years. He is ready to quit, and is wondering about his
options. He has heard of a medication called bupropion, but is also
familiar with nicotine replacement therapy options such as patches,
lozenges, and gum. Tom wants to know which option will work best
to help him quit and abstain from smoking again in the future.

Define your question using

• Population: old man who was a heavy smoker for the last 30 years ago
• Intervention: using bupropion medication
• Comparison: using nicotine replacement therapy options such as patches,
lozenges, and gum
• Outcome: quit and abstain from smoking again in the future.

Write out your question

In elder man who was a heavy smoker for 30 years ago , does using bupropion
medication more effective than using nicotine replacement therapy options such
as patches, lozenges, and gum in quitting and abstain from smoking again in the
future ?

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• Population: heavy smoker (s) , old man smoking , elderly smoking.

• Intervention: bupropion medication
• Comparison: nicotine replacement therapy
• Outcome: quit smoking, abstain from smoking
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Exercise (2)
You have been treating a 54-year old woman for many years and despite
the excellence of your fixed partial denture restorations, the intense
routine maintenance by her periodontist, and good home care, she has
been experiencing a continued deterioration of her periodontal tissues.
Her attempts to quit smoking have been unsuccessful; otherwise she is in
good health and taking no medications. Because you are her primary care
dentist, she has questioned you about her current dilemma. The
periodontist has suggested a 3-week course of doxycycline therapy to
control her latest exacerbation of periodontal disease, but she is
concerned about Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports asking for
prudent use of antibiotics. How do you advise this patient?

Define your question using

• Population: old woman who is experiencing a continued deterioration of her

periodontal tissues.
• Intervention: a 3-week course of doxycycline therapy
• Comparison: prudent use of antibiotics.
• Outcome: treat her periodontal disease
Write out your question
In elder women who is experiencing a continued deterioration of her periodontal
tissues , does the 3-week course of doxycycline therapy more effective than
prudent use of antibiotics in treating her periodontal disease ?

List the main topics and terms from your question that you can use to search
• Population : Deteriorated periodontal tissues
• Intervention : doxycyclin therapy
• Comparison: purdent antibiotics
• Outcome: periodontal disease
Exercise (3)

Janet is 42 years old and just had her first mammogram. She does
not have a history of breast cancer in her family, and she has heard
from her friends that she doesn’t need to have a mammogram every
year, only every three years because of new guidelines. She wants to
know if she has to come back every year for a mammogram, or if she
can make an appointment every three years.

Define your question using

• Population: older adult woman who had her first mammogram

• Intervention: make mammogram every 1 year
• Comparison: make mammogram every 3 years
• Outcome: early detection of breast cancer if present

Write out your question

In older adult woman who had her first mammogram , does make mammogram
every 1 year more effective than making mammogram every 3 years in early
detection of breast cancer if present?

List the main topics and terms from your question that you can use to search
Population : women mammogram

Intervention: routine mammogram every year

Comparison: routine mammogram every 3 years

Outcome: breast cancer – early detection