ASKING QUESTIONS
Introduction
(2 pages)

Where do questions
come from?
(2 pages)

Background & foreground
questions
(4 pages)
Four part question (6 pages)
Types of question (7 pages)
Types of study (6 pages)
Summary

 

Types of Question

Your questions may have looked something like this:

Diagnosis
In men aged 55 with suspected hypertension, does 160/95 mmHg diagnose hypertension?
Harm
In hypertensive men aged 55, do ACE inhibitors, as compared with diuretics, cause more side–effects?
Prognosis
In hypertensive men aged 55, what is the risk of coronary heart disease?
Prevention or Treatment
In hypertensive men aged 55, do ACE inhibitors as compared with diuretics, prevent CHD?
Experience or Meaning
In hypertensive men aged 55, what is their experience of taking ACE inhibitors as compared with diuretics?

 

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