What is it about?
An initial difficulty for the characterization of case studies lies in the fact that different methodologies adopted in the same clinical setting. The case study can be defined as an operating system a limited or a case, obtained by means of a detailed data collection, involving multiple sources of information (history, physical examination, laboratory testing, imaging and treatment).
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Why is it important?
The case study can be defined as an operating system a limited or a case, obtained by means of a detailed data collection, involving multiple sources of information (history, physical examination, laboratory testing, imaging and treatment).
Perspectives
The discussion of clinical cases is an important tool in learning and improvement of clinical reasoning, the use of this critical evaluation of case reported can improve the scientific quality of such article. It is important for readers to recognize the advantages and disadvantages of case series.
Professor Paulo Eduardo Ocke Reis
Universidade Federal Fluminense
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This page is a summary of: Critical Appraisal of a Case Report, Evidence based Medicine and Practice, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.4172/2471-9919.1000e103.
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