What does PICO mean in Medical?
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Patient-problem or population , Intervention, Comparison-control or comparator, Outcome
P Patient, Population, or Problem What are the most important characteristics of the patient; include the primary problem, disease, or co-existing conditions. I Intervention What do you want to do for the patient? Prescribe a drug, order a test or surgery? C Comparison Are you trying to decide between two drugs, a drug, no medication/placebo or diagnostic tests? You do not always have to have a specific comparison. O Outcome What do you hope to accomplish, measure, improve for the patient? What are you trying to do to affect the patient positively?
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- An island in the Azores.
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