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Briefly describe ClinicalTrials.gov.
 
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Name at least two reasons why clinicians use a Problem List.
 
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Answer to Question 1

ClinicalTrials.gov was launched in February 2000; it lists 105,168 clinical trials in 174 countries. It is searchable by disease and locationfor example, cancer AND Los Angeles. In 2011, its pages were viewed 50 million times per month, with 65,000 daily visitors. ClinicalTrials.gov offers up-to-date information for locatingclinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions. A clinical trialis a research study in human volunteers to answerhealth questions. Interventional trials determine whether experimental treatments or new ways of using known therapies are safe and effective under controlled environments. Observational trials address health issues in large groups of people or populations in natural settings.

Answer to Question 2

Any two of the following:

Easy to see the active problems for a patient, and also view the history of problems. Most clinical information recorded in the chart are related to one or more problems. Everyone who touches the patient knows what conditions are present.

Problem lists are used to track both acute and chronic conditions.

Helps the clinician to remember to follow up on conditions from previous visits. Maintaining a problem list is a requirement for accreditation by JCAHO.



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