| Incoming Internal Medicine Interns Have a Poor Knowledge of Peripheral Artery Disease. | |
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PMID: 22297038 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common and carries an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. The level of knowledge among incoming medical trainees about PAD is unknown. During orientation to a single internal medicine residency program, incoming medical interns were given a 19-question multiple-choice questionnaire. The questions fell into 1 of 4 categories about PAD: (1) prevalence, (2) screening, (3) treatment, and (4) outcome. Sixty-two incoming interns were queried. The percentage of questions answered correctly overall was 41.7% (10.5%-73.7%). The percentage of questions answered correctly in the prevalence, screening, treatment, and outcome groups were 48.9% (0 to 100%), 33.8% (0 to 80%), 45.0% (0 to 87.5%), and 42.5% (0 to 100%), respectively. Internal medicine interns have poor knowledge about PAD including its prevalence, screening, treatment, and outcomes. Increased education during medical school is encouraged. |
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Aron I Schwarcz; Aimee Quijano; Jeffrey W Olin; Robert J Ostfeld |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-1 |
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Title: Angiology Volume: - ISSN: 1940-1574 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-2 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0203706 Medline TA: Angiology Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA. |
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