ObjectiveTo retrieve currently-available best evidence to select the treatment plan of antithrombotic therapy for a gerontal patient lately admitted because of atrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary artery disease (CAD), and to provide references for clinical treatment.
MethodsWe comprehensively searched PubMed, MEDLINE (Ovid), EMbase and The Cochrane Library (Issue 5, 2014) up to May 2014, for relevant evidence about antithrombotic therapy for patients with AF and CAD. After analysis and assessment, we developed the plan of the patient's antithrombotic therapy.
ResultsCurrent evidence showed no best treatment plan of antithrombotic therapy for patients with AF and CAD.
ConclusionCorrect evaluation of the risks of thrombosis and bleeding is the key point of beneficial antithrombotic therapy for patients with AF and CAD.
ObjectiveTo determine the diagnosis method for an elderly male patient with hematuria by means of evidence-based practice, so as to provide references for clinical diagnosis.
MethodWe searched databases including PubMed, EMbase, and The Cochrane Library up to Nov. 2014, to collect relevant diagnostic evidence for elderly patients with hematuria.
ResultsCompared with MRI, CT had higher sensitivity and specificity in determination of lesion location in where the hematuria was caused by tumor.
ConclusionsCT scan may be better for patients with hematuria to determine the location of lesion.
