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Case 9 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their treatment. What is an appropria...

Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection context in a private clinical record. A forum comparison cannot diagnose a condition; a quali...

Case 18 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: retain ...

Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...

Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection context in a private clinical record. A forum comparison cannot diagnose a condition; a quali...

Case 46 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise Clarification for “Reading a preclinical paper: wha...

Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference inter...

Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the answer addresses “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record ...

Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...

Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...

Summary draft for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the answer addresses “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…”; the relate...

State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...