A pharmacist is researching PUBMED about gabapentin for treatment of spasticity in a 36-year- old woman...

A pharmacist is researching PUBMED about gabapentin for treatment of spasticity in a 36-year-
old woman newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. If using the terms “gabapentin” AND

“spasticity,” which one of the following limit functions would best help narrow results and limit
erroneous results? Explain your Answer
a. Human only.
b. English only.
c. Human and English.
d. Clinical trials.

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Expert Solution

The answer is Option D. using Clinical trials as limit function to narrow results and limit erroneous results.

For the 36 year old woman newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis we not only need to find the gabapentin application to the treatment of spasiticity but we require a data that can demonstrate age, gender factor related group efficacy in scientific studies. When we use clinical trials we get the published as well leads as clinical trial registry where we can study the data and determine the effectiveness of gabapentin for treatment of spasticity with concrete evidence.

Clinical trials involve studies conducted on human participants and would involve other aticles and introduce errors. by using English only it could lead to English speaking or english nationality population and again give erroreneous results.

Hence using Clinical trials as limit function to narrow results and limit erroneous results and help effectively get evidence to scientifically and effecively evaluate the treatment options.

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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