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Table 3 Medical knowledge check pre- and post-workshop

From: The impact of a hands-on arthrocentesis workshop in undergraduate medical education

 

Pre-Workshop (N = 69)

Post-Workshop (N = 69)

Change

 

n correct answers

(mean, min – max))

%

n correct answers

(mean, min – max))

%

N

(mean)

%

p

Anatomy *

(total number of correct answers: 21)

17.9 ± 0.5

(14–21)

85.4

19.1 ± 0.4

(14–21)

93.1

1.2

+ 7.0

< 0.001

Diagnostics / synovial fluid analysis **

(total number of correct answers: 9)

6.7 ± 0.5

(1–9)

75.0

8.4 ± 0.3

(4–9)

93.1

1.7

+ 24

< 0.001

Corticosteroid preparations ***

(total number of correct answers: 3)

0.6 ± 0.2

(0–3)

18.4

1.6 ± 0.2

(0–3)

53.1

1

+ 189

< 0.001

Contraindications to intraarticular corticosteroid injections****

(total number of correct answers: 4)

2.9 ± 0.3

(0–4)

72.5

3.5 ± 0.2

(1–4)

88.4

0.6

+ 22

< 0.001

Adverse effects of intraarticular corticosteroid injections *****

(total number of correct answers: 4)

2.7 ± 0.3

(0–4)

68.1

3.7 ± 0.1

(2–4)

91.7

1

+ 35

< 0.001

Infection ******

(total number of correct answers: 1)

0.3 ± 0.1

(0–1)

26.1

0.9 ± 0.1

(0–1)

85.5

0.6

+ 228

< 0.001

  1. *assign specific anatomic terms provided from a list to structures marked on anatomic drawings
  2. ** indicate on whether or not to perform specific laboratory studies for synovial fluid analysis, marking each given examination as “true” or “false”
  3. *** select the most appropriate corticosteroid preparation (4 preparations provided) for each procedure provided
  4. **** select 4 (relative) contraindications to giving intraarticular corticosteroid injections from a list (14 choices)
  5. ***** select 4 adverse effects of giving a single intraarticular corticosteroid injection from a list (14 choices)
  6. ****** tick the most appropriate answer to the rate of infection as a complication of arthrocentesis (6 choices)
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