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Archive of Ottawa Decision Aids

The following patient decision aids were developed in Ottawa but are currently out-of-date and no longer available to the general public. For more information regarding these decision aids, please contact decisionaid@ohri.ca.

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  • Making Choices: Treatments to Prevent Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (1996)
  • Making Choices: Treatment of Stage IV (metastatic) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (1997)
  • Making decisions about the removal of my breast cancer: What Do I Prefer? (1998)
  • Making Choices: Blood Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery (1999)
  • Making Choices: Options for Lowering My Risk of Breast Cancer (1999)
  • Becoming Involved in the Decisions You Face: A Guide for Women with Breast Cancer (2000)
  • Making Choices: Care at Home or Admission to a Care Facility (2000)
  • Making Choices: Life Changes to Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke (2001)
  • Making Choices: Osteoporosis Treatment Options (2002)
  • Bone/Muscle Conditions (2003): First published in the BMJ book Evidence-Based Rheumatology.

    • Ankylosing spondylitis: Should I take biologic agents such as infliximab or etanercept?
    • Gout: Should I take non-steroidal anti-imflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)?
    • Lupus kidney disease: Do I agree to take the recommended treatment of steroids plus cyclophosphamide?
    • Osteoporosis: Should I take Alendronate?
    • Osteoporosis: Should I take Etidronate?
    • Osteoporosis: Should I take hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
    • Raynaud's: Should I take calcium channel blockers, such as nifedipine?
    • Rheumatoid arthritis: Should I take a combination of DMARDs?
    • Rheumatoid arthritis: Should I take infliximab?
    • Rheumatoid arthritis: Should I take methotrexate?
    • Scleroderma: Should I take methotrexate?
    • Shoulder pain in rotator cuff disease: Should I have a steroid injection?
    • Tennis elbow: Should I have a steroid injection?
    • Vasculitis: Should I switch to azathioprine after going into remission with cyclophosphamide?
  • Should you take traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or Cox2 inhibitors for osteoarthritis? (2005)


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