Number Needed To Treat (NNT) Explained Clearly - Exam Practice Question

Understand how to calculate "number needed to treat" (NNT) as Dr. Seheult tackles this board question provided by BoardVitals.
Knowledge of NNT is important for most medical professionals and medical statistics questions are common on board exams. This video illustrates valuable strategy tips for "number needed to treat" and epidemiology questions. Includes discussion on absolute risk reduction and relative risk reduction.
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Speaker: Roger Seheult, MD
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Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.
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[@emanuelegammeri243]

You have seriously no idea, how many videos I had to watch before I understood this. Thnak you so so much
Excellent !!!

[@Johndarlington91]

You know I sit in lectures and half the time don't have a freakin clue what's going on. I no longer sweat it, because I know as soon as I get to a computer Medcram is going to explain the hour+ lecture to me in ~10mins perfectly.

[@nouraayed]

Best explanation I’ve ever seen
You’re gifted

[@masoodpaki]

I have no words to thank you, Absolutely clear and simple.
Please make more videos on Bio-statistics.

[@reemochaccino]

Thank you so much doctor, This really helped me a lot!

[@maanibee16]

Crystal clear, thank you! Could you please do a video on NNH as well?

[@gigostackkfmawi9263]

Dr. Seheult can you talk about to NNT with regards to covid-19 vaccines? I've noticed that there has been absolutely no news regarding NNT and covid vaxs specifically until about 60 days or so where one or two articles have popped up in the news trying to argue why this medically accepted function of treatment is now suddenly "not that useful" when viewed thru the lens of covid vaccines. I follow your covid videos quite closely and wondered what your thoughts on this might be?

[@haydeepaiz8237]

Excellent!! Could you do videos about other Biostatistics methods, I mean interpretation of them, like for example Kaplan M. curves or similars. Please?

[@ThEKeeYs]

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[@muhammadrifqizafran6552]

Medschool would be way easier if we have this amazing straight to the point lectures. Thank you so much 😀

[@unitedkamp270]

Thank you!

[@PimpDawg98]

Thank you so much!

[@tangiesupport6228]

Please make more videos on Bio-statistics

[@shjamshidiat]

It was quite helpful. Thank you

[@Medcram]

Thanks for watching!

[@DrSD-lu5lv]

You are genius!!

[@bardacha100]

GREAT !

[@georget7865]

When evaluating the NNT, what constitutes a reasonable upper limit to justify treating when taking into account side effects? When is not taking a drug not worth it? For example, Anastrozole has a NNT of 25, but has horrible side effects. Is it worth taking? Thanks

[@santiagoduenas3526]

This explanation is sooo goood

[@ajelshof]

In my opinion the Absolute risk is the risk of the intervention - the risk of the control. And when you are calculating a NNT you need to use the positive outcome. So the correct answer is 1/(0.66-0.60). It doesn't change the outcome but the NNT is used to calculate the number of people who I need to treat to have one more positive outcome. So I would suggest we use a positive measurement. I hope I'm correct, and correct me if I'm wrong.

[@areejbinsalman5241]

really thanks

[@yetundeayoola707]

can it be calculated if we are not giving the percentage, i mean just calculating the risks and subtracting them

[@UnauthorizedExpression]

Don't learn this if you want to continuing having faith in doctors.

[@robertjbender]

Ugh... why read aloud words on the screen? WHY?