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Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
An ABAB design with a data table and honest limitations — a second dataset Research Methods › N-of-1 designs confounding effect size data table worked example Solved On the subject in the title: An ABAB design with a data table and honest limitations — a second dataset Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: STEP 2 ( Lancet , 2021). Please read it before…	+106	118	25k	4mo
Measurement error in home scales, with a worked standard deviation Research Methods › Statistics effect size heterogeneity number needed to treat confounding Solved Wiki Measurement error in home scales, with a worked standard deviation Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Comparing SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021) with STEP 1 ( N Engl…	+26	31	4.3k	4mo
Rewriting my first post: a before-and-after, with commentary Start Here › How to Ask worked example beginner friendly onboarding Closed Rewriting my first post: a before-and-after, with commentary Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I want to check my reasoning rather than get a conclusion. My…		3	2.7k	4mo
About the Dosing & titration category Practice › Dosing & titration titration dose reduction worked example Pinned Wiki Schedules, escalation intervals, dose reductions, and the arithmetic that connects a vial to a syringe mark. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is…		4	350	4mo
Splitting a weekly dose in two: the pharmacokinetic argument against Practice › Dosing & titration titration tirzepatide semaglutide missed dose Splitting a weekly dose in two: the pharmacokinetic argument against — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a gap, so I…	+24	28	51k	5mo
How the published trials escalated, tabulated side by side Practice › Dosing & titration worked example semaglutide titration dose reduction Solved Closed The question in the title: How the published trials escalated, tabulated side by side I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. A question about technique rather than about dose. I…	+4	8	4.2k	5mo
Absence of evidence and evidence of absence Research Methods › Statistics effect size worked example number needed to treat Absence of evidence and evidence of absence Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Session topic: SURMOUNT-OSA ( N Engl J Med , 2024). Please read it before…	+16	20	3.9k	5mo
The lowest dose that does anything: is that a real question? Practice › Dosing & titration dose reduction worked example missed dose titration Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: The lowest dose that does anything: is that a real question? I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a gap, so I am asking rather…	+100	111	9.1k	5mo
Dead volume across syringe and needle combinations Devices › Syringes & needles needle gauge & length subcutaneous injection dead volume syringe units On the subject in the title: Dead volume across syringe and needle combinations Working notes rather than a conclusion. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly these go wrong…	+72	80	28k	5mo
An ABAB design with a data table and honest limitations Research Methods › N-of-1 designs effect size confounding worked example An ABAB design with a data table and honest limitations Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Session topic: SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021). Please read it before…		2	45k	5mo
Why "dose equivalence" between different incretin analogues is a weak concept Practice › Dosing & titration tirzepatide dose reduction titration semaglutide Solved Why "dose equivalence" between different incretin analogues is a weak concept I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. I have read the maintained page on this…	+124	133	11k	5mo
About the Calculators category Data & Tools › Calculators worked example concentration maths syringe units Pinned Wiki Reconstitution, dose equivalence, titration planning, mass-error checking and storage lookup. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with…	+2	7	733	5mo
Designing a personal experiment that could change your mind Research Methods › N-of-1 designs confounding worked example data table effect size Posting this under the heading it deserves: Designing a personal experiment that could change your mind Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022). Please read it before…	+2	6	695	6mo
What to include when your question involves a chromatogram Start Here › How to Ask guidelines beginner friendly worked example Solved What to include when your question involves a chromatogram I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to…	+49	54	58k	6mo
Why "add 2 mL" is not an instruction Practice › Reconstitution reconstitution worked example syringe units dead volume The question in the title: Why "add 2 mL" is not an instruction I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been doing the…	+23	27	3.5k	6mo
What to include when your question involves arithmetic Start Here › How to Ask beginner friendly onboarding site feedback guidelines Solved Closed What to include when your question involves arithmetic — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to…		2	3.1k	7mo
Coming back to: Over-dilution: when your dose falls below one readable graduation Practice › Reconstitution worked example dead volume syringe units bacteriostatic water Over-dilution: when your dose falls below one readable graduation Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a…	+90	97	1.1k	7mo
The decimal-point error, and the habit that catches it Practice › Reconstitution syringe units concentration maths worked example bacteriostatic water The decimal-point error, and the habit that catches it Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how…	+110	121	10k	7mo
Coming back to: Feature request: should a dose-equivalence tool exist at all? Data & Tools › Calculators syringe units concentration maths worked example site feedback Solved Feature request: should a dose-equivalence tool exist at all? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Posting the method first, because I know what the first…	+37	41	725	7mo
Second pass at: Asking a follow-up: new topic or new reply? Start Here › How to Ask guidelines site feedback worked example beginner friendly Solved Wiki The question in the title: Second pass at: Asking a follow-up: new topic or new reply? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I want to check my reasoning rather than get a…		4	81	8mo
Gauge and length selection for subcutaneous injection Devices › Syringes & needles syringe units needle gauge & length worked example subcutaneous injection Solved Gauge and length selection for subcutaneous injection Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how…	+50	55	1.3k	8mo
Second pass at: The mass-error checker and its intended scope Data & Tools › Calculators site feedback worked example concentration maths Solved Pinned Posting this under the heading it deserves: Second pass at: The mass-error checker and its intended scope Everything below is what sits behind that. Working through the identity arithmetic and I would like it…	+70	74	1.7k	8mo
[2026 update] How much of the diluent volume the powder itself displaces Practice › Reconstitution reconstitution worked example syringe units Wiki Closed The question in the title: How much of the diluent volume the powder itself displaces I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Practical question with the units stated, because I…	+89	100	3.2k	8mo
What a confidence interval means, from scratch — the long version Research Methods › Statistics effect size worked example confounding number needed to treat The question in the title: What a confidence interval means, from scratch — the long version I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I have seen SURMOUNT-2 ( Lancet , 2023) cited…	+16	20	2.3k	8mo
A calculator that gives a right answer to the wrong question — does this still hold? Data & Tools › Calculators worked example concentration maths syringe units site feedback Solved Under review A calculator that gives a right answer to the wrong question — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. I would like to understand what…	+23	27	62k	8mo
Titles that describe the question, not the situation Start Here › How to Ask onboarding site feedback guidelines worked example Closed Titles that describe the question, not the situation — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people…	+139	153	22k	8mo
[2026 update] What steady state means for the decision to escalate Practice › Dosing & titration tirzepatide worked example semaglutide missed dose The question in the title: What steady state means for the decision to escalate I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a…	+127	137	32k	8mo
Follow-up: The lowest dose that does anything: is that a real question? Practice › Dosing & titration worked example missed dose tirzepatide dose reduction Closed The question in the title: The lowest dose that does anything: is that a real question? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I have read the maintained page on this and I still…	+70	75	12k	8mo
Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post — the long version Start Here › How to Ask guidelines site feedback worked example onboarding Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post — the long version Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the…	+79	83	1.6k	9mo
A 10 mg vial reconstituted three different ways, compared — the long version Practice › Reconstitution reconstitution syringe units worked example concentration maths A 10 mg vial reconstituted three different ways, compared — the long version — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Reporting something rather than asking about it, in case the…	+146	158	47k	9mo