beta blockers

A relatively quick keyword search for articles about members of the beta-blocker family:
(Acebutolol OR Adimolol OR Alprenolol OR Amosulalol OR Arotinolol OR Atenolol OR Befunolol OR Betaxolol OR Bevantolol OR Bisoprolol OR Bopindolol OR Bucindolol OR Bufetolol OR Bufuralol OR Bunitrolol OR Bupranolol OR Butofilolol OR Carazolol OR Cartiolol OR Carvedilol OR Celiprolol OR Cetamolol OR Coloranolol OR Cycloprolol OR Divelalol OR Draquinolol OR Espanolol OR Esmolol OR Flestolol OR Indenolol OR Labetalol OR Landiolol OR Levobetaxolol OR Levobunolol OR Levomoprolol OR Medroxalol OR Mepindolol OR Metipranolol OR Metoprolol OR Nadolol OR Nebivolol OR Nifenalol OR Nipradilol OR Oxprenolol OR Penbutolol OR Pindolol OR Practolol OR Propranolol OR Teratolol OR Tilisolol OR Timolol OR "beta blocker" OR "beta blockers" OR "beta-blocker" OR "beta-blockers" OR "beta-adrenergic blocker" OR "beta adrenergic blocker" OR "beta-adrenergic blockers" OR "beta-adrenergic blockers")

30-day readmission

("30-day" OR "30 day" OR "thirty-day" OR "thirty day" OR "30-days" OR "30 days" OR "thirty-days" OR "thirty days" OR "1 month" OR "one month" OR "1-month" OR "one-month") AND (readmit OR readmits OR readmitting OR readmission OR readmitted OR rehospital*)

Geriatric medicine

No. 1: The most sensitive search filter (Se=94.8%, Sp= 88.7%)
Elderly [tiab] OR community-dwelling [tiab] OR geriatric [tiab] OR “mini-mental state” [tiab] OR alzheimer [tiab] OR alzheimer’s [tiab] OR alzheimers [tiab] OR mmse [tiab] OR caregivers [tiab] OR falls [tiab] OR Adl [tiab] OR Frailty [tiab] OR Gds [tiab] OR Ageing [tiab] OR “hip fractures “ [tiab] OR elders [tiab] OR Frail [tiab] OR Mci [tiab] OR Demented [tiab] OR Psychogeriatrics [tiab] OR “cognitive impairment” [tiab] OR “postmenopausal women” [tiab] OR comorbidities [tiab] OR dementia [tiab] OR aging [tiab] OR older [tiab] OR “daily living” [tiab] OR “cognitive decline” [tiab] OR “cognitive impairment” [tiab] OR residents [tiab] OR “cognitive functioning” OR “old people” [tiab] OR nursing homes [mh] OR Geriatric assessment [mh] OR aging [mh] OR frail elderly [mh] OR Alzheimer disease [mh] OR homes for the aged [mh] OR cognition disorders
[mh] OR dementia [mh] OR Activities of daily living [mh] OR aged, 80 and over [mh]

No. 2: The most specific search filter (Se=69.1%, Sp=96.6%)
Elderly [tiab] OR community-dwelling [tiab] OR geriatric [tiab] OR “mini-mental state” [tiab] OR alzheimer [tiab] OR alzheimer’s [tiab] OR alzheimers [tiab] OR mmse [tiab] OR caregivers [tiab] OR falls [tiab] OR Adl [tiab] OR Frailty [tiab] OR Gds [tiab] OR Ageing [tiab] OR elders [tiab] OR Frail [tiab] OR Mci [tiab] OR Demented [tiab] OR Psychogeriatrics [tiab] OR “cognitive impairment” [tiab] OR “postmenopausal women” [tiab] OR Comorbidities [tiab] OR geriatric assessment [mh] OR Nursing homes [mh] OR frail elderly [mh] OR alzheimer disease/epidemiology [mh] OR cognition disorders/diagnosis [mh] OR cognition disorders/epidemiology [mh] OR homes for the aged [mh]

No. 3: Specific search filter with increased sensitivity (Se=75.3%, Sp=96.0%)
Elderly [tiab] OR community-dwelling [tiab] OR geriatric [tiab] OR “mini-mental state” [tiab] OR alzheimer [tiab] OR alzheimer’s [tiab] OR alzheimers [tiab]OR mmse [tiab] OR caregivers [tiab] OR falls [tiab] OR Adl [tiab] OR Frailty [tiab] OR Gds [tiab] OR Ageing [tiab] OR elders [tiab] OR Frail [tiab] OR Mci [tiab] OR Demented [tiab] OR Psychogeriatrics [tiab] OR “cognitive impairment” [tiab] OR “postmenopausal women” [tiab] OR Comorbidities [tiab] OR geriatric assessment [mh] OR Nursing homes [mh] OR frail elderly [mh] OR cognition disorders/diagnosis [mh] OR cognition disorders/epidemiology [mh] OR homes for the aged [mh] OR alzheimer disease [mh] OR dementia [tiab]

Published by: van de Glind EM, van Munster BC, Spijker R, Scholten RJ, Hooft L. Search filters to identify geriatric medicine in Medline. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011 Sep 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21946235.

checkpoint kinase 2

(chek2 OR chek-2 OR chk-2 OR chk2 OR "checkpointkinase 2" OR "checkpoint kinase 2" OR "check point kinase 2" OR "checkpoint kinase 2"[supplementary concept] OR I157T OR 1100delC OR rs17879961)

minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) -- keywords and MeSH

(MIC OR "Minimum inhibitory concentration" OR "minimum-inhibitory concentration" OR "Minimum inhibitory concentrations" OR "minimum-inhibitory concentrations" OR "Minimal inhibitory concentration" OR "minimal-inhibitory concentration" OR "Minimal inhibitory concentrations" OR "minimal-inhibitory concentrations" OR MICs OR "microbial sensitivity test" OR "microbial sensitivity tests" OR "microbial-sensitivity test" OR "microbial sensitivity test" OR "Antimicrobial Susceptibility" OR "Drug Sensitivity Assay" OR "Drug Sensitivity Assays" OR Antibiogram* OR "bacterial sensitivity test" OR "bacterial-sensitivity test" OR "bacterial sensitivity tests" OR "bacterial-sensitivity tests" OR "Microbial Sensitivity Tests"[Mesh] OR "Inhibitory Concentration 50"[Mesh]) 

8/29/14 - The strategy above has been revised .  Many thanks to Jean-Dominique Pierret, Ph.D.  who suggested that I OR in --
"Minimal inhibitory concentration" OR "minimal-inhibitory concentration" OR "Minimal inhibitory concentrations" OR "minimal-inhibitory concentrations"
 

vancomycin -- keywords and MeSH

Vancomycin* OR Vancomicin* OR Vankomycin* OR Vankomysiin* OR Vanco OR Vankomicin* OR Vankomisin* OR Wankomycyn* OR Balcoran OR Fabomicina OR Icoplax OR Kovan OR Vamysin OR Vancogram OR Vancomax OR Vanconorth OR Varedet OR Amplobac OR Biovancomin OR Copovan OR Diatracin OR Edicin OR Estavam OR Farmaciclin OR Glipep OR Ifavac OR Levovanox OR Lyphocin OR Maxivanil OR Orivan OR Rivervan OR Vacsol OR Vagran OR Vakocil OR Vamistol OR Vanaurus OR Vancam OR Vancep OR Vancin OR Vancin* OR Vanclomin OR Vancoabbott OR Vancobehr OR Vancocid OR Vancocin* OR Vancocina OR Vancocine OR Vancogen OR Vancoled OR Vancolon OR Vancomabol OR Vancoplus OR Vancor OR Vancorin OR Vancorus OR Vanco-saar OR Vancosan OR Vancoscand OR Vancoson OR Vancotenk OR Vancotex OR Vancotrat OR Vancox OR Vanlid OR Vanmicina OR Vanosyn OR Voncon OR Vondem OR Voxin Vianex OR Zengac OR "Vancomycin"[Mesh] OR "Vancomycin Resistance"[Mesh] OR "vancomycin B" [Supplementary Concept]

surface wrinkling retinopathy -- keywords and MeSH

Based on several opthalmologists websites, the keywords in the following search statement appear to be synonyms.   "Epiretinal Membrane"[mesh] is not the only subject heading that has been used for this condition but is the most specific.

"Epiretinal Membrane"[Mesh] OR "epiretinal membrane" OR "surface wrinkling retinopathy" OR "cellophane retinopathy"[tiab] OR "internal limiting membrane disease"[tiab] OR "macular pucker"