Table 3.
Search performance after reformulation. Original queries are listed either as improved, worse, or no change with substitution. G signified search in Google and M indicates a search of MedlinePlus
| Query Text | Replacement Text | Search Space(s) |
| Improved with Reformulation | ||
| "cavity" | "dental caries" | G, M |
| "flat head" | "plagiocephaly" | G, M |
| "heart arrhythmia treatment" | "arrhythmia treatment" | G |
| "heart electric" | "heart conduction system" | M |
| "heart transplant" | "heart transplantation" | G |
| "natural hrt" | "natural hormone replacement therapy" | G |
| "restless leg syndrome" | "restless legs syndrome" | G, M |
| "restless leg syndrome" | "restless legs syndrome" | G |
| "ssri" | "selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor" | G |
| "stroke" | "cerebrovascular accident" | G, M |
| "thyroid abs test" | "thyroid antibody studies" | G |
| Worse with Reformulation | ||
| "heart electric" | "heart conduction system" | G |
| "heart transplant" | "heart transplantation" | M |
| "petit mal seizure" | "epilepsy, absence" | G, M |
| "restless leg syndrome"2 | "restless legs syndrome" | M |
| "heart arrhythmia treatment" | "heart arrhythmia therapeutic aspects" | G |
| "ssri" | "selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor" | M |
| No Change with Reformulation | ||
| "contraindications magnetic resonance imaging" | "contraindications mri" | G, M |
| "heart arrhythmia treatment" | "arrhythmia treatment" | M |
| "heart arrhythmia treatment" | "heart arrhythmia therapeutic aspects" | M |
| "heart flutters" | "fluttering heart" | G, M |
| "herbal treatment cancer" | "herbal therapeutic aspects cancer" | G, M |
| "herbal treatment cancer" | "herbal treatment malignant neoplasms" | G, M |
| "natural alternative hrt" | "natural alternative hormone replacement therapy" | G, M |
| "natural hrt" | "natural hormone replacement therapy" | M |
| "thyroid abs test" | "thyroid antibody studies" | M |