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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/spotlight_case_mismanagement_of_acute_decompensated_heart_failure_slides_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - Objectives
At the conclusion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
Recognize appropriate … Discuss appropriate Emergency Department disposition for patients during hypertensive emergencies, and … highlighting the contraindications for beta-blockers in the setting of acute decompensated heart failure and appropriate … patient with only one “ICU level need” (i.e., a titratable infusion), a stepdown unit may have been appropriate … apparently led to repeated administration of “as needed” anti-hypertensives to keep the patient’s condition appropriate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-recognition-positive-blood-culture
January 29, 2020 - The medical team ordered appropriate antibiotic treatment for C. difficile but did not initiate treatment … time.( 20 ) In this case, the reporting of the positive result from the microbiology laboratory was appropriate … Finally, consultation with infectious disease experts would have been appropriate to discuss the significance … of listeria bacteremia and appropriate treatment. … Discharging a patient with pending microbiology tests may be appropriate in certain situations, but systems
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/spotlight_overdose_of_gabapentin_and_oxycodone_in_a_patient_with_end-stage_renal_disease.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Spotlight
Overdose of Gabapentin and Oxycodone in a Patient
with End-Stage Renal Disease: A Case for Appropriate …
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OVERDOSE OF GABAPENTIN AND
OXYCODONE IN A PATIENT WITH END-STAGE
RENAL DISEASE: A CASE FOR APPROPRIATE … However, even appropriate interruptions require
mental effort for evaluation, and can cause fatigue …
– Without appropriate renal dose adjustments, both duloxetine and venlafaxine can
accumulate and …
– Problem lists may not be complete, so appropriate alerts may not be activated.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropping-new-lows
December 18, 2024 - Greater benefit may be realized at the lower end of this range and lower targets may be appropriate in … Higher glucose ranges may be appropriate for terminally ill patients and those with severe comorbidities … , while lower ranges may be appropriate for patients who tolerate tight glycemic control as outpatients … Such algorithms are made even more useful when hyperlinks are added at appropriate places in the electronic … Having easily accessible and timely glucose and insulin data is the only way providers can make appropriate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47689/psn-pdf
February 06, 2019 - Appropriateness of outpatient antibiotic prescribing
among privately insured US patients: ICD-10-CM based
cross sectional study.
February 6, 2019
Chua K-P, Fischer MA, Linder JA. Appropriateness of outpatient antibiotic prescribing among privately
insured US patients: ICD-10-CM based cross sectional study. BMJ. 20…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50650/psn-pdf
November 13, 2019 - Identifying 'avoidable harm' in family practice: a
RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method consensus study.
November 13, 2019
Carson-Stevens A, Campbell S, Bell BG, et al. Identifying 'avoidable harm' in family practice: a
RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method consensus study. BMC Fam Pract. 2019;20(1):134.
doi:10.1186/s12875…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-management-necrotizing-soft-tissue-infection-who-does-patient-belong
March 31, 2021 - management is outside the scope of his or her practice, the surgeon will at least help coordinate the appropriate … in its professionalism and commitment to the patient in this case by failing to ensure and expedite appropriate … or other members of the clinical team (e.g., nurses) did not feel empowered to insist on the urgency appropriate … the substandard care provided in that the general surgeon responded with apparent resentment to an appropriate … Involving specialty services in creating these guidelines builds buy-in and provides an appropriate space
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73159/psn-pdf
April 21, 2021 - Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness
at hospital discharge: experience with COVID-19 patients.
April 21, 2021
Cattaneo D, Pasina L, Maggioni AP, et al. Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at
hospital discharge: experience with COVID-19 patients. Drugs Aging. 2021;38(4):341-346…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34725/psn-pdf
April 07, 2011 - The authors outline the
patient’s role in increasing diagnostic accuracy, determining appropriate treatment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843151/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - As a result, LGBTQ+ patients
may not receive appropriate healthcare, with concomitant consequences for … providers increases safety risks; the potential for
missed screenings, misdiagnoses and a lack of appropriate … This challenge can be ameliorated with effective communication and culturally and
linguistically appropriate … contact, such as registration or admission, health systems can leverage these data to deliver
the appropriate … events that members of the LGBTQ+ population may encounter when
accessing healthcare services.21 An appropriate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/triad-vii-do-prehospital-providers-understand-physician-orders-life-sustaining-treatment
September 15, 2021 - the Same Author(s)
TRIAD IX: can a patient testimonial safely help ensure prehospital appropriate … May 25, 2022
TRIAD IX: can a patient testimonial safely help ensure prehospital appropriate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leaders-role-medical-device-safety
August 14, 2017 - Healthcare executives must ensure appropriate policies, procedures. … Healthcare executives must ensure appropriate policies, procedures.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-order-set-change-and-critical-limb-ischemia
July 02, 2019 - order set would support selection of proper bolus dosing, correct rate of maintenance infusion, and appropriate … the best practice for a particular clinical scenario or fail to recognize when an order set is not appropriate … The selection of the correct clinical indication would then result in ordering the appropriate infusion … Communication to nursing and pharmacy would also have been appropriate in this case, as the requirement … Evaluation of appropriate sodium polystyrene sulfonate use with a hyperkalemia order set: a pilot study
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50696/psn-pdf
November 27, 2019 - , and drug interactions.8 Given this patient’s poor
renal function, midazolam may have been a more appropriate … During the procedure, he received fentanyl and midazolam, both
within appropriate dosing limits. … standardized process for screening patients preoperatively, high-risk
patients such as these might not have appropriate … The patient tolerated the procedure without apparent issues and appropriate doses of fentanyl
and midazolam … The actions
performed by the vascular access staff were appropriate and the patient’s death could not
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40785/psn-pdf
May 04, 2012 - A framework for evaluating the appropriateness of clinical
decision support alerts and responses.
May 4, 2012
McCoy AB, Waitman LR, Lewis JB, et al. A framework for evaluating the appropriateness of clinical
decision support alerts and responses. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19(3):346-52. doi:10.1136/amiajnl-
2011-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44579/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - Increased appropriateness of customized alert
acknowledgement reasons for overridden medication
alerts in a computerized provider order entry system.
September 1, 2016
Dekarske BM, Zimmerman CR, Chang R, et al. Increased appropriateness of customized alert
acknowledgement reasons for overridden medication alerts i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/framework-evaluating-appropriateness-clinical-decision-support-alerts-and-responses
March 21, 2017 - Study
A framework for evaluating the appropriateness of clinical decision support alerts and responses.
Citation Text:
McCoy AB, Waitman LR, Lewis JB, et al. A framework for evaluating the appropriateness of clinical decision support alerts and responses. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863308/psn-pdf
February 28, 2024 - Once an appropriate level of
sedation was achieved, the patient was positioned prone. … Appropriate doses of Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) medications were given. … sedation is achieved.9 No matter which form of anesthesia is used,
emergency airway equipment and appropriate … It is essential to ensure
appropriate gastric emptying before proceeding with ERCP, to minimize the … is likely the safest option to minimize the risk of aspiration while securing the
airway.10 Even if appropriate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36872/psn-pdf
June 16, 2019 - reports provides examples of problems related to medication
misadministration, drug shortages, and the appropriate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/which-line-ordering-provider-or-proceduralist
September 16, 2015 - oncologist and interventional radiologist discussed the case and decided it would be safest and most appropriate … The error was disclosed to the patient, the tunneled catheter was removed, and the appropriate catheter … Otherwise, the CDS can provide real-time feedback to redirect toward more appropriate care. … As a result, the 23%–27% of imaging orders without an appropriate indication were considered mistakes … Further, the ordering physician would have to arrive at the appropriate decision relatively quickly through