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61. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2003 - He was otherwise healthy with no allergies to medications. … changes, apnea, muscle weakness, and visual disturbances Extreme or unexpected increase or decrease in blood … pressure or heart rate Unexpected or persistent muscle relaxation Unexpected change, or lack of change … IV carrying the drug Attempt to aspirate or drain the IV tubing to point of injection If there is blood … pressure cuff on arm of IV, inflate to slow down entry of drug to central circulation Maintain normocarbia

62. Unexplained Apnea Under Anesthesia | PSNet
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    December 01, 2005 - He was otherwise healthy with no allergies to medications. … apnea, muscle weakness, and visual disturbances Extreme or unexpected increase or decrease in blood … pressure or heart rate Unexpected or persistent muscle relaxation Unexpected change … carrying the drug Attempt to aspirate or drain the IV tubing to point of injection If there is blood … pressure cuff on arm of IV, inflate to slow down entry of drug to central circulation Maintain

63. Transfusion Thresholds in Gastrointestinal Bleeding | PSNet
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    November 26, 2014 - Over the course of the night, his blood pressure began to drop. … He was given 2 liters of normal saline with some improvement in his blood pressure. … include color, volume, and frequency of bleeding, a review of comorbid conditions, and an inventory of medications … , particularly antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications. … high-risk endoscopic findings and need for endoscopic therapy at index endoscopy.( 19 ) While specific medications

64. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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    November 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008 Spotlight Case Near Miss with Bedside Medications * * Source and Credits … Further history revealed that he had recently increased his beta-blocker, a blood pressure medication … Although the patient seemed to have some difficulty in understanding the medications, the pharmacist … Responses to This Case Patient safety committee recommended that: Ordering template for “bedside” medications … be modified to include a discontinuation time ED procedure be modified so that, at discharge, all medications

65. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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    May 29, 2024 - Oncology medications are high-risk due to complexity of patient care and patient polypharmacy. … In this quality improvement project, a multi-component intervention including remote blood pressure monitoring … was found to increase the rate of completed postpartum blood pressure checks among individuals with … Oncology medications are high-risk due to complexity of patient care and patient polypharmacy. … pressure, rapid heart rate, and low oxygen levels.

66. Bloody BP Cuff | PSNet
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    June 21, 2016 - The blood pressure cuff (which was partly fabric and partly nylon) was saturated with so much blood that … Blood pressure cuffs are already known to be reservoirs of bacterial pathogens such as Clostridium difficile … Until the cost-effectiveness of disposable blood pressure cuffs has been established, we can at least … recommend explicit attention to the cleaning and disinfection of blood pressure cuffs between patients … Clostridium difficile contamination of blood pressure cuffs: a call for a closer look at gloving practices

67. Effect of admission medication reconciliation on adverse drug events from admission medication changes. | PSNet
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    April 12, 2019 - medication changes (e.g., withholding antihypertensive medication in a patient presenting with low blood … pressure) were also associated with subsequent ADEs, indicating a need for better medication monitoring … December 6, 2010 Results of the Medications At Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH

68. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2005 - Shortly thereafter, the patient became hypotensive with a systolic blood pressure (BP) of 65 mm Hg. … However, this may not apply to certain high-risk medications (e.g., intravenous potassium chloride or … At minimum, a review of medications and doses by the team should happen every morning (perhaps twice … daily in an ICU) on rounds and should include a pharmacist.(13,16) High-risk medications need to be … No checks and balances for high-risk medications High http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

69. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2023 - ulcer, presented to the emergency department (ED) with asymptomatic post-dialysis hypertension, with a blood … pressure of 246/100. … He reported taking his regular blood pressure medications without any clear trigger for this hypertensive … He was treated in the ED with hydralazine and clonidine, with mild improvement in blood pressure. … to his SNF, as he remained asymptomatic, with recommendations to resume his usual antihypertensive medications

70. CYP450 Drugs: Expect the Unexpected | PSNet
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    October 19, 2022 - One week later, the patient was reexamined by the internist and found to have an elevated blood pressure … The physicians later recognized that HIV medications, particularly ritonavir-associated therapy, are … They potentially provide real-time data on recently prescribed and recently dispensed medications. … On a practical level, patients should be encouraged to carry a complete list of their current medications … November 5, 2014 WebM&M Cases Discontinued Medications

71. Weighing In on Surgical Safety | PSNet
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    August 04, 2021 - Despite aggressive efforts with physical therapy and medications to treat his pain, the patient continued … In patients like the one presented, hypertension must be adequately controlled and antihypertensive medications … Insulin and other diabetic medications should be continued until the day of surgery and then withheld

72. Association between opioid tapering and subsequent health care use, medication adherence, and chronic condition control. | PSNet
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    August 25, 2021 - numbers of emergency department visits, and reduced adherence to antihypertensive and antidiabetic medications … intensification, missed visits, and scheduled follow-up interval with racial or ethnic disparities in blood … pressure control.

73. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2017 - His initial vital signs showed a blood pressure of 130/75 mm hg, heart rate of 65 beats per minute, … He ordered an echocardiogram for the next morning and prescribed diuretic medications. … 2 qSOFA (quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score) Systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg Respiratory … 2 MEWS (Modified Early Warning Score) Systolic blood pressure Heart rate Respiratory rate Temperature … pressure)   Renal (BUN, creatinine, urine output)   Pulmonary (PaO2/FiO2 ratio)   Hematologic (WBC

74. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2014 - This meant that a significant period of time passed with no new blood pressure values being measured … ; however, the patient's blood pressure was documented as unchanged in the anesthetic record. … A second error in this case was that the previous ("stale") blood pressure value was documented as a … constant blood pressure measurements. … Hence, a stale blood pressure alert would likely decrease patient safety instead of improving it.

75. Spotlight
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    January 01, 2024 - His only medications were nasal fluticasone and oral tamsulosin.  … Over the next 14 hours, the patient’s blood pressure remained at or below 90/60, and he was described

76. Spotlight (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2022 - topics are beyond the scope of this commentary. 12 Background (3) • IO lines can be used to infuse medications … threshold of muscle is reached when pressure within the compartment is elevated to 20 mm Hg below the diastolic … pressure or 30 mm Hg below the mean arterial blood pressure

77. Vital signs are still vital: instability on discharge and the risk of post-discharge adverse outcomes. | PSNet
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    September 23, 2020 - This observational cohort study found that patients with abnormal vital signs—temperature, blood pressure … September 27, 2016 Who do hospital physicians and nurses go to for advice about medications

78. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2019 - She was overweight but otherwise healthy and was not taking any medications prior to admission. … Over the next few minutes, the patient's blood pressure skyrocketed to 250/135 mm Hg. … Advances include practice guidelines, newer and shorter acting medications, new equipment for airway … Yet, anesthesia is also uniquely vulnerable to medication errors—in that perioperative medications are … The medications most frequently involved included propofol, phenylephrine, and fentanyl, and errors

79. Pharmacist-led mobile health intervention and transplant medication safety: a randomized controlled clinical trial. | PSNet
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    April 07, 2021 - during transitions of care, screening for drug interactions, providing recommendations) and home-based blood … pressure and blood glucose monitoring. … and closed-loop electronic medication management systems on work processes and safety of controlled medications

80. Wound-care teams for preventing and treating pressure ulcers. | PSNet
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    June 05, 2019 - Review Wound-care teams for preventing and treating pressure ulcers. Citation Text: Moore ZEH, Webster J, Samuriwo R. Wound-care teams for preventing and treating pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;9:CD011011. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD011011.pub2. Copy Citation Format:…