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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-orders-killed-cancer-patient-dana-farber-admits-drug-overdose-caused-death-globe
March 10, 2021 - columnist, who fell victim to an inadvertent overdose of chemotherapy while receiving treatment for breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46404/psn-pdf
December 07, 2017 - to
identify adverse events in cancer care through medical record review, using a random sample of breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sepsis-smart
May 03, 2023 - 2023
Identifying patients whose symptoms are underrecognized during treatment with breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-heparins-hit-happens
March 27, 2024 - admission, the patient was found to be tachycardic and hypotensive, with excoriations of the skin over the breast … heparin was ever injected subcutaneously in this case, and the location of some of the lesions (e.g., breast … progressive, microvascular thrombosis ensues that typically leads to necrosis of the dermis overlying the breast … Case & Commentary: Part 3
Autopsy revealed thrombi in the vessels of the skin of breast and abdomen … microthrombi in dermal vessels strongly suggests that the skin lesions that were initially observed over the breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-gordon-schiff-md
February 26, 2025 - On the other hand, take the case of Linda McDougal , whose breast biopsy was switched between two patients … She was diagnosed as having breast cancer, which she didn't have, and underwent a mastectomy. … A woman comes in with a breast lump and the doctor confirms its presence on physical exam and appropriately … But we now know that if there is a palpable breast lump, further workup has to be done even with a normal … simply reminds me about the pitfall related to false negative mammograms in the face of a palpable breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42498/psn-pdf
December 30, 2014 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-errors-and-logistical-breakdowns-contributing-missed-and-delayed-diagnoses-breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45797/psn-pdf
October 31, 2017 - errors-cancer-diagnosis-current-understanding-and-future-directions
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/process-care-failures-breast-cancer-diagnosis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fluidity-diagnostic-wet-reads
April 24, 2018 - Artifact
June 30, 2021
WebM&M Cases
Delayed Breast … December 23, 2020
The role of cognitive bias in breast radiology diagnostic and … Effect of using the same vs different order for second readings of screening mammograms on rates of breast … May 1, 2011
Missed breast cancers at US-guided core needle biopsy: how to reduce
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safemedicationuseca
October 10, 2012 - June 22, 2015
ALERT: reports of severe harm after intravenous administration of breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46990/psn-pdf
July 25, 2018 - issue/incidence-speech-recognition-errors-emergency-department
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/error-rates-breast-imaging-reports-comparison-automatic-speech-recognition-and-dictation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49525/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - admission, the patient was found to be tachycardic and hypotensive, with excoriations of the skin
over the breast … heparin was ever injected
subcutaneously in this case, and the location of some of the lesions (e.g., breast … progressive, microvascular thrombosis ensues that typically leads to necrosis of
the dermis overlying the breast … Case & Commentary: Part 3
Autopsy revealed thrombi in the vessels of the skin of breast and abdomen. … microthrombi in dermal vessels strongly suggests that the skin lesions
that were initially observed over the breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-medical-errors-how-protect-yourself
June 09, 2021 - November 24, 2021
Structural racism--a 60-year-old black woman with breast cancer. … Biasing influence of 'mental shortcuts' on diagnostic decision-making: radiologists can overlook breast … 2022
Identifying patients whose symptoms are underrecognized during treatment with breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classifying-laboratory-incident-reports-identify-problems-jeopardize-patient-safety
May 13, 2020 - October 7, 2011
The value of inking breast cores to reduce specimen mix-up.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-detective-story-why-doctors-make-diagnostic-errors
October 23, 2018 - Cognitive errors and logistical breakdowns contributing to missed and delayed diagnoses of breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosis
June 08, 2022 - July 22, 2020
Errors in breast imaging: how to reduce errors and promote a safety environment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/six-ways-lower-errors-and-unnecessary-surgeries-radiology-exams
February 10, 2021 - August 28, 2019
Stand-alone artificial intelligence for breast cancer detection in mammography
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-335
April 27, 2022 - Biasing influence of 'mental shortcuts' on diagnostic decision-making: radiologists can overlook breast … were told a random number which researchers claimed was the probability the mammogram was positive for breast … Radiologists' estimation of breast cancer reflected the random number they were given prior to viewing … however, when they were not given a prior estimation, radiologists were highly accurate in diagnosing breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-mistakes-scare-public-school-parents
November 04, 2015 - April 3, 2013
The Misdiagnosis of Breast Cancer.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mother-says-er-misdiagnosis-leads-sons-death
December 19, 2007 - November 13, 2013
The Misdiagnosis of Breast Cancer.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/will-false-diagnosis-cost-minnesota-girl-her-life
October 24, 2012 - May 18, 2016
Navigating risks in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.