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81. Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/bloodclots.pdf
    May 01, 2009 - A blood clot may have gone to your lungs if you suddenly have: ■ A hard time breathing.

82. Physician and Staff Engagement: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/physician-staff-engagement-facguide.html
    March 01, 2017 - "One of most common leadership mistakes is expecting technical solutions to solve adaptive problems…. … This includes pairing spontaneous breathing trials with spontaneous awakening trials, using non-invasive

83. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/physician-staff-engagement-facguide.docx
    January 01, 2017 - “One of most common leadership mistakes is expecting technical solutions to solve adaptive problems…. … This includes pairing spontaneous breathing trials with spontaneous awakening trials, using non-invasive

84. Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care: Slide Presentation—Part 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides-pt3.html
    May 01, 2018 - all years, English-speaking children were less likely than children speaking other languages to have problems … group, disparities in quality of care are similar to disparities in access to care, although access problems … are more common than quality problems. … Note: Importance: Patients who have problems taking their medications as prescribed are at risk

85. Chartbook on Healthy Living: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/healthyliving-slides.html
    April 01, 2018 - Slide 29 Prevention: Children's Vision Screening Vision checks for children may detect problems … health care is not available in the community. 30 Some ED use for mental health and substance abuse problems … Basic activity limitations include problems with mobility, self-care, domestic life, or activities that … Many patients with heart or lung problems experience difficulty breathing and may tire easily or be unable

86. Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/prevention/disease/bloodclots.html
    August 01, 2017 - A blood clot may have gone to your lungs if you suddenly have: A hard time breathing.

87. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T1-Sample_Policy_final.docx
    October 01, 2016 - Tool 1. Sample Policy [NAME OF NURSING HOME] Protocol for Three Common Infections [DATE] Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotic prescriptions in nursing homes do not meet clinical guidelines for prescribing. Unnecessary antibiotics can result in side effects and drugresistant bacteria. Unnecessary prescribing…

88. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T1-Sample_Policy_final.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Determine Whether To Treat Toolkit 3. Minimum Criteria for Common Infections Toolkit Tool 1. Sample Policy [NAME OF NURSING HOME] Protocol for Three Common Infections [DATE] Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotic prescriptions in nursing homes do…

89. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/references/quickref/index.html
    October 01, 2014 - My patient says he/she has been smoking for many (20, 30, or more) years without any health problems, … Actions during followup contact : For all patients, identify problems already encountered and anticipate … Assess medication use and problems. Remind patients of quitline support (1-800-QUIT-NOW). … "So, you realize how smoking is affecting your breathing and making it hard to keep up with your kids … The problems encountered or anticipated threats to maintaining abstinence (e.g., depression, weight gain

90. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/042-vap-prevention-slides.pptx
    October 01, 2024 - Avoid benzodiazepines Daily sedation awakening trials (SAT) Conduct daily spontaneous breathing trials … Assess, Prevent, and Manage Pain B Element: Both Spontaneous Awakening Trials (SATs) and Spontaneous Breathing

91. On-Time Preventable Hospital and ED Visits Functional Specs (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevhospitalvisits-funcspecs_0.pdf
    August 01, 2017 - * Circulatory problems include vascular disease, and venous and arterial ulcer. ** Medical conditions … 778.4, 783.9 IF any ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes present, then true and display X. 20 Circulatory Problems … Shortness of breath (SOB): Unrelieved or new SOB at 1 rest; unable to lie flat 3 SOB: Labored breathing … X in • Cardiac arrest 5 Respiratory Transfer Note • • • • • Abnormalities of breathing COPD … Changes in Condition, Not Specified Elsewhere: Respiratory  Abnormal lab results  Abnormalities of breathing

92. Using Rapid-Cycle Research to Reach Goals: Awareness, Assessment, Adaptation, Acceleration (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/final-rapid-cycle-research-guidance.pdf
    June 01, 2015 - As quality improvement (QI) teams address clinical problems, research teams study implementation, … Problem Exploration: The problem exploration phase involves understanding patient/provider problems … Four tools to help develop deeper understanding of the problems that need solving or questions that … and to prevent other problems from recurring. … Problems also arise because of assumptions that good practices will automatically be adopted.

93. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereport-slides.html
    September 01, 2017 - Transfer Risk   Age DNR,DNH, MOLST, or POLST Order in Place Dehydration Circulatory Problems …           1 Total Residents   2 4 2 2 2 1 3 3 * Circulatory problems … (SOB): Unrelieved or new SOB at rest; unable to lie flat 1           SOB: Labored breathing … That Result in Observation Stays or ED Visits or Hospital Visits Total Counts Asthma Circulatory Problems

94. Re-Engineered Discharge Toolkit (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/redtoolkitforms.pdf
    September 01, 2012 - CALLER: Have any new medical problems come up since you left the hospital? … Have you had any concerns or problems taking this medicine? … you’re having an emergency, for example [give disease-specific examples, e.g., chest pain, trouble breathing … He says I’ve been breathing easier too. … Problems F. Additional Notes G.

95. Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives: Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-indications.pptx
    April 01, 2022 - He is hypotensive, having trouble breathing, and delirious.

96. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/qdr2015-chartbook-healthyliving.pptx
    January 01, 2020 - 67.8 69.3 Percent Prevention: Children’s Vision Screening Vision checks for children may detect problems … health care is not available in the community.30 Some ED use for mental health and substance abuse problems … Basic activity limitations include problems with mobility, self-care, domestic life, or activities that … Many patients with heart or lung problems experience difficulty breathing and may tire easily or be unable

97. Redtoolkitforms (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/redtoolkitforms.docx
    September 01, 2012 - CALLER: Have any new medical problems come up since you left the hospital? … Have you had any concerns or problems taking this medicine? … you’re having an emergency, for example [give disease-specific examples, e.g., chest pain, trouble breathing … He says I’ve been breathing easier too. … CALLER: Have any new medical problems come up since you left the hospital?

98. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 4) (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_4_PPT_508.pdf
    April 02, 2025 - hospital-acquired infections, and procedural complications • Many complications can be attributed to problems … to succeed at home • Want to know the name and phone number of the one person to call if they have problems … patient and family as full partners • Discuss with the patient and family five key areas to prevent problems … write down followup appointments and give the name and contact information of someone to call if problems

99. Health and economic outcomes of newborn screening for infantile-onset Pompe disease (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/priority-populations/richardson-et-al-2020.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - maintain the ability to walk and perform most activities independently. eIncreasing muscle weakness and breathing … problems necessitating wheelchair use and ventilator dependence. … maintain the ability to walk and perform most activities independently. cIncreasing muscle weakness and breathing … problems necessitating wheelchair use and ventilator dependence. dSince the focus of this study is on

100. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/resphys-champions.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - component of PVC maintenance is ensuring that the site does not show signs of infection or mechanical problems … changed after 96 hours of use (or per hospital policies), or if signs of mechanical or infectious problems … daily with spontaneous awakening trials, daily assessment of readiness for extubation, and pairing breathing