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121. Routine Goes Awry | PSNet
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     September 23, 2020 - have been increasing over the past 35 years due to more frequent identification of sleep disordered breathing … Growth retardation, behavioral problems, enuresis, and poor school performance may be associated with

122. Safety in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Setting | PSNet
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     May 01, 2019 - assistance involve critical or potentially critical injury or illness like trauma, altered sensorium, breathing … you ask them, "Does he know what he would want in the event that his heart stopped or that he stopped breathing … January 17, 2018 Paramedic intubation errors: isolated events or symptoms of larger problems

123. Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2017 - A blood clot may have gone to your lungs if you suddenly have: A hard time breathing.

124. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (doc file)
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     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…

125. AHRQ_DHR_Annual_Report_2022-At-A-Glance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - technology-support-personalized-care-decisions-breast-cancer https://digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/breathing-easy-virtual-medication-education-patients-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease … Summary The checker found no problems in this document.

126. An Incomplete Anesthesia History Leads to Adverse Outcomes | PSNet
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     January 29, 2021 - One team member should be dedicated to titrating sedative medication and monitoring the patient’s breathing … Use online registers for anesthetic problems Some health care systems offer online anesthetic problem … registers to help prevent potentially recurring anesthesia-related problems. 18 These online registers … An online register for anesthesia problems can be helpful—especially when the patient changes health … regionally organized system for facilitated reporting of potentially recurring anaesthetic-related problems

127. Dangerous Shift | PSNet
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     July 24, 2013 - Although she was initially stable (without oxygen requirements), her breathing soon became labored, with … assessments and actions made by the outgoing personnel.( 1-2 ) One study reported that sign-out–related problems … patient-days of care.( 3 ) Erroneous actions stemming from shift changes have caused a wide variety of problems … I have assessed the patient personally, and vital signs are BP , pulse , respiration , and temperature … I am concerned about the respiration because it is . The patient's mental status is .

128. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (pdf file)
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     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…

129. Unexplained Apnea Under Anesthesia | PSNet
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     December 01, 2005 - When respiration is depressed by opiates, as evidenced by miotic, unresponsive pupils, naloxone (Narcan … drug to central circulation Maintain normocarbia or slight hypercarbia Increase O2 flow to breathing

130. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

131. 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

132. Thin Air | PSNet
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     March 01, 2006 - cardiac arrest in the patient, and the usual resuscitative measures of promoting a clear airway, adequate breathing

133. Pregnant With Danger | PSNet
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     January 12, 2011 - Nevertheless, some problems occurred in the triage and early management of this patient, and they help

134. Hypoxic Gas Supply from Cross-Connected Pipelines | PSNet
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     February 05, 2020 - When oxygen is absent, anaerobic respiration very rapidly leads to lactic acidosis and cardiac arrest … FIO2 when using low fresh gas flow Using low fresh gas flow may produce a hypoxic gas mixture in the breathing … This new technology effectively eliminates the risk of a hypoxic gas mixture in the breathing system … country When using low flow anesthesia clinicians need to ensure adequate oxygen concentration in the breathing

135. Diagnostic Errors in Medicine: What Do Doctors and Umpires Have in Common? | PSNet
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     February 01, 2007 - Experienced clinicians have an extensive knowledge base, replete with exemplars of problems, symptom … decision-making to deliberate consideration, and "fast and frugal" was the clear winner, especially for complex problems … Most patient problems are very familiar to clinicians.

136. On-Time Preventable Hospital and ED Visits Functional Specs (pdf file)
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     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

137. Triple Handoff | PSNet
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     March 01, 2004 - and contingency planning includes statements that assist the cross-coverage in managing anticipated problems … are expected to verbally signout administrative information, a brief history, tasks, and anticipated problems

138. Statistical Brief #87: Characteristics of Weekday and Weekend Hospital Admissions (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2010 - Ninety-nine percent of admissions for degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis) and 93 percent for back problems … between the colon and the surface of the abdomen), and bronchoscopy (a procedure to view and biopsy the breathing … of precerebral arteries) 141 135 6 96% 4% Chemotherapy and radiation therapy 185 177 8 96% 4% Back problems … 21% Appendectomy (removal of appendix) 429 86 20% Bronchoscopy (procedure to view and biopsy the breathing

139. Sick and Pregnant | PSNet
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     August 25, 2021 - A 35-year-old woman with chronic asthma presented to the emergency department (ED) with difficulty breathing … brings up several issues related to medication safety in women who are, or could be, pregnant—including problems

140. Using Rapid-Cycle Research to Reach Goals: Awareness, Assessment, Adaptation, Acceleration (pdf file)
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     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.