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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/final_spotlight_case_mistaken_capacity.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Spotlight
Spotlight
A Case of Mistaken Capacity: Why a
Thorough Psychosocial History Can
Improve … Care
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the March 2022 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case … The multidisciplinary team in palliative care: A case reflection. … of Mistaken Capacity: Why A Thorough Psychosocial History Can Improve Care
Case Details (1)
Case Details … (2)
Case Details (3)
Case Details (4)
Case Details (5)
A Case of Mistaken Capacity: Why a Thorough
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73336/psn-pdf
May 26, 2021 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/great-pretender-syphilis-still-stumping-healthcare-providers
The Case … (Editors Note: PSNet case submissions are anonymous and the
submitted materials did not indicate whether … ,12 also experienced by the patient in this case. … Approach to Improving Outcomes
This case represents the confluence of several troublesome issues. … Case Rep Infect Dis. 2013;2013:293823.
doi:10.1155/2013/293823. Go to PubMed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/resuscitation-errors-shocking-problem
October 19, 2022 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Resuscitation Errors: A Shocking Problem
Citation Text:
Edelson … Case Objectives Appreciate that delays in defibrillation can have significant negative effects on … Case & Commentary: Part 1 A middle-aged man presented to the hospital with chest pain. … To reduce avoidable errors, as occurred in this case, the Defibrillator Working Group recommended use … Sections
Case Objectives
Case & Commentary: Part 1
Case & Commentary: Part 2
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72731/psn-pdf
February 10, 2021 - in care and avoidability of death after discharge
from intensive care: a multi-centre retrospective case … in care and avoidability of death after discharge from
intensive care: a multi-centre retrospective case … intensive care unit (ICU)may be at risk for adverse events.Results from this
multi-site retrospective case … lost-sign-out-and-documentation
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ranking-hospitals-avoidable-death-rates-derived-retrospective-case-record-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-setting-virtual-care-remembering-physical-examination
April 29, 2020 - The Case
A 71-year-old frail, non-ambulatory woman a with history of multiple sclerosis and neurogenic … series reported in the literature and as high as 88% in others 1 (although the published case series … Therefore, the rapid breathing, diarrhea, and sweating experienced by the patient in this case on the … In this case, the patient tested negative twice for SARS-CoV-2, which both clinicians and caregivers … J Surg Case Rep . 2017;2017(12):rjx239.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50697/psn-pdf
November 27, 2019 - Cardiac Arrest in a Woman with UTI: A Case of QT
Prolongation
November 27, 2019
Kulig CE, Ebong IA … Cardiac Arrest in a Woman with UTI: A Case of QT Prolongation. PSNet [internet].
2019. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cardiac-arrest-woman-uti-case-qt-prolongation
The Case
A 36-year-old … Ebong, MBBS, MS
This case highlights how commonly prescribed medications can lead to serious adverse … The error in this case was only recognized after
the patient suffered a cardiac arrest.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breakage-picc-line
June 21, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Breakage of a PICC Line
Citation Text:
Dimov V. … Case Objectives Appreciate the incidence and consequences of PICC line breakage. … Understand the treatment options in case of PICC line breakage. … According to the case reporter, after this case was reviewed, the hospital mandated that a syringe with … Sections
Case Objectives
The Case
The Commentary
References
Table
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-06/final_spotlight_miscommunication_possible_artifact_06.21.2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Artifact
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the June 2021 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case … radiologists and referring physicians can contribute to
delays in diagnosis and treatment
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Case … We’ve Got Here is a Failure to Communicate” (1)
• The two principal communicating parties in this case … – However, the radiologist in this case was also implicated in the
civil suit filed by the patient … Details
Case Details
Case Details
The consequences of miscommunication regarding a possible artifact
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hemorrhagic-shock-after-elective-spine-surgery-failure-rescue-after-limited-response-nursing
October 31, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Hemorrhagic Shock after Elective Spine Surgery: Failure to Rescue after Limited … PhD, RN; Patrick Romano, MD, MPH; Garth Utter, MD; and Scott Zakaluzny, MD, FACS, for this Spotlight Case … The Case A 67-year-old man, in excellent health except for seasonal allergies and mild lower urinary … In any case, leaving the bone graft site open and allowing ongoing bleeding from the site at the end … Specifically for this case involving bone, bone wax is a helpful adjunct.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/framework-assessing-reasoning-about-controversial-end-life-clinical-decisions
November 30, 2023 - The Case
A 65-year-old man with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), status-post partial hepatectomy … from an “order-of-reasons” problems, demonstrate how the proposed framework applies to the current case … Applicability to The Case
In this case, reasons at the level of emergent patient safety concerns (PS … Finally, this is a case where there is no middle ground — no obvious reconciliation of the competing … In this case, refusal to implement the physician’s order for continuous intravenous opioid analgesia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838251/psn-pdf
October 05, 2022 - This case report describes a blood
transfusion error and summarizes the systems issues that emerged … during the root case analysis, as well
as the corrective steps implemented by the hospital to prevent … A previous
Spotlight Case featured a near-miss transfusion error and strategies for ensuring safe transfusion … identifying-key-errors-threatening
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-patient-wrong-sample
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-transfusion-error-trauma-patient-subsequent-root-cause-analysis-leading-institutional
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/updates-management-high-risk-pulmonary-embolism
December 02, 2020 - Case Objectives
Review common risk factors, typical presentation, methods for risk stratification … Case and Commentary—Part 1
A 45-year-old man with obesity presented to the emergency department with … Case and Commentary—Part 4
The patient received a bed on the stepdown unit several hours later. … Sections
Case Objectives
Case and CommentaryâPart 1
Case and CommentaryâPart … 2
Case and CommentaryâPart 3
Case and CommentaryâPart 4
Take-Home Points
Table
References
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/spotlight_case_managing_complexity_in_diagnosis_-_slides_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - Surgery
1
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2024 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case … Managing Complexity in Diagnosis: Life-threatening Complications after Gastric Bypass Surgery
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Case … Nurses continued to report that she was intermittently uncommunicative with a “fixed” gaze.
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Case … At this point, however, the case begins to move from a complicated case to a complex one; the endoscopy … The importance of early problem representation during case presentations.
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January 01, 2020 - Diagnosis in Primary Care
1
This presentation is based on the April 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case … Discuss the need in primary care to have a low threshold to refer for neurologic consultation
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Case … to the same clinic with worsening symptoms, including more frequent falls and new back pain.
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Case … He was admitted to the hospital and underwent urgent neurosurgical decompression.
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Case: ʺReflexiveʺ … From possible to probable to sure to wrong—premature closure and anchoring in a complicated case.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/intubation-mishap
April 26, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Intubation Mishap
Citation Text:
Weinger MB, Blike G. … Case Objectives
To understand and apply a structured method of human factors case analysis
To describe … Teamwork and Communication This case illustrates an unfortunately common occurrence in health care: … —In this case, the induction drugs were administered before the intubation equipment was ready. … Sections
Case Objectives
Case & Commentary
References
Tables
Figure
Videos
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73103/psn-pdf
March 31, 2021 - /psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-setting-virtual-care-remembering-physical-examination
The Case … is a rare complication of infection that is accompanied by a high mortality rate, 20-
40% in some case … series reported in the literature and as high as 88% in others1 (although the published
case series … Therefore, the
rapid breathing, diarrhea, and sweating experienced by the patient in this case on the … J Surg Case Rep. 2017;2017(12):rjx239. Published 2017 Dec 8.
doi:10.1093/jscr/rjx239
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/spotlight_case_missed_pneumothorax_10.09.2022_-_final.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Biopsy
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the September 2022 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case … ASSUMPTIONS RESULT IN A MISSED
PNEUMOTHORAX AFTER BRONCHOSCOPY
WITH TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY
This case … the complications associated with
bronchoscopy and strategies to improve perioperative safety
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Case … • The patient recovered without change in respiratory symptoms or
vital signs in the PACU.
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Case … Details (1)
Case Details (2)
Case Details (3)
Case Details (4)
False Assumptions Result in a Missed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-02/final_feb_2021_spotlight_delay_in_appropriate_dx.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Embolism
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the February 2021 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case … information led to missed diagnosis of
submassive pulmonary embolism resulting in fatality
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Case … on chest
radiograph
• Patient was admitted to the hospital for acute asthma
exacerbation
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Case … Case
Reports in Orthopedics. 2013;2013(3):1-3. doi:10.1155/2013/401968.
5. … Pulmonary Embolism and Severe Asthma: Case Report and Literature Review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-09/final_slides_sept_spotlight_case_when_the_lytes_go_out_slides_08.25.2020-revised.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Sept_Spotlight Case_When the Lytes Go Out_SLIDES_08.25.2020-revised.pptx
Spotlight
When the Lytes Go Out: A Case … Arrest
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the September 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case … OF
INPATIENT CARDIAC ARREST
A case describing serious and preventable
complications – cardiac arrest … a consult from Orthopedics
• Managed with antibiotics, subcutaneous insulin, and IV
fluids
5
Case … hospital one week later
with implanted cardioverter-defibrillator
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WHEN THE LYTES GO OUT: A CASE
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/premature-closure-was-it-just-syncope
February 10, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Premature Closure: Was It Just Syncope? … Romano, Bakerjian, Barnes, Maurier, and Shaikh (author(s) and reviewers) for this Spotlight Case and … as checklists and forcing functions to mitigate cognitive biases and prevent adverse events
The Case … As an alternative to admission, the physician discussed the case with a cardiologist who recommended … This commentary will discuss the specific errors highlighted by this case and identify individual and