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7521. Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad | PSNet
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      January 01, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad Citation … Case Objectives Understand the indications for antibiotic treatment in acute sinusitis. … A decision support system could have been very useful in this case. … A case of cascade iatrogenesis. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:327-333. [go to PubMed] 20. … Sections Case Objectives Case & Commentary: Part 1 Case & Commentary: Part 2

7522. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2003 - PowerPoint Presentation Spotlight Case June 2003 Missed Appendicitis webmm.ahrq.gov Source and Credits … This presentation is based on June 2003 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Surgery See the full article … diagnoses List potential strategies to enhance patient safety in the emergency department (ED) Case … Case (cont.): Missed Appendicitis The next day, the patient returned to the ED with persistent pain. … She was seen by the same ED attending, who then asked a colleague to evaluate the case.

7523. Refused Medication Error | PSNet
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      November 01, 2005 - The Case A 59-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with acute renal failure and mental status … The Commentary by Mary Foley, PhD, RN While this case is problematic on many levels, this commentary … In this case, it might even have resulted in a family member helping to improve the patient's adherence … There is no indication in this case that the EHR alerted the medical team to the abnormal findings and … Analysis of the communication breakdowns in that case included a critique of the EHR.( 10 ) As stated

7524. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 12, 2012 - Patient safety law protects some documents in court case. September 12, 2012 Gallegos A. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-law-protects-some-documents-court-case This article reports … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-law-protects-some-documents-court-case

7525. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 08, 2010 - Safety shortcomings spotted in Sunrise catheter case. December 8, 2010 Harasim P. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-shortcomings-spotted-sunrise-catheter-case This article discusses … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-shortcomings-spotted-sunrise-catheter-case

7526. Shake Well | PSNet
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      September 01, 2006 - The Case A 35-year-old patient on the neurology service was receiving carbamazepine for a seizure disorder … In the second case, a pharmacy technician failed to shake thoroughly a bottle of carbamazepine suspension … In this case, failure to vigorously shake the multi-dose suspension resulted in a wrong-dose medication … For example, in a case reported to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, 100 ml (an entire bottle … Sections The Case The Commentary References Related Resources

7527. Do Me a Favor | PSNet
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      September 12, 2016 - The Commentary This case describes a common scenario among health care professionals. … No doubt, some will read this case, scratch their heads, and wonder what the problem is, exactly. … Aside from that, what patient safety lessons are embedded in this case? … Appropriate protocols, including review of the case with another physician, were circumvented. … Ethics case study: should doctors treat their relatives? ACP Observer.

7528. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 23, 2017 - With increasingly constrained hospital budgets, there has been a new focus on showing the business case … A prior AHRQ WebM&M perspective discussed strengthening the business case for patient safety. … what-return-investment-implementation-crew-resource-management-program-academic-medical https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/teamwork-training https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-business-case-patient-safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/strengthening-business-case-patient-safety

7529. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2015 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/departure-central-line-ritual The Case A 55-year-old man with a history … The Commentary This case represents a preventable medical error. … As documented in prior case series literature, inattention, inexperience, and inadequate supervision … Case Rep Crit Care. 2011;2011:287261. [go to PubMed] 14. … Missed central venous guide wires: a systematic analysis of published case reports.

7530. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2019 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-bronchoscopy-two-errors The Case A 67-year-old man with a history … We do not wish to evaluate the choice of lavage in this case, since no current recommendation exists … The intent was to place the patient in this case under light sedation with midazolam. … In this case, the bronchoscopy was performed in an ICU setting. … When reviewing the medical literature, we did not find any statistical overview nor any case reports

7531. Delay in Treatment: Failure to Contact Patient Leads to Significant Complications | PSNet
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      February 01, 2004 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Delay in Treatment: Failure to Contact Patient Leads to Significant Complications … That is what happened in this unfortunate case. The patient's phone number did not work. … It is determined on a case-by-case basis by unique juries deciding cases involving unique facts; therefore … Here too there are no specific rules or guidelines: the determination is made case by case. … Sections Case Objectives The Case The Commentary References Table

7532. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2012 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-dilemma The Case A 47-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease … The case management department reviewed this case. … Moreover, the case management department felt that her nonadherence to dialysis was encouraged by the … This case is somewhat atypical, in that the patient received analgesics for recognized chronic pain. … However, this case illustrates several behaviors that are highly suspicious for addiction.

7533. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 20, 2006 - A case that shook medicine. December 20, 2006 Lerner BH. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-shook-medicine The author reviews the legacy of Libby Zion and how … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-shook-medicine

7534. All in the History | PSNet
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      February 28, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE All in the History Citation Text: Fee C. All in the History. … This case provides an opportunity to explore these critical transitions in care. … Case & Commentary: Part 2 A stat chest radiograph revealed infiltrates in the left lung. … This should be done initially and intermittently as the clinical case evolves. … Sections Case Objectives Case & Commentary: Part 1 Case & Commentary: Part 2

7535. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2012 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/amended-lab-results-communication-slip The Case A 25-year-old woman in … The laboratory in this case initially reported an incorrect value for the 24- hour urine. … As is made clear by this case, notifying the inpatient unit is often insufficient. … This case shows us that the communication must be immediate and proactive. … In this case, the diagnosis in question was preeclampsia.

7536. The Perils of Contrast Media | PSNet
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      March 01, 2007 - SPOTLIGHT CASE The Perils of Contrast Media Citation Text: Sadat U, Solomon R. … Case Objectives Recognize that contrast media are potentially nephrotoxic. … Case & Commentary—Part 1 A 66-year-old man with a past medical history of atrial fibrillation (not … Case-by-case assessment is therefore recommended. … Sections Case Objectives Case & Commentary—Part 1 Case & Commentary—Part 2

7537. Spotlight (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2019 - Status Source and Credits • This presentation is based on the December 2019 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case … planning between the healthcare team, patient, and family to include the designated surrogate. 3 Case … Based on this, they deemed her code status to be "partial code." 5 Case: "Do You Want Everything … � Case: "Do You Want Everything Done?“ (2) Case: "Do You Want Everything Done?" … (3) Case: "Do You Want Everything Done?"

7538. Dying in the Hospital With Advanced Dementia | PSNet
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      November 01, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Dying in the Hospital With Advanced Dementia Citation Text: Umscheid … Case Objectives Recognize the importance of eliciting patient preferences and goals of care at the … This case illustrates the fallacy of this thinking. … "( 30 ) This case vividly illustrates why. … Sections Case Objectives Case & Commentary—Part 1 Case & Commentary—Part 2

7539. Watch the Warfarin! | PSNet
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      December 01, 2013 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Watch the Warfarin! Citation Text: Khanna R, Fang MC. … Case Objectives Understand best practices for safe discharge of patients on warfarin. … Case & Commentary—Part 1: A frail 80-year-old man with a past medical history of dementia, falls, and … Though the case patient may not have been a good candidate for self-monitoring given his dementia, a … Sections Case Objectives Case & Commentary—Part 1: Case & Commentary—Part

7540. Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs | PSNet
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      January 01, 2016 - The Case A 47-year-old man presented to an emergency department (ED) with altered mental status, and … The case submitter reported that, in response to this incident, the hospital changed its protocol to … Most were solitary case reports, rather than collections or reviews. … In this case, the problems probably arose more from a lack of knowledge than poor technique. … This case highlights several general problems.