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May 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case May 2005
Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes
Source and … Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2005 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article … WebM&M Case Analysis
The case is considered to “dramatically and tragically” illustrate a diagnostic … She later dies of an aortic dissection and the case is presented as a diagnostic error. … WebM&M Case Analysis
Initial diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome reasonable due to lower base rates
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May 01, 2013 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Right Regimen, Wrong Cancer: Patient Catches Medical Error … *
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2013
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case … *
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Case: Right Regimen, Wrong Cancer (2)
In the morning his bedside nurse for the day came in … *
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Case: Right Regimen, Wrong Cancer (3)
Rather than the 3-day regimen for metastatic penile … Informed patients can catch some errors, as in this case.
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February 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case February 2006
Lost in Transition
Source and Credits … This presentation is based on the February 2006 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at … of transitions in emergency care
Provide suggestions to decrease risk at shift transitions
Case … Case (cont.): Lost in Transition
Sixty minutes after arrival, the patient was admitted to the internal … Case (cont.): Lost in Transition
The outgoing ED physician had just completed the shift, and signed
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April 01, 2009 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Breakage of a PICC Line
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Source and Credits
This … presentation is based on the April 2009 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov … breakage
Understand the risk factors for PICC line breakage
Understand the treatment options in case … Appreciate the guidelines to reduce risk of complications from central venous catheters
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Case … *
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Case: PICC Line Breakage (3)
After several attempts to retrieve the remainder of the line
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September 01, 2008 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Empiric Steroids: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Source … and Credits
This presentation is based on the September 2008 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full … Understand which chronic illnesses and systemic diseases can benefit from glucocorticoid use
Case … Case B: Part 1 (cont.) … Case C: Part 1 (cont.)
On examination he appeared ill and was mildly tachypneic.
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October 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
CA-MRSA Skin Infections:
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a … *
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case … *
Case: CA-MRSA Skin Infection (2)
As the week progressed, he noticed the bump was increasingly … She immediately took her son to the emergency department (ED).
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Case: CA-MRSA Skin Infection (5) … A radiograph showed extensive erosion at the femur head secondary to osteomyelitis.
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Case: CA-MRSA
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June 01, 2013 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Emergency Error
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Source and Credits
This presentation … is based on the June 2013
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov … At the time of induction, she was given fentanyl, etomidate, and rocuronium.
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Case: Emergency … The hospital's case review committee felt the patient likely had severe acute pancreatitis and not a … How long will the case take?
What is the anticipated blood loss?
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October 01, 2010 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case October 2010
Dangerous Dialysis
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Source and Credits … This presentation is based on the October 2010
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at … units
List the regulatory agencies with a role in dialysis unit patient safety oversight
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Case … *
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Case: Dangerous Dialysis (2)
The dialysis center was actually not sure which dialysis membrane … *
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Case: Dangerous Dialysis (3)
The patient was tested for HIV and hepatitis viruses and was
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November 01, 2010 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case
Treatment Challenges After Discharge
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Source and … Credits
This presentation is based on the November 2010
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article … Case: Treatment after Discharge (1)
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After a urine culture was obtained in the ED, the patient … Case: Treatment after Discharge (2)
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Transitions in Care
2.3 million ED visits each year by … With the correct antibiotic, the patient made a full recovery.
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Case: Treatment after Discharge (5)
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October 01, 2003 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case October 2003
Hemivulvectomy:
Wrong Side Removed
Source … and Credits
This presentation is based on the Oct. 2003
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in OB/GYN
See … an authority gradient
Understand the challenges and consequences of disclosing medical errors
Case … Case (cont.): Wrong Side Surgery
The next day, the Chief of Pathology called the trainee to inquire … about the case.
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July 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Watch the Warfarin! … 1
2
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the … in the safe management of warfarin
Recognize the risks and benefits of newer anticoagulants
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Case … for his atrial fibrillation, and this medication was continued while he was in the hospital.
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Case … to any of the medications he was taking before the hospitalization, including the warfarin.
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Case
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March 01, 2007 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case March 2007
Failure to Report
Source and Credits
This … presentation is based on the March 2007
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http:// … and near misses
Discuss steps individuals and institutions can take to increase reporting
Case … Case: Failure to Report (cont.) … Committed to Safety: Ten Case Studies on Reducing Harm to Patients.
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November 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case November 2006
Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences … Quality
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the November 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case … Describe unintended consequence of public reporting and interventions to prevent these
The Case … The Case
The work-up revealed that the patient’s anticoagulation with warfarin was subtherapeutic, and … The Case (cont.)
Later that day, the patient complained of pain over her right upper arm.
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June 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case June 2005
Getting to the Root of the Matter
Source … Case: cont.
The patient became hypotensive with a systolic blood pressure (BP) of 65 mm Hg. … Case: cont. … Case: cont.
Norepinephrine was weaned rapidly. The patient remained on vasopressin. … Case: cont.
Within the next few hours, the patient’s condition improved.
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October 01, 2008 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Recurrent Hypoglycemia:
A Care Transition Failure? … *
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2008 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case … access across population groups, and new entrants into the personal health record space
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Case … *
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Case: Recurrent Hypoglycemia (2)
The patient did not speak English. … *
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Issues in Present Case
Case report does not mention whether patient’s primary physician received
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December 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case December 2005
Low on the Totem Pole
Source and Credits … This presentation is based on the Dec. 2005
Spotlight Case in Surgery/Anesthesia
See the full article … across an authority gradient
Consider the current culture of safety in your own institution
Case … Case: Low on the Totem Pole
The student observed one of the team members insert a Foley catheter into … Case (cont.): Low on the Totem Pole
After rounds, two attendings approached the student, separately.
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October 01, 2007 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case October 2007
Do Not Disturb! … Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2007
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the … Case: Do Not Disturb! (cont.) … Physician Competencies
This case identifies intertwined failures in four physician competencies that … cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=abstract&list_uids=9032162
Case: Do Not Disturb! (cont.)
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August 01, 2009 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Nurse Staffing Ratios:
The Crucible of Money, Policy, Research … Care
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the August 2009 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case … plans
Appreciate system capacities for covering sudden changes and overload situations
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Case … Case: Nurse Staffing Ratios (2)
The nurse implemented the initial orders as the patient was stabilized … He began to transition to intermittent, rather than continuous, nebulizer treatments.
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Case:
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July 01, 2007 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case July 2007
Resuscitation Errors:
A Shocking Problem … Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2007
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the … rescuers at their institution to assess the readiness of the defibrillator and its components
Case … Case: Resuscitation Errors
The cardiology resident arrived and confirmed torsades on the monitor. … db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=2485837
Case: Resuscitation Errors (cont
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September 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case September 2006
Spotlight Case September 2006
Triple Handoff
Source and Credits … This presentation is based on the September 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article … of a safe and effective written and verbal signout
List Kotter’s 8 steps to leading change
Case … Case: Triple Handoff
The patient was sent to the recovery unit for overnight monitoring. … Case: Triple Handoff
At 10:00 p.m. the nurse asked the night float resident about the x-ray.