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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49761/psn-pdf
    May 01, 2016 - The Case A 64-year-old man with heavy tobacco use presented to the emergency department (ED) with chest … The treating physician, concerned about a possible aortic dissection, ordered a CT angiogram of the chest … He brought his printed after-visit summary (AVS) from the ED visit, which noted that a chest CT had … Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Pulmonary nodules are a common incidental finding in up to 31% of chest … Pulmonary nodules are common incidental findings on up to 31% of chest CTs.

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 16, 2012 - Chest. 2011;140(2):519-526. doi:10.1378/chest.10-2533.

  3. AI for radiographic COVID-19 detection selects shortcuts over signal. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ai-radiographic-covid-19-detection-selects-shortcuts-over-signal
    May 13, 2020 - This study evaluates diagnostic “shortcuts” learned by AI systems in detecting COVID-19 in chest radiographs … April 8, 2020 ACR Recommendations for the use of Chest Radiography and Computed Tomography

  4. Missed acute coronary syndrome during telephone triage at out-of-hours primary care: lessons from a case-control study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-acute-coronary-syndrome-during-telephone-triage-out-hours-primary-care-lessons-case
    March 11, 2020 - This case-control study compared missed acute coronary syndrome (ACS) cases to other cases with chest … Predictors of missed ACS included the use of cardiovascular medication, non-retrosternal chest pain,

  5. The effect of race and sex on physicians' recommendations for cardiac catheterization. | PSNet

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    July 15, 2020 - the impact of race and sex on physicians’ decision-making about use of cardiac catheterization for chest … Analyses indicate that women and Black patients with chest pain were less likely to be referred for cardiac

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2003 - The anesthesiologist suggested an x-ray be obtained before closing the chest. … However, the surgeon felt that the risk of the tip being in the chest was low and decided to defer the … x-ray until after the chest was closed. … Case & Commentary: Part 3 A post-operative x-ray confirmed the tip was somewhere inside the patient’s chest … Perhaps the surgeon doubted the nurse’s suggestion that the tip was in the chest cavity, and thus at

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41686/psn-pdf
    September 19, 2012 - Chest. 2012;142(3):606-613. doi:10.1378/chest.11-2556.

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36455/psn-pdf
    December 22, 2010 - Chest. 2006;130(5):1571-8. … immediate past presidents of the American Association of Critical Care Nursing and the American College of Chest

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 04, 2014 - Chest. 2008;134(1):158- 62. doi:10.1378/chest.08-0914.

  10. Respiratory Virus Infections (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2021 - leukocytosis (high white blood cell count suggests bacterial pneumonia)18 − Pulse oximetry19,20 − Chest … x ray21,22 o Viruses can involve the lower respiratory tract and lead to changes on chest x ray  … Infections • Supportive care: cough suppressants, fluids, supplemental oxygen, nebulizer treatments, chest … Thorax. 2019 Sep;74(9):898-905. PMID: 31273049. 9. Rowe TA, Jump RLP, Andersen BM, et al.

  11. 5 Tk2 P3T6-Sample Vignettes Phase 3 Final (doc file)

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    June 02, 2025 - His chest x-ray shows a right middle-lobe infiltrate. His chem-7 and lactate are normal. 3. Ms. … A chest x-ray shows no acute process. You ordered cultures (blood and urine).

  12. Departure From Central Line Ritual | PSNet

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    October 13, 2018 - A chest radiograph was not obtained until later, after the patient went into ventricular fibrillation … When the chest radiograph was finally completed, a retained wire was noted in the pulmonary artery. … The retained wire likely caused a cardiac arrest, which required shocks, chest compressions, and cooling … assessment and two-person procedural teams could help identify the error early and/or make certain a chest … patient safety: misplaced femoral line guidewire and multiple failures to detect the foreign body on chest

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865376/psn-pdf
    March 27, 2024 - Just before chest radiography, the patient’s condition progressed to cardiac arrest. … Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was initiated, and bilateral chest tubes were placed. … The left chest tube had neither air nor blood return; however, the right chest tube had some blood with … After packing the abdomen, the bleeding was noted to be coming from lacerations in the lateral chest … wall, near where the right chest tube had been placed, and in the right lateral aspect of the liver

  14. Getting the (Right) Doctor, Right Away | PSNet

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    July 01, 2011 - As part of the evaluation for the patient's shortness of breath, providers ordered a chest radiograph … But the radiologist, who knew that such a finding might require emergent treatment (usually a chest tube … eventually communicated to the first call provider, needle thoracostomy was performed immediately and a chest … A follow-up chest radiograph showed resolution of the pneumothorax. … This led to a delay in needle thoracostomy and chest tube placement—procedures necessary to stabilize

  15. Pearls, Pitfalls, and Errors in Musculoskeletal Diagnosis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pearls-pitfalls-and-errors-musculoskeletal-diagnosis
    February 26, 2025 - February 26, 2025 Reducing errors resulting from commonly missed chest radiography findings … August 5, 2020 ACR Recommendations for the use of Chest Radiography and Computed Tomography

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39691/psn-pdf
    January 22, 2014 - Chest. 2010;138(1):171-8. doi:10.1378/chest.09-2051.

  17. 037-Ss-Bed-Bathing-Chg-Cloths-Protocol (doc file)

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    April 01, 2025 - Cloth 1: Face,* neck, and chest. Avoid eyes and ear canals. … clean tubing from Foley catheters, drains, gastrostomy-tubes, jejunostomy tubes, rectal tubes, and chest

  18. Implementation of electronic triggers to identify diagnostic errors in emergency departments. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-electronic-triggers-identify-diagnostic-errors-emergency-departments
    September 25, 2024 - hospital return, concerning symptom-disease dyads (e.g., heart attack within 7 days of ED visit for chest … April 24, 2018 Computerized triggers of big data to detect delays in follow-up of chest

  19. Natural Language Processing To Identify and Rank Clinically Relevant Information for EHRs in the Emergency Department | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/natural-language-processing-identify-and-rank-clinically-relevant-information
    January 01, 2023 - The relevant information elements for “chest pain” or “back pain” were informed by a literature review … For a chief complaint of chest pain, 12 risk factors, 40 diagnoses, 20 diagnostic tests, 14 procedures … records of 9,347 patients presenting at the EDs at two academic medical centers with a complaint of chest

  20. Facts and Figures Exhibit 5.8

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    January 01, 2008 - Pneumonia: 207,100; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis: 196,200; non-specific chest … included pneumonia (207,100 stays), chronic obstructive lung disease (196,200 stays), and non-specific chest … Pancreatic disorders (not diabetes): 85,300; poisoning by other medications and drugs: 62,800; non-specific chest … Non-specific chest pain (49,700 stays), skin and subcutaneous tissue infections (45,700 stays), pneumonia
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