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21. Bowel Prep | PSNet
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    March 01, 2017 - Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States ( 1 ). … In order to perform safe and accurate colonoscopy, the contents of the colon need to be evacuated, typically … Dis Colon Rectum. 1997;40:497-9.[ go to PubMed ] 7. Boivin M, Kahn SR. … The impact of a celebrity promotional campaign on the use of colon cancer screening: the Katie Couric … August 31, 2022 WebM&M Cases Anemia and Delayed Colon

22. An Obstructed View | PSNet
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    August 07, 2019 - CT of his abdomen/pelvis noted mild dilation of the ascending, transverse, and proximal descending colon … 3 cm), with air-fluid levels, terminating in a transition point, followed by decompressed bowel and colon … Third, the radiographic reporting deserves scrutiny—was the transition point in the small bowel or colon … August 31, 2022 WebM&M Cases Anemia and Delayed Colon … April 3, 2013 WebM&M Cases Wrong Turn through Colon:

23. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 03, 2011 - Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection in surgical patients. February 3, 2011 Harbarth S, Fankhauser C, Schrenzel J, et al. Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection …

24. Intervention to reduce transmission of resistant bacteria in intensive care. | PSNet
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    February 29, 2012 - Study Classic Intervention to reduce transmission of resistant bacteria in intensive care. Citation Text: Huskins C, Huckabee CM, O'Grady NP, et al. Intervention to reduce transmission of resistant bacteria in intensive care. N Engl J Med. 2011;364(15):1407-18…

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    October 26, 2022 - process is illustrated with three diagnoses: ectopic pregnancy, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and advanced colon

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    June 01, 2003 - Inappropriate Antibiotic Use June 1, 2003 Babcock HM, Fraser VJ. Inappropriate Antibiotic Use. PSNet [internet]. 2003. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inappropriate-antibiotic-use The Case A 41-year-old woman presented to the hospital with acute renal failure, which came to be diagnosed as a first presentation of s…

27. Inappropriate Antibiotic Use | PSNet
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    September 22, 2010 - Inappropriate Antibiotic Use Citation Text: Babcock HM, Fraser VJ. Inappropriate Antibiotic Use. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 …

28. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2004 - Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States (1). … In order to perform safe and accurate colonoscopy, the contents of the colon need to be evacuated, typically … Dis Colon Rectum. 1997;40:497-9.[ go to PubMed ] 7. Boivin M, Kahn SR. … The impact of a celebrity promotional campaign on the use of colon cancer screening: the Katie Couric

29. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 21, 2016 - found that better safety culture was associated with lower rates of surgical site infections after colon

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    January 01, 2020 - A WebM&M commentary described how the cost of a diagnostic test led to a late diagnosis of colon cancer

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    March 28, 2012 - that misdiagnosis of four common types of cancer—melanoma, as well as cancer of the breast, lung, or colon—remains

32. Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Cancer | PSNet
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    February 26, 2025 - and colonoscopy test follow-up after abnormal test results to design a lung cancer safety net and a colon … cancer safety net. 1 The ASN was constructed for colon cancer by creating a quality metric to track … purpose of the innovation is twofold: (1) to construct an ASN to prevent missed and delayed diagnoses of colon … The colon cancer safety net was constructed based on prior colonoscopy procedures. … Overall, the effectiveness of the colon cancer safety net was 44% and the lung cancer safety net was

33. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2018 - cancer screening, the primary care provider ordered a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) to screen for colon … Because the colonoscopy represented the second step in the colon cancer screening process after a positive … The colonoscopy demonstrated colon cancer; the diagnosis was made more than 6 months after the positive … www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24131175 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23835949 https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer

34. An Easily Forgotten Tube | PSNet
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    June 01, 2016 - spinal lesion can start autonomic dysreflexia; Safaz and colleagues ( 11 ) report that irritation of the colon … Dis Colon Rectum. 1998;41:1226-1229. [go to PubMed] 4. … Dis Colon Rectum. 2008;51:1427-1429. … April 1, 2013 WebM&M Cases Wrong Turn through Colon

35. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    September 28, 2022 - The community had an understanding that testing to prevent colon cancer was important. … You notice that I changed the language there from “colorectal cancer” to “colon cancer.” … When we actually worked with a group of community members, they said “colon cancer” screening. … We don’t use the word “rectal” at the dinner table, so can we just call it colon cancer? … People were coming in saying, “I’m here to get tested to prevent colon cancer.”

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    May 29, 2012 - This qualitative study of patients undergoing treatment for breast or colon cancer found that a significant

37. Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection in surgical patients. | PSNet
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    January 27, 2021 - Study Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection in surgical patients. Citation Text: Harbarth S, Fankhauser C, Schrenzel J, et al. Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital ad…

38. Diagnostic Errors Case Studies | PSNet
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    May 05, 2025 - Read More Spotlight Case Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis … Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis Mythili P. Pathipati, MD, and James M. … patient ultimately presented to the emergency department with a bowel obstruction, was diagnosed with colon

39. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    October 31, 2017 - Rectal bleeding is an important issue to recognize promptly, because it may be a symptom of colon cancer

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    October 01, 2008 - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus April 1, 2008 Noskin GA. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. PSNet [internet]. 2008. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus Perspective Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has received a great deal of media …