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April 01, 2008 - Annual Perspective
The Weekend Effect
Sumant Ranji, MD | January 1, 2017
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Ranji SR. The Weekend Effect. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Hea…
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July 16, 2019 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Compare and Contrast
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Cho KC, Chertow GM. Compare and Contrast. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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March 01, 2009 - May I Have Another?—Medication Error
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Wolf MS. May I Have Another?—Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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November 29, 2023 - Implementing a Fall Prevention Program
Frances Healey, RN, PhD | December 1, 2011
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Healey F. Implementing a Fall Prevention Program. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antibiotics-urisinusitis-simple-decision-gone-bad
January 01, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad
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Ranji SR. Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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June 01, 2015 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Empiric Steroids: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Harris ED. Empiric Steroids: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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November 16, 2022 - Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric Patient Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest Closure.
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Partridge E, Dodson D, Reilly M, et al. Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric Patient Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest Closure.. PSNet [inter…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
August 04, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Weighing In on Surgical Safety
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Brodsky JB, Margarson M. Weighing In on Surgical Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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March 15, 2023 - Duplicate Therapies in Retail Pharmacy
March 15, 2023
Punatar N, Molla M, Lee S. Duplicate Therapies in Retail Pharmacy. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/duplicate-therapies-retail-pharmacy
The Cases
Case 1: A middle-aged man with a past medical history of heart failure with reduced ejection f…
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August 20, 2018 - A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side.
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Bellini A, Salcedo ES. A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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November 01, 2017 - Delayed Diagnosis of Endocrinologic Emergencies
November 1, 2017
Gomes-Lima C, Burman KD. Delayed Diagnosis of Endocrinologic Emergencies. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-endocrinologic-emergencies
The Cases
Case #1:
A 47-year-old man with a history of hyperthyroidism and h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49825/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - When Patients and Providers Speak Different Languages
April 1, 2018
Karliner LS. When Patients and Providers Speak Different Languages. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-patients-and-providers-speak-different-languages
Case Objectives
Understand the legal and regulatory obligations to prov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49648/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Postdischarge Follow-Up Phone Call
March 1, 2012
Mourad M, Rennke S. Postdischarge Follow-Up Phone Call. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
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Case Objectives
Understand why preventing readmissions through postdischarge phone calls is important.
Describe evidence su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49478/psn-pdf
April 01, 2005 - Compare and Contrast
April 1, 2005
Cho KC, Chertow GM. Compare and Contrast. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/compare-and-contrast
Case Objectives
Define contrast nephropathy (CN)
List risk factors for CN
Implement pharmacologic strategies for CN prophylaxis
Follow an algorithm for CN risk …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846915/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Challenging Case of Multiple Suicide Attempts in a
Complex Patient with Psychiatric Comorbidities.
March 29, 2023
Bourgeois JA, Xiong G. Challenging Case of Multiple Suicide Attempts in a Complex Patient with
Psychiatric Comorbidities. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/challenging-case-multiple…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49615/psn-pdf
December 01, 2010 - The Forgotten Turn
December 1, 2010
Barbour S. The Forgotten Turn. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/forgotten-turn
Case Objectives
Describe the six stages of pressure ulceration per the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.
List risk factors for the development of pressure ulcers in hospita…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72689/psn-pdf
January 29, 2021 - But See the Patient First
January 29, 2021
Sinigayan VR. But See the Patient First. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/see-patient-first
The Case
A 55-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia presented to the emergency department (ED) with a chief
complaint of fever. Five days previously, he …
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November 01, 2016 - Don't Dismiss the Dangerous: Obstetric Hemorrhage
November 1, 2016
Main EK. Don't Dismiss the Dangerous: Obstetric Hemorrhage. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-dismiss-dangerous-obstetric-hemorrhage
Case Objectives
List the common causes of obstetric hemorrhage and the need for a unit-sta…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49786/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Consequences of Medical Overuse
March 1, 2017
Morgan DJ, Foy AJ. Consequences of Medical Overuse. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/consequences-medical-overuse
Case Objectives
Define overuse and overdiagnosis.
State how much of all care is estimated to be overuse.
Describe why the likelihood…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33792/psn-pdf
September 01, 2015 - In Conversation With… Eric J. Topol, MD
September 1, 2015
In Conversation With… Eric J. Topol, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-eric-j-topol-md
Editor's note: Eric J. Topol, MD, is Director of Scripps Translational Science Institute, Professor of
Genomics at The Scripps …