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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
October 01, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Citation Text:
Jim J. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cvc-removal-procedure-any-other
October 01, 2018 - CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other
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Feil M. CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-pick-picc
December 01, 2011 - Don't Pick the PICC
Citation Text:
McGill RL. Don't Pick the PICC. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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February 01, 2007 - Diagnostic Errors in Medicine: What Do Doctors and
Umpires Have in Common?
February 1, 2007
Graber ML. Diagnostic Errors in Medicine: What Do Doctors and Umpires Have in Common? PSNet
[internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/diagnostic-errors-medicine-what-do-doctors-and-umpires-have-common
Perspectiv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49411/psn-pdf
July 01, 2003 - Code Status Confusion
July 1, 2003
Lo B, Tulsky JA. Code Status Confusion. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/code-status-confusion
Case Objectives
Appreciate challenges of determining goals of care in hospitalized patients
Understand patients’ common misconceptions about CPR
List typical mist…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/returning-home-safely
December 22, 2018 - Returning Home Safely
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Toles M. Returning Home Safely. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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September 30, 2020 - When the Lytes Go Out: A Case of Inpatient Cardiac
Arrest
September 30, 2020
Stripe B, Zuidema D. When the Lytes Go Out: A Case of Inpatient Cardiac Arrest . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-lytes-go-out-case-inpatient-cardiac-arrest
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49677/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - CVC Placement: Speak Now or Do Not Use the Line
February 1, 2013
Ault M, Rosen B. CVC Placement: Speak Now or Do Not Use the Line. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cvc-placement-speak-now-or-do-not-use-line
The Case
A 48-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, psychiatric illness, and a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/spotlight_case_missed_pneumothorax_10.09.2022_-_final.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Spotlight
Spotlight
False Assumptions Result in a Missed
Pneumothorax after Bronchoscopy with
Transbronchial Biopsy
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the September 2022 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49475/psn-pdf
March 01, 2005 - Techno Trip
March 1, 2005
Cook RI. Techno Trip. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/techno-trip
The Case
A 70-year-old woman was admitted to a community hospital after developing confusion and right-sided
weakness. A CT scan of her brain showed an acute subdural hematoma. The hospital arranged a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-against-medical-advice
July 01, 2017 - Discharge Against Medical Advice
Citation Text:
Hwang SW. Discharge Against Medical Advice. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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September 01, 2007 - Discharging Our Responsibility
September 1, 2007
Fonarow GC. Discharging Our Responsibility. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharging-our-responsibility
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure
(CHF) presented to the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.269_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Transfer Troubles
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the June 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Isla M. Hains, PhD; Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33656/psn-pdf
September 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH
September 1, 2007
In Conversation with..Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withatul-gawande-md-ma-mph
Editor's Note: Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH, Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School
a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49513/psn-pdf
July 01, 2006 - Moving Pains
July 1, 2006
Schell H, Wachter R. Moving Pains. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moving-pains
Case Objectives
Appreciate the risk posed by intrahospital transport
Identify key features of current transport practice and policies
Propose interventions that might improve safety of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49795/psn-pdf
June 01, 2017 - The Perils of Contrast Media
June 1, 2017
Sadat U, Solomon R. The Perils of Contrast Media. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/perils-contrast-media
Case Objectives
Recognize that contrast media are potentially nephrotoxic.
Identify key risk factors for the development of contrast-induced kidne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/real-heartache
October 01, 2018 - A Real Heartache
Citation Text:
Polevoi SK. A Real Heartache. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-patient-facing-technologies-empower-patients-and-improve-safety
November 01, 2017 - With literally hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and millions of avoidable adverse events happening
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-national-quality-forum-nqf-quest-transparency-us-hospitals-patient-safety
April 01, 2010 - Accidental deaths, saved lives, and improved quality. N Engl J Med. 2005;353:1405-1409.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-and-medical-education
December 01, 2013 - Annual Perspective
Measuring and Responding to Deaths