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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49785/psn-pdf
February 01, 2017 - Refused Medication Error
February 1, 2017
Foley M. Refused Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/refused-medication-error
The Case
A 59-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with acute renal failure and mental status changes. He was
alert to self and place only. The patient h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49680/psn-pdf
March 01, 2013 - Pathologic Mistake
March 1, 2013
Alaghehbandan R, Raab SS. Pathologic Mistake. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pathologic-mistake
The Case
A 32-year-old previously healthy woman experienced abdominal pain and bloating for 6 months. The
discomfort worsened with eating. After losing 15 pounds …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33705/psn-pdf
January 01, 2011 - Risk Management and Patient Safety
December 1, 2010
Manuel BM, McCarthy JL, Berry WR, et al. Risk Management and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/risk-management-and-patient-safety
Perspective
In 1990, a Harvard-based research team reported the incidence of medical errors …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49704/psn-pdf
March 01, 2014 - Late Anemia Following Rh Disease in a Newborn
March 1, 2014
Newman TB, Maisels JM. Late Anemia Following Rh Disease in a Newborn. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/late-anemia-following-rh-disease-newborn
The Case
A full-term neonate was delivered uneventfully to an Rh-negative woman who had re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49494/psn-pdf
January 01, 2006 - One Dose, Fifty Pills
November 1, 2005
Smith L. One Dose, Fifty Pills . PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-dose-fifty-pills
The Case
A middle-aged man was admitted to the medical service of a teaching hospital with suspected vasculitis.
When the initial diagnostic studies failed to provide …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49521/psn-pdf
September 12, 2006 - A Troubling Amine
September 1, 2006
Flynn EA. A Troubling Amine. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/troubling-amine
The Case
A 43-year-old woman was admitted to the intensive care unit for symptoms of heart and respiratory failure.
She was found to have severe mitral and tricuspid valve regurgi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49533/psn-pdf
March 01, 2007 - Staggered Sensitivity Results
March 1, 2007
Guglielmo JB. Staggered Sensitivity Results. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/staggered-sensitivity-results
The Case
A 60-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the glottis underwent laryngectomy, anterior neck
dissection, and pectoralis fla…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49724/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - Bowel Injury After Laparoscopic Surgery
January 1, 2015
Moorthy K. Bowel Injury After Laparoscopic Surgery. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bowel-injury-after-laparoscopic-surgery
The Case
A 30-year-old man presented to the hospital for a scheduled laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with mes…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/primary-care-and-patient-safety-opportunities-interface
September 28, 2022 - attributed to access barriers to primary care, and to the fact that many of the patients seen in emergency departments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865884/psn-pdf
May 29, 2024 - Managing Complexity in Diagnosis: Life-threatening
Complications after Gastric Bypass Surgery.
May 29, 2024
Olson APJ. Managing Complexity in Diagnosis: Life-threatening Complications after Gastric Bypass
Surgery. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/managing-complexity-diagnosis-life-threatening-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60610/psn-pdf
June 24, 2020 - Endometriosis: A Common and Commonly Missed and
Delayed Diagnosis
June 24, 2020
Mackenzie M, Royce C. Endometriosis: A Common and Commonly Missed and Delayed Diagnosis. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/endometriosis-common-and-commonly-missed-and-delayed-diagnosis
The Case
A 15-year-old g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49553/psn-pdf
January 01, 2008 - Contaminated or Not? Guidelines for Interpretation of
Positive Blood Cultures
January 1, 2008
Weinstein MP. Contaminated or Not? Guidelines for Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures. PSNet
[internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/contaminated-or-not-guidelines-interpretation-positive-blood-cultures
The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33708/psn-pdf
March 01, 2011 - In Conversation with…Vineet Arora, MD, MA
March 1, 2011
In Conversation with…Vineet Arora, MD, MA . PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withvineet-arora-md-ma
Editor's note: Vineet Arora, MD, MA, is Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency
and Assistant Dea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60329/psn-pdf
May 14, 2020 - In Conversation With... Joel Willis, DO, PA, MA, MPhiL
and Neal Sikka, MD
May 14, 2020
In Conversation With.. Joel Willis, DO, PA, MA, MPhiL and Neal Sikka, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-joel-willis-do-pa-ma-mphil-and-neal-sikka-md
Editor’s note: Joel Willis, DO, PA, M…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60856/psn-pdf
August 26, 2020 - Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
August 26, 2020
Dutton RP. Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-many-cooks-kitchen
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Un…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861760/psn-pdf
January 31, 2024 - Syringe Swap During Regional Block: A Case of
Medication Error and Recovery
January 31, 2024
Beres K, Gutierrez MC. Syringe Swap During Regional Block: A Case of Medication Error and Recovery.
PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/syringe-swap-during-regional-block-case-medication-error-and-recover…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846169/psn-pdf
March 15, 2023 - Distraction of the Anesthesiologist and Lack of
Resuscitation Drugs Resulting in Delayed Treatment of
Laryngospasm.
March 15, 2023
Bohringer C. Distraction of the Anesthesiologist and Lack of Resuscitation Drugs Resulting in Delayed
Treatment of Laryngospasm. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49737/psn-pdf
June 01, 2015 - Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters
June 1, 2015
Newman DK, Strauss R, Abraham L, et al. Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unseen-perils-urinary-catheters
The Case
A 68-year-old man with a history of hypothyroidism, hypertension, seizures, cerebral vascular at…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49525/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens
December 1, 2006
Fogarty PF. Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-heparins-hit-happens
Case Objectives
Review the presentation of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and its primary complication,
thrombosis.
Discuss the managem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/reducing-preventable-patient-harm-due-retained-surgical-items-rsi-bundle
July 23, 2024 - Reducing Preventable Patient Harm Due to Retained Surgical Items: The RSI Bundle
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