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March 01, 2007 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Perils of Contrast Media
Citation Text:
Sadat U, Solomon R. The Perils of Contrast Media. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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June 14, 2023 - Patient and Family Roles in Safety
June 14, 2023
Johnson B, Lee M, Mossburg S. Patient and Family Roles in Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-and-family-roles-safety
Moving From Engagement to Partnership
Involving patients and families in healthcare decisions about patient c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60269/psn-pdf
April 29, 2020 - Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
– Who does the Patient Belong To?
April 29, 2020
Rinderknecht T, Utter GH. Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection – Who does the
Patient Belong To? PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-management-necrotizing-soft-tiss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-shot-error-disclosure
May 01, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure
Citation Text:
Gallagher TH, Levinson W. The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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January 29, 2020 - Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture
Citation Text:
Doernberg S. Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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November 15, 2023 - Complications of Vascular Access Procedures in Patients with Kidney Disease
Citation Text:
Young SR, Chen I. Complications of Vascular Access Procedures in Patients with Kidney Disease. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33806/psn-pdf
April 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Amy J. Starmer, MD, MPH
April 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Amy J. Starmer, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-amy-j-starmer-md-mph
Editor's note: Dr. Starmer is Director of Primary Care Quality Improvement and Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33678/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - In Conversation with…Thomas H. Gallagher, MD
January 1, 2009
In Conversation with…Thomas H. Gallagher, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withthomas-h-gallagher-md
Editor's note: Thomas H. Gallagher, MD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and the
Departme…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49639/psn-pdf
November 01, 2011 - Near Miss with Bedside Medications
November 1, 2011
Wu AW. Near Miss with Bedside Medications. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-bedside-medications
Case Objectives
Understanding the definition of near miss—also known as close call.
Appreciate the importance of close calls in reducin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33729/psn-pdf
May 01, 2012 - The Emergence of the Trigger Tool as the Premier
Measurement Strategy for Patient Safety
May 1, 2012
Sharek PJ. The Emergence of the Trigger Tool as the Premier Measurement Strategy for Patient Safety.
PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/emergence-trigger-tool-premier-measurement-strategy-pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49705/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - A "Reflexive" Diagnosis in Primary Care
April 1, 2014
Betjemann J, Josephson AS. A "Reflexive" Diagnosis in Primary Care. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reflexive-diagnosis-primary-care
Case Objectives
Appreciate that primary care doctors may be caring for an increasing number of patients wi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49732/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - Errors in Sepsis Management
May 1, 2015
Shimabukuro D. Errors in Sepsis Management. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/errors-sepsis-management
Case Objectives
Define sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock.
Describe the severe sepsis/septic shock resuscitation bundle.
Recognize commonly encou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49482/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Pregnant With Danger
May 1, 2005
Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. Pregnant With Danger. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pregnant-danger
The Case
A 35-year-old woman, 38 weeks pregnant, presented to the emergency department (ED) in the middle of
the night complaining of left leg pain. She also had so…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50949/psn-pdf
February 26, 2020 - Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens
February 26, 2020
Tran NK, Liu Y. Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pre-analytical-pitfalls-missing-and-mislabeled-specimens
The Case
Case #1:
A 56-year-old man was admitted to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33635/psn-pdf
July 01, 2006 - In Conversation with...Allan Frankel, MD
July 1, 2006
In Conversation with..Allan Frankel, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withallan-frankel-md
Dr. Robert Wachter, Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Tell us a little bit about how you became interested in this
kind of work.
Dr. Allan …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49645/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - E-prescribing: E for error?
February 1, 2012
Ashton EW. E-prescribing: E for error? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/e-prescribing-e-error
Case Objectives
Define e-prescribing.
Describe ways in which e-prescribing can reduce health care costs.
State how commonly prescription errors occur wit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49799/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture
July 1, 2017
Doernberg S. Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-recognition-positive-blood-culture
The Case
A 58-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer recently treated with immunosuppress…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49450/psn-pdf
June 01, 2004 - The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure
June 1, 2004
Gallagher TH, Levinson W. The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-shot-error-disclosure
Case Objectives
Describe the rationale for disclosing harmful errors to patients.
Describe the specific information that patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/delayed_diagnosis_and_treatment_of_sle.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus_SLIDES - FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus with a Psychiatric Presentation
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the March 2024 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
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May 01, 2011 - In Conversation with…Albert Wu, MD, MPH
May 1, 2011
In Conversation with…Albert Wu, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withalbert-wu-md-mph-0
Editor's note: Albert Wu, MD, MPH, is Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins
School of Public Health. A…