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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49810/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm
November 1, 2017
Jox RJ. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
Case Objectives
Recognize errors may be difficult to identify in palliative care.
State that medication errors and errors in communica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-shift
July 24, 2013 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Dangerous Shift
Citation Text:
Patterson ES. Dangerous Shift. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/navigating-chaos-fatal-iatrogenic-liver-injury-patient-admitted-leg-fractures
November 27, 2019 - Navigating Chaos: Fatal Iatrogenic Liver Injury in a Patient Admitted for Leg Fractures
Citation Text:
Loseth C. Navigating Chaos: Fatal Iatrogenic Liver Injury in a Patient Admitted for Leg Fractures. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/prolonged-dka-pregnancy-case-communication-breakdown
June 28, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication Breakdown.
Citation Text:
Marshall S, Boe NM. Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication Breakdown.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withalbert-wu-md-mph-0
March 24, 2025 - In Conversation with…Albert Wu, MD, MPH
May 1, 2011
Citation Text:
In Conversation with…Albert Wu, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/volume-too-low-and-out
July 01, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Volume Too Low: In and Out
Citation Text:
Miller MR. Volume Too Low: In and Out . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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June 01, 2014 - In Conversation With... John G. Reiling, PhD
December 1, 2012
Citation Text:
In Conversation With.. John G. Reiling, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.In Conversation With... John G. Reiling, PhD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33766/psn-pdf
May 01, 2014 - In Conversation With… Didier Pittet, MD, MS
May 1, 2014
In Conversation With… Didier Pittet, MD, MS. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-didier-pittet-md-ms
Editor's note: Didier Pittet, MD, MS, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Infection Control
Programme and WHO Co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpatrick-s-romano-md-mph
July 10, 2024 - In Conversation with...Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH
November 1, 2010
Citation Text:
In Conversation with..Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2010.In Conversation with...Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Rese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-diagnosis-addisons-disease-adolescent-presenting-fatigue
October 28, 2020 - Missed Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease in Adolescent Presenting with Fatigue.
Citation Text:
Jimenez S, Crossen S. Missed Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease in Adolescent Presenting with Fatigue.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Serv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safety-and-quality-long-term-care
January 01, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care
Citation Text:
Vogelsmeier AA. The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-advocacy-patient-safety-have-things-changed
June 01, 2014 - advisory council at NPSF.( 12 )
Alongside the consumer movement, another patient-led movement was developing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33874/psn-pdf
February 01, 2019 - Building Systems Citizenship in Health Professions
Education: The Continued Call for Health Systems
Science Curricula
February 1, 2019
Gonzalo JD, Singh MK. Building Systems Citizenship in Health Professions Education: The Continued Call
for Health Systems Science Curricula. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49755/psn-pdf
February 01, 2016 - Good Night's Sleep Gone Wrong
February 1, 2016
Gillis CM, Degrado J, Anger KE. Good Night's Sleep Gone Wrong. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/good-nights-sleep-gone-wrong
The Case
A 64-year-old woman came to the emergency department complaining of cough and shortness of breath,
along with an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49700/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute
Coronary Syndromes: Recognizing High-Risk Patients
February 1, 2014
Piccini JP, Newby KL, Califf R. Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute Coronary Syndromes:
Recognizing High-Risk Patients. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nonsustaine…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49395/psn-pdf
April 01, 2003 - Medication Overdose
April 1, 2003
Kaushal R. Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-overdose
The Case
A 15-year-old boy with end-stage AIDS was admitted to the pediatric ICU with mental status changes. He
was diagnosed with status epilepticus and started on a loading…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49821/psn-pdf
February 01, 2018 - Right Place, Right Drug, Wrong Strength
February 1, 2018
Jelincic V, Greenall J. Right Place, Right Drug, Wrong Strength. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-place-right-drug-wrong-strength
The Case
A 2-year-old girl was admitted to a hospital burn unit for a 10% total body surface area bur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49628/psn-pdf
June 01, 2011 - Routine Goes Awry
June 1, 2011
Huoh KC, Rosbe KW. Routine Goes Awry. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/routine-goes-awry
The Case
A 6-year-old girl with a history of asthma and chronic adenotonsillitis was referred to a surgeon and
scheduled for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. She was in ot…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72837/psn-pdf
September 01, 2022 - Project Nurture Engages Pregnant People with Substance
Use Disorder, Improves Maternal and Infant Outcomes.
Originally published on March 11, 2021
Last updated on March 16, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/project-nurture-engages-pregnant-people-substance-use-disorder-
improves-maternal-and
Summary
Project…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49389/psn-pdf
February 01, 2003 - Procedural Mishap: Learning Curve?
February 1, 2003
Gibbs VC, Leape L. Procedural Mishap: Learning Curve? PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/procedural-mishap-learning-curve
The Case
A 28-year-old multiparous obese female presented for laparoscopic tubal ligation. The patient had
undesired fert…