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81. Hardwiring safety into the computer system: one hospital's actions to provide technology support for U-500 insulin. | PSNet
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    February 24, 2016 - 2018 Misadministration of IV insulin associated with dose measurement and hyperkalemia treatment … April 23, 2014 Medication errors common for hospital diabetes.

82. Regret among primary care physicians: a survey of diagnostic decisions. | PSNet
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    November 13, 2019 - , regular blood glucose tests may have prevented a stroke that likely occurred due to decompensated diabetes … impact of pharmacological/pharmaceutical care on medication safety and patient-reported outcomes during treatment … sets of criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people to identify inadequate drug treatment

83. Medication sharing, storage, and disposal practices for opioid medications among US adults. | PSNet
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    March 30, 2022 - Same Author(s) Effects of state opioid prescribing laws on use of opioid and other pain treatments … November 14, 2018 Type 1 diabetes defined by severe insulin deficiency occurs after 30 … years of age and is commonly treated as type 2 diabetes.

84. Frequency of failure to inform patients of clinically significant outpatient test results. | PSNet
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    April 24, 2018 - interactive, telephone-based self-management support program to identify adverse events among ambulatory diabetes … Adverse and potential adverse events among a low-income, urban, ambulatory population with diabetes. … March 12, 2014 The frequency of missed test results and associated treatment delays in

85. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    December 15, 2024 - creates a seamless, legible, comprehensive, and enduring record of a patient's health history and treatment … Similarly, in a case study of electronic prescribing for patients with diabetes in a safety net clinic … recommended universal medication scheduling practices for instructing patients when to take their diabetes … health literacy and low English proficiency and can thereby reduce mistakes in adherence to prescribed therapy … of interface may result in errors in clinical decision making and contribute to errors or delays in treatment

86. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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    October 01, 2010 - patient safety oversight * * Case: Dangerous Dialysis A 48-year-old man with a long history of diabetes … National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Bethesda … Prevalence of Errors One retrospective study found 1 error or adverse event for every 733 dialysis treatments … a mistake or error in a dialysis treatment in the last 3 months See Notes for references … Characteristics and treatment of patients not reusing dialyzers in reuse units.

87. Patient safety culture in home care: experiences of home-care nurses. | PSNet
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    July 02, 2008 - Safety risks associated with physical interactions between patients and caregivers during treatment … August 18, 2010 Insulin treatment as a tracer for identifying latent patient safety risks … in home-based diabetes care.

88. HomeNet: ensuring patient safety with medical device use in the home. | PSNet
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    June 18, 2014 - Safety risks associated with physical interactions between patients and caregivers during treatment … February 3, 2010 Insulin treatment as a tracer for identifying latent patient safety … risks in home-based diabetes care.

89. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2010 - or gestational diabetes. … diet, exercise, and glucose monitoring should begin at diagnosis for all patients and may be the only therapy … case presentation, is available only for subcutaneous administration; is indicated for adjunctive therapy … She also complained that her acne had worsened, and she requested treatment for it. … American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes—2009.

90. Double Trouble | PSNet
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    August 01, 2012 - an active role in their pharmaceutical care Case & Commentary: Part 1 A 79-year-old man with diabetes … Starting therapy in an elderly patient with a single agent is generally a safer strategy, and many patients … older patients, including (i) the “start low and go slow” philosophy when initiating and intensifying a therapeutic … However, every effort must be taken to provide elderly patients with the full benefits of an optimal therapeutic … The patient was readmitted to hospital and given fluids intravenously; the antibiotic therapy was stopped

91. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2017 - The Case A 76-year-old woman with history of hypertension, diabetes, and advanced dementia was brought … The committee believed the overly aggressive treatment had led to the patient's death. … These treatments are costly, prolong hospital length of stay, and often are continued as an outpatient … The patient might have received hydration and physical therapy, and perhaps the providers could have … coronary artery disease using CT angiography on mortality and cardiac events in high-risk patients with diabetes

92. Dangerous Dialysis | PSNet
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    June 12, 2024 - The Case A 48-year-old man with a long history of diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis … and then reusing it for subsequent treatments in the same patient. … per day, or more than 500 treatments per week. … to limit the number of patients initiating therapy at the same time may all reduce the potential for … National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Bethesda

93. Consequences of Medical Overuse | PSNet
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    May 05, 2021 - The Case A 76-year-old woman with history of hypertension, diabetes, and advanced dementia was brought … The committee believed the overly aggressive treatment had led to the patient's death. … These treatments are costly, prolong hospital length of stay, and often are continued as an outpatient … coronary artery disease using CT angiography on mortality and cardiac events in high-risk patients with diabetes … March 15, 2023 To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and treatments.

94. A Mid-Summer Fog | PSNet
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    September 29, 2017 - The Case A 33-year-old woman with type I diabetes mellitus was admitted for symptoms of left flank … The patient responded quickly to treatment with D50 and had a full recovery once the error in insulin … ACE/ADA Task Force on Inpatient Diabetes. … diabetes and glycemic control: a call to action. … Diabetes Care. 2006;29:1955-1962. [go to PubMed] 2. Englesbe MJ, Pelletier SJ, Magee JC, et al.

95. Spotlight Case (ppt file)
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    August 01, 2012 - often tests are missed in the outpatient setting In one study, 15% of abnormal tests suggestive of diabetes … were never followed up by clinicians; about 9% of these patients had unrecognized (and untreated) diabetes … Diagnostic errors and abnormal diagnostic tests lost to follow-up: a source of needless waste and delay to treatment … 2007;30:338-343. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17873665 16 Ability to order additional tests or treatments … Diagnostic errors and abnormal diagnostic tests lost to follow-up: a source of needless waste and delay to treatment

96. Laboratory test ordering and results management systems: a qualitative study of safety risks identified by administrators in general practice. | PSNet
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    March 16, 2016 - 2016 Root cause analysis reports help identify common factors in delayed diagnosis and treatment … November 14, 2011 The frequency of missed test results and associated treatment delays … February 24, 2011 Patient safety systems in the primary health care of diabetes—a story

97. Shifting the risks at night. | PSNet
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    July 06, 2011 - July 6, 2011 Medical mystery: alcoholism didn’t cause man’s diabetes and cirrhosis. … 2011 Comprehensive stroke centers overcome the weekend versus weekday gap in stroke treatment

98. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2015 - Diabetes care guidelines discuss the transition from intravenous (IV) to subcutaneous insulin in patients … with type 2 diabetes admitted with hyperglycemia.(2,3) Blood sugars should be in the target range of … Basal insulin is started before discontinuing the insulin infusion to allow the former to reach therapeutic … Diabetes Care. 2005;28:2418-2423. [go to PubMed] 7. Karsh BT. … just-in-time physician and nurse training on Glucommander use Improved handoffs outlining current treatment

99. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2010 - The Case A 48-year-old man with a long history of diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis … and then reusing it for subsequent treatments in the same patient. … per day, or more than 500 treatments per week. … to limit the number of patients initiating therapy at the same time may all reduce the potential for … National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Bethesda

100. It's All in the Syringe | PSNet
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     February 01, 2013 - diabetes management. … We administer injection therapies, including vaccinations, vitamin B12, intramuscular antibiotics and … Finally, we may offer urgent treatments with triptans for acute migraine, albuterol for asthma, epinephrine … Insulin errors and injuries are common among hospitalized patients.( 4-9 ) The risk of treatment-related … A systems approach to reducing errors in insulin therapy in the inpatient setting.