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3141. A Case of Mistaken Capacity: Why A Thorough Psychosocial History Can Improve Care. | PSNet
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      July 08, 2022 - poor historian; he was alert and oriented to person and place but could not recall his prostate cancer diagnosis … She knew of his cancer diagnosis but was unsure why he was not receiving treatment. … In this particular case, the patient exhibited knowledge of his cancer diagnosis and expressed interest … his situation and could not offer a rationale for his decisions, likely secondary to his childhood diagnosis … on providing patient with relief from symptoms, pain, and stress of serious illness – no matter the diagnosis

3142. "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety | PSNet
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      December 01, 2012 - The ED reported these findings to the hospitalist who admitted the patient with a presumed diagnosis … For cardiac ultrasound, emergency medicine providers can accurately make diagnoses (when compared to … Anchoring bias played a role in the decision to treat the patient for fluid overload—a diagnosis that … Emergency physician focused cardiac ultrasound improves diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection. … Thrombosis of prosthetic heart valves: diagnosis and therapeutic considerations.

3143. Delayed Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in an Elderly Patient. | PSNet
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      February 26, 2020 - It is unclear whether the patient might have survived had the diagnosis been made more expeditiously. … This requires timely assessment and diagnosis. … A previous PSNet Commentary addressing delayed diagnosis of a ruptured aortic aneurysm discussed the … Diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in older patients. … Acute mesenteric ischemia (part I) - Incidence, etiologies, and how to improve early diagnosis.

3144. In Conversation With… Susan E. Skochelak, MD, PhD | PSNet
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      February 01, 2019 - Trying to make sure that students get maybe the top 10 diagnoses of what you might pick from for that … a number of publicly available datasets that you can query and examine in terms of what are the top diagnoses

3145. Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip | PSNet
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      September 26, 2012 - With a potential diagnosis of preeclampsia (new onset hypertension and proteinuria during pregnancy), … In the absence of proteinuria, this syndrome is considered gestational hypertension, a less serious diagnosis … Assuming a diagnosis of gestational hypertension, the resident initiated discharge planning, including … report confirming the 24-hour protein collection was actually elevated and abnormal, confirming the diagnosis … In this case, the diagnosis in question was preeclampsia.

3146. Spotlight Case (ppt file)
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      May 01, 2006 - emergency department (ED) who diagnosed the non-displaced metatarsal fracture failed to communicate this diagnosis … Individual Error The orthopedist failed to elicit or to discover the history of the patient's previous diagnosis … of this patient's foot and ankle could not have caused this physician to question the radiographic diagnosis … spared unnecessary surgery at the last moment when the orthopedist discovered that the presumptive diagnosis … It simply indicates that an undesirable clinical outcome resulted from some aspect of diagnosis or therapy

3147. In Conversation With... Jeffrey Shuren, MD, JD | PSNet
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      May 28, 2020 - classification schema, the FDA offers expedited review for Breakthrough Devices that provide more effective diagnoses

3148. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 31, 2022 - governing the transfer process, disease-specific protocols targeting some of the most common pediatric diagnoses … Clinical practice guideline: the diagnosis, management, and prevention of bronchiolitis. … Profiling pediatric potentially avoidable transfers using procedure and diagnosis codes.

3149. The I-READI Quality and Safety Framework: Strong Communications Channels and Effective Practices to Rapidly Update and Implement Clinical Protocols During a Time of Crisis | PSNet
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      February 26, 2025 - Patient Safety Innovations Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses

3150. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 26, 2023 - systematic review commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) identified missed and delayed diagnoses

3151. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - compared with those cared for in multidisciplinary PICUs, with the exception of a few specific cardiac diagnoses

3152. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2017 - We're moving to a world where they're Googling diagnoses, taking a picture of their rashes, and using

3153. Patient Safety Indicators | PSNet
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      June 15, 2024 - systematic review commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) identified missed and delayed diagnoses

3154. Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans | PSNet
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      July 23, 2024 - Patient Safety Innovations Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses

3155. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 27, 2023 - It is unclear whether the patient might have survived had the diagnosis been made more expeditiously. … This requires timely assessment and diagnosis. … A previous PSNet Commentary addressing delayed diagnosis of a ruptured aortic aneurysm discussed the … Diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in older patients. Am Fam Physician. 2006;74(9):1537-1544. … Acute mesenteric ischemia (part I) - Incidence, etiologies, and how to improve early diagnosis.

3156. The Role of the FDA in Ensuring Device Safety | PSNet
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      May 28, 2020 - classification schema, the FDA offers expedited review for Breakthrough Devices that provide more effective diagnoses

3157. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2017 - If tests need to be redrawn or repeated, the resulting delay in diagnosis may cause a delay in treatment … worrisome gastrointestinal polyp, loss of the specimen results may lead to an inability to make a diagnosis … How confident is the treating clinician of the clinical diagnosis in the absence of a definitive pathologic … diagnosis?

3158. In Conversation With… Dave deBronkart | PSNet
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      June 01, 2014 - In Conversation With… Dave deBronkart June 1, 2014  Also Read an Essay Citation Text: In Conversation With… Dave deBronkart. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014. Copy Ci…

3159. No News May Not Be Good News | PSNet
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      December 07, 2009 - .( 1,2 ) In fact, the fastest growing area of malpractice litigation involves failures or delays in diagnosis … Missed and delayed diagnoses in the ambulatory setting: a study of closed malpractice claims. … Missed hypothyroidism diagnosis uncovered by linking laboratory and pharmacy data.

3160. Project BOOST Increases Patient Understanding of Treatment and Follow-up Care | PSNet
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      February 26, 2025 - of the program found that it significantly increased patients' understanding and knowledge of their diagnoses … Many patients lack understanding of their hospitalization diagnosis and treatment plans, 9 resulting … factors for readmission (8Ps) include (1) problems with medications, (2) psychological, (3) principal diagnosis