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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49826/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - Air on the Side of Caution
April 1, 2018
Robertson JM, Pozner CN. Air on the Side of Caution. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/air-side-caution
The Case
A young woman with morbid obesity was scheduled for cardiac catheterization to evaluate shortness of
breath and chest pain. A decision was m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49827/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - Walking Patient, Missing Drain
April 1, 2018
Olkowski BF, Ravenel M, Stiefel MF. Walking Patient, Missing Drain. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/walking-patient-missing-drain
The Case
A 43-year-old woman with a history of metastatic breast cancer was admitted to the hospital for an elective
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49556/psn-pdf
March 01, 2008 - Hold That Order
March 1, 2008
Grissinger M. Hold That Order. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hold-order
The Case
A 25-year-old woman with a history of a pituitary tumor was admitted with hypernatremia. Because of her
previous pituitary resection and radiation, the patient had a long history …
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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/49805/psn-pdf
September 01, 2017 - The Forgotten Radiographic Read
September 1, 2017
Coil CJ, Witt MD. The Forgotten Radiographic Read. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/forgotten-radiographic-read
The Case
A 60-year-old woman with peripheral artery disease and chronic mesenteric ischemia was admitted for
management of inferior…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33687/psn-pdf
August 01, 2009 - Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health
Care
August 1, 2009
Tucker AL. Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health Care. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workarounds-and-resiliency-front-lines-health-care
Perspective
Frontline health care providers are challen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-harms-hand-sanitizer
March 04, 2020 - The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer
Citation Text:
Stewart S. The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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December 01, 2015 - Managing Ascites: Hazards of Fluid Removal
December 1, 2015
Moore K. Managing Ascites: Hazards of Fluid Removal. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/managing-ascites-hazards-fluid-removal
The Case
A 50-year-old man with longstanding alcoholic cirrhosis presented to the emergency department (ED) w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/digital-health-literacy
August 30, 2023 - Digital Health Literacy
Citation Text:
Seidel E, Cortes T, Chong C. Digital Health Literacy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/organizational-change-face-highly-public-errors-i-dana-farber-cancer-institute
December 23, 2020 - Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public Errors—I. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Experience
James B. Conway; Saul N. Weingart, MD, PhD | May 1, 2005
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Citation Text:
Conway JB, Weingart SN. Organizational Change…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49551/psn-pdf
December 01, 2007 - Too Hot For Comfort
December 1, 2007
Cleland H, Wasiak J. Too Hot For Comfort. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-hot-comfort
The Case
A 4-month-old infant admitted to rule out sepsis was receiving maintenance intravenous (IV) fluid and IV
antibiotics via a peripheral line in the left antec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-article-libraries
March 18, 2025 - Curated Libraries
Curated Libraries are groupings of PSNet content, curated by AHRQ and by other experts in the patient safety field.
Watch the video to learn more about how this new feature works and how it can be of benefit to you.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.98_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case June 2005
Getting to the Root of the Matter
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the June 2005
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Scott Flanders, MD; Sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33638/psn-pdf
August 01, 2006 - Getting Into Patient Safety: A Personal Story
August 1, 2006
Cooper JB. Getting Into Patient Safety: A Personal Story. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/getting-patient-safety-personal-story
Perspective
My journey into patient safety began in 1972. It was born of serendipity enabled by the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49695/psn-pdf
October 01, 2013 - Finding Fault With the Default Alert
October 1, 2013
Baysari M. Finding Fault With the Default Alert. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/finding-fault-default-alert
The Case
A 33-year-old man with known refractory epilepsy and developmental delay was admitted to the hospital
after experiencing …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49770/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - Wrong-Time Error With High-Alert Medication
September 1, 2016
Yang A, Nelson LS. Wrong-Time Error With High-Alert Medication. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-time-error-high-alert-medication
The Case
A 60-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for a total knee arthroplasty. During th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/radiation-safety
September 15, 2024 - Radiation Safety
Citation Text:
Radiation Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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June 01, 2014 - Mark My Tooth
Citation Text:
Smith RA. Mark My Tooth. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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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/innovation/johns-hopkins-venous-thromboembolism-vte-collaborative-studies-and-implements-methods
June 19, 2024 - The Johns Hopkins Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Collaborative Studies and Implements Methods to Prevent Avoidable Cases of Hospital Associated VTE
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