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461. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - The hospitalist looks the patient over: There are the expected signs of liver disease—spidery blood … Today, there are countless ways to categorize disease—telemetry printouts, laboratory tests, electrocardiograms … standards, e.g., shingles, drug rashes, seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, pericarditis, Parkinson disease … For a surprising number of diseases, diagnosis still rests entirely on empiric observation at the bedside … Until this culture changes, constrictive pericarditis will continue to be misdiagnosed as liver disease

462. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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     March 01, 2011 - He had a complex past medical history including congenital heart disease, poor feeding requiring a gastric … then depend on medical staff for protection from errors or adverse events * * Congenital Heart Disease … This child also had congenital heart disease which is associated with specific risks Many children … should have been more vigilant about fluid intake and output given the underlying congenital heart disease … * * Take-Home Points (2) Children with congenital heart disease are at risk of dehydration and

463. Nursing homes fined for COVID infection control lapses. | PSNet
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     November 24, 2021 - October 12, 2022 Patient Safety Primers Coronavirus Disease … support the re-opening of Canadian nursing homes to family caregivers and visitors during the coronavirus disease … Long-Term Care Facility and Group Administrators Geriatrics Public Health Infectious Diseases

464. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2003 - Division of Health Care Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Diagnosing Appendicitis Diagnosis uncommon; clinicians accustomed to ruling out rather than ruling in disease … Challenge of Diagnosing Appendicitis Classic signs of appendicitis increase likelihood of disease Epigastric … radiating to RLQ, rebound, fever Classic presentation not typical WBC count normal in 10%-30% Early disease … Abdominal Pain in the ED Maintain suspicion for early disease Consider CT in appropriate population

465. A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals. | PSNet
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     September 01, 2014 - This practice guideline, developed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for … infections in Veterans Affairs acute-care and long-term healthcare facilities during the coronavirus disease … December 16, 2020 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated … February 7, 2022 The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare-associated

466. The preventable proportion of healthcare-associated infections 2005-2016: systematic review and meta-analysis. | PSNet
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     April 26, 2017 - April 29, 2018 Challenges with implementing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … September 11, 2023 Patient Safety Primers Coronavirus Disease … support the re-opening of Canadian nursing homes to family caregivers and visitors during the coronavirus disease

467. Community-, healthcare-, and hospital-acquired severe sepsis hospitalizations in the University HealthSystem Consortium. | PSNet
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     October 10, 2012 - community January 22, 2020 The impact of drug shortages on patients with cardiovascular disease … 1, 2018 View More Related Resources The impact of coronavirus disease … September 22, 2021 Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: … View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health Care Providers Infectious Diseases

468. Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes | PSNet
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     April 30, 2014 - First, clinical presentations of a particular disease vary. … is the failure to consider the consequences of competing diseases as the cause of a patient’s complaints … The dissecting aneurysm case is one in which (i) several serious diseases may explain the patient’s complaint … These diseases take varying times to diagnose and have markedly different probabilities of occurrence … The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD): new insights into an old disease.

469. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2017 - The Case An 83-year-old man with chronic kidney disease and end-stage congestive heart failure (CHF) … Palliative care in end-stage renal disease: illness trajectories, communication, and hospice use. … Future care planning: a first step to palliative care for all patients with advanced heart disease. … Palliative and end-of-life care issues in chronic kidney disease. … Adverse effects in hospice patients with chronic kidney disease receiving hydromorphone.

470. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 18, 2014 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created the National Healthcare Safety Network … more than 12% of infections, highlighting the importance of efforts to mitigate this life-threatening disease

471. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - acute opiate-induced respiratory distress complicated by pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease … Opioid dependence is a chronic, relapsing disease, and its treatment should be viewed similarly as that … of any chronic disease that is likely to have periodic exacerbations (relapses). … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2011. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

472. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2016 - At this hospital, prescribing IV amphotericin required approval from an infectious disease specialist … The resident who placed the order had, in fact, called the infectious disease fellow, described the … In this hospital, an order for intravenous amphotericin required approval from an infectious disease … summary: clinical practice guideline for the management of candidiasis: 2016 update by the Infectious Diseases … Implementing an antibiotic stewardship program: guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

473. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm | PSNet
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     December 04, 2016 - The Case An 83-year-old man with chronic kidney disease and end-stage congestive heart failure (CHF … Palliative care in end-stage renal disease: illness trajectories, communication, and hospice use. … Future care planning: a first step to palliative care for all patients with advanced heart disease. … Palliative and end-of-life care issues in chronic kidney disease. … Adverse effects in hospice patients with chronic kidney disease receiving hydromorphone.

474. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40725/psn-pdf
     October 16, 2012 - Association of ICU or hospital admission with unintentional discontinuation of medications for chronic diseases … Association of ICU or hospital admission with unintentional discontinuation of medications for chronic diseases … accompanying editorial [see link below] raise appropriate concern about carefully reconciling chronic disease

475. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 29, 2014 - Building on past Commonwealth Fund reports, this study surveyed patients with self-reported chronic disease … impact-health-information-technology-interventions-improve-medication-laboratory-monitoring https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/refocusing-lens-patient-safety-ambulatory-chronic-disease-care … information-exchange-among-physicians-caring-same-patient-community https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/coordinating-care-across-diseases-settings-and-clinicians-key-role-generalist-practice

476. The Perils of Contrast Media | PSNet
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     March 01, 2007 - , and cardiovascular disease, all of which predispose to renal impairment. … CIAKI.( 2 ) Some examples include the RIFLE criteria (Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End-stage renal disease … ) and the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes classification.( 1 ) A systematic review found that … risk factors for the development of CIAKI are hypotension, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease … 75 years, anemia, and volume/type of contrast media.( 6 ) The risk in the setting of chronic kidney disease

477. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2019 - medical treatment with mortality in the United States: a secondary analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases … Medical Treatment With Mortality in the United States: A Secondary Analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases … on mortality related to the adverse effects of medical treatment (AEMT) from the Global Burden of Diseases

478. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2003 - (or change in psychiatric symptoms) in a 70-year-old should prompt suspicion of underlying medical disease … patient for several years would lead most clinicians to the conclusion that any underlying medical disease … Physical illness presenting as psychiatric disease. … A medical algorithm for detecting physical disease in psychiatric patients. … neurodegenerative disorders; CNS tumors (primary or metastatic); paraneoplastic disorders; vascular disease

479. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-dilemma The Case A 47-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease … due to polycystic kidney disease was admitted with fever. … Although the dominant clinical problem facing this patient was fungal endocarditis (a disease with a … Chronic pain in end-stage renal disease. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2005;12:326-334. … Opioid and benzodiazepine use in end-stage renal disease: a systematic review.

480. Patient Safety During Perinatal and Neonatal Care. | PSNet
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     November 15, 2017 - November 15, 2017 Iatrogenic Disease. … November 25, 2009 Iatrogenic Disease.