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3841. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2004 - Do Me a Favor May 1, 2004 Williamson A. Do Me a Favor. PSNet [internet]. 2004. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/do-me-favor The Case A 26-year-old gravida 4 para 1 woman reported that her last menstrual period was 5 weeks prior, and she had a positive home pregnancy test. With a history of one ectopic pregnancy, one…

3842. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 27, 2019 - In Conversation With... Cindy Brach December 27, 2019 In Conversation With.. Cindy Brach. PSNet [internet]. 2019. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-cindy-brach Editor’s note: Cindy Brach, MPP is a Senior Healthcare Researcher at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and is the Co-Chair of th…

3843. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 02, 2005 - Around the Block March 1, 2005 Minichiello T. Around the Block. PSNet [internet]. 2005. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/around-block The Case A 77-year-old woman with multiple medical problems was admitted to the hospital for an elective knee replacement. The orthopedic surgeon, recognizing the risk of deep vein th…

3844. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2004 - Undiagnosed Vaginal Bleeding February 1, 2004 Mandelblatt J. Undiagnosed Vaginal Bleeding . PSNet [internet]. 2004. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/undiagnosed-vaginal-bleeding The Case The patient is a 34-year-old gravida 3, para 3 woman with a 2-year history of increasingly profuse vaginal bleeding. Over the past…

3845. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Nov_Spotlight Case_Premature Closing-Snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pptx (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Nov_Spotlight Case_Premature Closing-Snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pptx Spotlight Premature Closure: Was it Just Syncope? Source and Credits • This presentation is based on the November 2020 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm o CME credit i…

3846. Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the Preventable | PSNet
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      August 10, 2019 - Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the Preventable Citation Text: Barrington MJ, Uda Y. Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the Preventable. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017. Copy C…

3847. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - Discontinued Medications: Are They Really Discontinued? May 1, 2014 Mankey CG, Varkey P. Discontinued Medications: Are They Really Discontinued? PSNet [internet]. 2014. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discontinued-medications-are-they-really-discontinued The Case A 69-year-old man with a history of chronic atrial f…

3848. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2015 - Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire April 1, 2015 Mehta SP, Domino KM. Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire. PSNet [internet]. 2015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fire-hole-or-fire The Case A patient was taken to the operating room (OR) to undergo a planned laparoscopic subtotal colon resection for a biopsy-proven adenocarcinom…

3849. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2006 - Urinary Retention Dilemma November 1, 2006 Joseph AC. Urinary Retention Dilemma. PSNet [internet]. 2006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/urinary-retention-dilemma The Case Following an elective thyroidectomy, a 56-year-old man with a history of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and urinary hesitancy returned to th…

3850. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Don't Pick the PICC July 1, 2018 McGill RL. Don't Pick the PICC. PSNet [internet]. 2018. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-pick-picc The Case A 63-year-old man with diabetes mellitus complicated by retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy; glaucoma; and stage IV chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospita…

3851. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2009 - Danger in Disruption October 1, 2009 Fontaine DK. Danger in Disruption. PSNet [internet]. 2009. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-disruption The Case A 23-month-old toddler was severely dehydrated after vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction. She had metabolic alkalosis (pH = 7.58), and her last peripheral…

3852. Critical Opportunity Lost | PSNet
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      February 17, 2017 - Critical Opportunity Lost Citation Text: Genzen JR, Signorelli HN. Critical Opportunity Lost. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML…

3853. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2012 - Missed Pneumonia November 1, 2012 Rohde JM, Flanders S. Missed Pneumonia. PSNet [internet]. 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-pneumonia The Case A 32-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with 3 days of fever and right pleuritic chest pain. Review of systems was negative for cough or dy…

3854. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2006 - Miscalculated Risk August 1, 2006 Strassels SA. Miscalculated Risk. PSNet [internet]. 2006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/miscalculated-risk The Case A healthy 36-year-old man was admitted to a teaching hospital for acute low back strain after lifting his 2- week-old infant. He received Vicodin (hydrocodone and a…

3855. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - Workplace Safety in Health Care January 1, 2017 Simon RW, Canacari EG. Workplace Safety in Health Care. PSNet [internet]. 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workplace-safety-health-care Perspective The patient safety movement has highlighted the risks that patients face when receiving health care. But, impo…

3856. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2014 - Medical Devices in the "Wild" December 1, 2014 Gurses AP, Doyle PA. Medical Devices in the "Wild". PSNet [internet]. 2014. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medical-devices-wild The Case A 75-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary artery disease, diabetes, chronic pain, arthritis, and…

3857. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2014 - African Partnerships for Patient Safety: Lessons Learned December 1, 2014 Syed SS. African Partnerships for Patient Safety: Lessons Learned. PSNet [internet]. 2014. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/african-partnerships-patient-safety-lessons-learned Perspective In the last 6 years I have had the privilege of sha…

3858. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2015 - Video to Improve Patient Safety: Clinical and Educational Uses May 1, 2015 Xiao Y, Mackenzie CF, Seagull JF. Video to Improve Patient Safety: Clinical and Educational Uses. PSNet [internet]. 2015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/video-improve-patient-safety-clinical-and-educational-uses Perspective Reports of…

3859. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 29, 2020 - Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge January 29, 2020 Choudhury LS, Vu CT. Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge. PSNet [internet]. 2020. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-identification-errors-systems-challenge The Cases The following four events involving five patients all involved…

3860. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2005 - Preventable Rash March 1, 2005 McLean C. Preventable Rash. PSNet [internet]. 2005. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventable-rash The Case A 35-year-old man with HIV was being followed in an outpatient internal medicine clinic. At a routine visit, screening laboratories were checked. The clinic never contacted th…