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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60269/psn-pdf
April 29, 2020 - Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
– Who does the Patient Belong To?
April 29, 2020
Rinderknecht T, Utter GH. Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection – Who does the
Patient Belong To? PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-management-necrotizing-soft-tiss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/thin-air
March 01, 2006 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Thin Air
Citation Text:
Gaba DM. Thin Air. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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March 29, 2023 - Missed Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease in Adolescent
Presenting with Fatigue.
March 29, 2023
Jimenez S, Crossen S. Missed Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease in Adolescent Presenting with Fatigue.
PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-diagnosis-addisons-disease-adolescent-presenting-fatigue
The C…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sepsis-resulting-delays-treatment-and-miscommunication-among-specialists
February 26, 2025 - Sepsis Resulting from Delays in Treatment and Miscommunication among Specialists
Citation Text:
Shi L, Noren E. Sepsis Resulting from Delays in Treatment and Miscommunication among Specialists. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/complications-vascular-access-procedures-patients-kidney-disease
November 15, 2023 - Complications of Vascular Access Procedures in Patients with Kidney Disease
Citation Text:
Young SR, Chen I. Complications of Vascular Access Procedures in Patients with Kidney Disease. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33767/psn-pdf
May 01, 2014 - Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance
May 1, 2014
Marra AR, Edmond MB. Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/innovations-promoting-hand-hygiene-compliance
Perspective
One hundred sixty-five years after the publication of Ignaz Semmel…
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January 01, 2009 - In Conversation with…Thomas H. Gallagher, MD
January 1, 2009
In Conversation with…Thomas H. Gallagher, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withthomas-h-gallagher-md
Editor's note: Thomas H. Gallagher, MD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and the
Departme…
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February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With... James P. Bagian, MD, PE
December 1, 2016
Citation Text:
In Conversation With.. James P. Bagian, MD, PE. PSNet [internet]. 2016.In Conversation With... James P. Bagian, MD, PE. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withalbert-wu-md-mph
February 26, 2025 - In Conversation with...Albert Wu, MD, MPH
July 1, 2008
Citation Text:
In Conversation with..Albert Wu, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2008.In Conversation with...Albert Wu, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Departm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49865/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy
June 1, 2019
Blumenthal K. Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-sepsis-management-due-ambiguous-allergy
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a past medical history of hemorrhagic stroke, coron…
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November 10, 2015 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The ECG Is Not Normal
Citation Text:
Zuger A. The ECG Is Not Normal. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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January 26, 2022 - Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult
Hemothorax Following Complicated Central Line Insertion
Leads to Cardiac Arrest
January 26, 2022
Raff G, Goudy B. Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult Hemothorax Following Complicated
Central Line Insertion Leads to Cardiac Arrest. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49712/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - May I Have Another?—Medication Error
June 1, 2014
Wolf MS. May I Have Another?—Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/may-i-have-another-medication-error
The Case
A 40-year-old man was admitted to the hospital after having a seizure. Upon admission, the patient, a
pharmacology-tra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49663/psn-pdf
September 01, 2012 - Peripheral IV in Too Long
September 1, 2012
Fang C-T. Peripheral IV in Too Long. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/peripheral-iv-too-long
Case Objectives
Appreciate the complications associated with peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters.
Describe the optimal sterile technique that should be us…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33885/psn-pdf
August 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… Susan Smith, MD
August 1, 2019
In Conversation With… Susan Smith, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-susan-smith-md
Editor's note: Dr. Smith, a family medicine physician, is chief faculty practices officer for UCSF Health.
Over the past 3–4 years, the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33822/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Paul H. O'Neill, MPA
January 1, 2017
In Conversation With… Paul H. O'Neill, MPA. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-paul-h-oneill-mpa
Editor's note: Mr. O'Neill served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President George
W. Bush and, prio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33718/psn-pdf
October 01, 2011 - In Conversation With… Paul G. Shekelle, MD, MPH, PhD
October 1, 2011
In Conversation With… Paul G. Shekelle, MD, MPH, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-paul-g-shekelle-md-mph-phd
Editor's note: Dr. Shekelle is director of the Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Cen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60857/psn-pdf
August 26, 2020 - Nothing Called Small Surgery
August 26, 2020
Manske C. Nothing Called Small Surgery. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nothing-called-small-surgery
The Case
A 56-year-old female presented to surgical clinic with pain and swelling in left great toe associated with
progressive deformity of the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49482/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Pregnant With Danger
May 1, 2005
Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. Pregnant With Danger. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pregnant-danger
The Case
A 35-year-old woman, 38 weeks pregnant, presented to the emergency department (ED) in the middle of
the night complaining of left leg pain. She also had so…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49819/psn-pdf
February 01, 2018 - Signout Fallout
February 1, 2018
Starmer AJ, Landrigan CP. Signout Fallout. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/signout-fallout
Case Objectives
Understand the role of communication failures in medical errors and preventable adverse events.
Review the evidence in support of handoff improvement pr…