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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_clinician.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Background
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel that convened
in 2011 recommended that AS—a strategy with curative
intent that involves regular monitoring of PSA levels and
repeat biopsies—should be offer…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disruptive-behavior-disorder_clinician.pdf
August 01, 2016 - Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Current State of the Evidence
Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for Disruptive Behavior
Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Current State of the Evidence
Focus of This Summary
This is a summar…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFileByToken/-BbKrbuLt9RAPvf3BQrUMW
Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation Frequently Asked Questions
1
Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation
Frequently Asked Questions
Table of Contents
About the
2018 recommendation ...............1
How to interpret
the recommendation ..................2
The benefits and
harm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weak-response
February 24, 2011 - A "Weak" Response
Citation Text:
Reisman AB. A "Weak" Response. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/communicating_risk_media_wilkes.ppt
April 01, 2006 - THIS IS OUR TEACHER!
Communicating the Harms and Benefits of Medical Treatments: a look from both sides of the aisle…
Prepared by michael wilkes and richard kravitz
We learn about medicine through the media
Press coverage is too often inaccurate, superficial, or sensationalized.
Some of the most import…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/x-ray-flip
August 10, 2019 - X-ray Flip
Citation Text:
Shapiro MJ. X-ray Flip. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st442/stat442.shtml
June 01, 2014 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #442:
Changes in Osteoporosis Medication Use and Expenditures among Women (Age ≥ 50), United States, 2000 to 2011
Skip to main content
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Service…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33719/psn-pdf
October 01, 2011 - The Context Is the Intervention
October 1, 2011
Øvretveit J. The Context Is the Intervention. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/context-intervention
Perspective
Introduction
What we say, do, and feel are facts. We live and work in groups, in a society, and are influenced by this
context.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841493/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - Telehealth and Patient Safety.
December 14, 2022
O'Malley G, Shaikh U, Marcin JP. Telehealth and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/telehealth-and-patient-safety
Background
In recent years, telehealth, or the delivery of healthcare over a distance using telecommunications
techno…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-06/final_spotlight_miscommunication_possible_artifact_06.21.2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Spotlight
Spotlight
The Consequences of Miscommunication
Regarding a Possible Artifact
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the June 2021 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Kriti Gwal, MD
o AHRQ WebM&M Edit…
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October 01, 2015 - An Obstructed View
October 1, 2015
Carter J. An Obstructed View. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/obstructed-view
The Case
A 66-year-old man with a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia and obstructive sleep apnea presented to
the emergency department (ED) with subacute abdominal pain that …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49599/psn-pdf
February 23, 2010 - Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain
February 1, 2010
Sethi MK. Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/defensive-medicine-glowing-pain
The Case
A 31-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of abdominal pain and
vomiting. The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/toxic-tachycardia
March 01, 2005 - Toxic Tachycardia
Citation Text:
Wartofsky L. Toxic Tachycardia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49724/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - Bowel Injury After Laparoscopic Surgery
January 1, 2015
Moorthy K. Bowel Injury After Laparoscopic Surgery. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bowel-injury-after-laparoscopic-surgery
The Case
A 30-year-old man presented to the hospital for a scheduled laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with mes…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/dxsafety-issuebrief-education.pdf
March 11, 2022 - Issue Brief 7. Improving Education: A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes
Issue Brief 7
Improving Education—A Key to
Better Diagnostic Outcomes
PATIENT
SAFETY
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Issue Brief 7
Improving Education—A Key to Better
Diagnostic Outcomes
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare…
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May 24, 2022 - Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force
Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults
Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review
for the US Preventive Services Task Force
Roger Chou, MD; Christina Bougatsos…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-update-surveillance-160328.pdf
October 08, 2025 - However,"we"
identified"an"RCT"examining"the"new"ARB"azilsartan,"which"found"
lower"withdrawal"rates"associated"with"azilsartan"as"compared"to … with"the"ACEIs"and"ARBs"included"in"the"original"systematic"review"are"likely"current."
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections-surveillance-140925.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Moderate for
vancomycin versus fidaxomicin, low
for all other comparisons There were
eight trials examining … (Moderate)
New Evidence:
All other comparisons of standard treatments
There were eight trials examining
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July 31, 2020 - Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation
Screening for Colorectal Cancer
US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
US Preventive Services Task Force
IMPORTANCE Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for both men and
women, with an estima…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication
April 26, 2022 - The point estimate for reductions in CRC incidence was even greater in an analysis examining only CRC … of secondary CVD prevention 56 , 72 and all doses of aspirin. 21 , 44 These sensitivity analyses examining … meta-analyses failed to find an association between aspirin and cancer. 92 , 93 A large low-dose aspirin trial examining