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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49630/psn-pdf
July 01, 2011 - Watch the Warfarin!
July 1, 2011
Khanna R, Fang MC. Watch the Warfarin!. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/watch-warfarin
Case Objectives
Understand best practices for safe discharge of patients on warfarin.
Describe recent advances in anticoagulation monitoring for ambulatory patients.
Discu…
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July 02, 2019 - Failure to Rescue the Mother
July 2, 2019
Vivero A, Klapper EB, Gregory KD, et al. Failure to Rescue the Mother. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-rescue-mother
The Case
A 27-year-old woman, G5 P2 A2, was first admitted to the hospital at 25 weeks of pregnancy for vaginal
bleeding. An …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-disruption
July 29, 2020 - Danger in Disruption
Citation Text:
Fontaine DK. Danger in Disruption. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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December 01, 2011 - Don't Pick the PICC
Citation Text:
McGill RL. Don't Pick the PICC. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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February 15, 2017 - Cultural Competence and Patient Safety
December 27, 2019
Brach C, Hall KK, Fitall E. Cultural Competence and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/cultural-competence-and-patient-safety
Background
Culture can be defined as the “personal identification, language, thoughts, co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49470/psn-pdf
December 01, 2004 - Discharge Fumbles
December 1, 2004
Forster AJ. Discharge Fumbles. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-fumbles
Case Objectives
List the types of adverse events that occur at discharge
Identify the characteristics that identify patients at high risk for errors at discharge
Understand th…
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May 01, 2008 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case May 2008
Diagnosing HIV: It Doesn’t Take a Brain Surgeon
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2008
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Roger Chou, MD, Oregon Health &…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60952/psn-pdf
September 30, 2020 - When the Lytes Go Out: A Case of Inpatient Cardiac
Arrest
September 30, 2020
Stripe B, Zuidema D. When the Lytes Go Out: A Case of Inpatient Cardiac Arrest . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-lytes-go-out-case-inpatient-cardiac-arrest
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49789/psn-pdf
April 01, 2017 - Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care
Planning
April 1, 2017
Heyland DK. Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care Planning. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/engaging-seriously-ill-older-patients-advance-care-planning
Case Objectives
Define advance care planning an…
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October 19, 2022 - CYP450 Drugs: Expect the Unexpected
Citation Text:
Gonzalez CJ. CYP450 Drugs: Expect the Unexpected. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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January 01, 2022 - Spotlight
Spotlight
False Assumptions Result in a Missed
Pneumothorax after Bronchoscopy with
Transbronchial Biopsy
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the September 2022 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diffusion-responsibility-leads-danger
November 08, 2013 - Diffusion of Responsibility Leads to Danger
Citation Text:
Balcezak TJ, Deshpande O. Diffusion of Responsibility Leads to Danger. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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December 01, 2009 - Standard Deviations
December 1, 2009
Sabin JE. Standard Deviations. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/standard-deviations
Case Objectives
Understand the safety risks associated with patients being discharged against medical advice
(AMA).
Recognize safety risks associated with being part of a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-bp-during-nibp
March 01, 2011 - No BP During NIBP
Citation Text:
Görges M, Ansermino MJ. No BP During NIBP. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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June 01, 2004 - The Result Stopped Here
June 1, 2004
Astion ML. The Result Stopped Here. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/result-stopped-here
The Case
A 91-year-old female was transferred to a hospital-based skilled nursing unit from the acute care hospital
for continued wound care and intravenous (IV) antib…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49762/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - The Case of Mistaken Intubation
June 1, 2016
Silveira MJ. The Case of Mistaken Intubation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-mistaken-intubation
Case Objectives
Appreciate that most older adults and many younger chronically ill patients have discussed or
documented their preferences for l…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bowel-injury-after-laparoscopic-surgery
January 19, 2016 - Bowel Injury After Laparoscopic Surgery
Citation Text:
Moorthy K. Bowel Injury After Laparoscopic Surgery. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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August 30, 2021 - Too Tight Control
May 1, 2004
Rubin HR, Fajtova VT. Too Tight Control. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-tight-control
Case Objectives
Appreciate the advantages and potential complications of intensive insulin therapy in the hospitalized
patient
List hospital-based safeguards available to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33656/psn-pdf
September 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH
September 1, 2007
In Conversation with..Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withatul-gawande-md-ma-mph
Editor's Note: Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH, Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School
a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33614/psn-pdf
June 01, 2005 - Interpreting the Patient Safety Literature
June 1, 2005
Shojania KG. Interpreting the Patient Safety Literature. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interpreting-patient-safety-literature
Perspective
Five years ago, a widely publicized randomized trial reported a 90% reduction in the inciden…