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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49733/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - Transitions in Adolescent Medicine
May 1, 2015
Okumura MJ, Williams RG. Transitions in Adolescent Medicine. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transitions-adolescent-medicine
The Case
A 21-year-old woman with a history of Marfan syndrome complicated by aortic root dilation presented to the
emer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49585/psn-pdf
May 01, 2009 - Delirium or Dementia?
May 1, 2009
Rudolph JL. Delirium or Dementia? PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delirium-or-dementia
Case Objectives
State the key diagnostic differences between delirium and dementia.
Describe the Confusion Assessment Method for workup of suspected delirium.
Explain the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49615/psn-pdf
December 01, 2010 - The Forgotten Turn
December 1, 2010
Barbour S. The Forgotten Turn. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/forgotten-turn
Case Objectives
Describe the six stages of pressure ulceration per the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.
List risk factors for the development of pressure ulcers in hospita…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33734/psn-pdf
August 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Nicholas G. Castle, MHA, PhD
August 1, 2012
In Conversation With… Nicholas G. Castle, MHA, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-nicholas-g-castle-mha-phd
Editor's note: The topic of patient safety in long-term care facilities has not received the attent…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33740/psn-pdf
November 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Abraham Verghese, MD
November 1, 2012
In Conversation With… Abraham Verghese, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-abraham-verghese-md
Editor's note: Abraham Verghese, MD, is Professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the
Stanford University S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49771/psn-pdf
July 01, 2016 - Unintended Consequences of CPOE
October 1, 2016
Wears RL. Unintended Consequences of CPOE. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unintended-consequences-cpoe
Case Objectives
Explain how technology, including computerized provider order entry, can transform, rather than
eliminate, hazards.
Recogni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50611/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - The Lost Start Date: an Unknown Risk of E-prescribing
October 30, 2019
Wright A, Schiff G. The Lost Start Date: an Unknown Risk of E-prescribing. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-start-date-unknown-risk-e-prescribing
Case Objectives
List the most common errors associated with computerized…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anticoagulation-held-too-long
April 01, 2008 - Anticoagulation: Held Too Long
Citation Text:
Dunn AS. Anticoagulation: Held Too Long. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49579/psn-pdf
March 21, 2009 - All in the History
March 21, 2009
Fee C. All in the History. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/all-history
Case Objectives
Describe the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and understand that it
does not apply to transfers to emergency departments from non-acute care faci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49519/psn-pdf
September 01, 2006 - Triple Handoff
September 1, 2006
Vidyarthi A. Triple Handoff. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/triple-handoff
Case Objectives
Appreciate the prevalence of handoffs and sign out related errors.
Understand the key elements of a safe and effective written and verbal sign out.
List Kotter’s 8 st…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33680/psn-pdf
March 22, 2009 - In Conversation with...Dean Schillinger, MD
March 22, 2009
In Conversation with..Dean Schillinger, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdean-schillinger-md
Editor's note: Dean Schillinger, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco,
Directo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empty-bag
June 01, 2018 - The Empty Bag
Citation Text:
Vincent C. The Empty Bag. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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December 07, 2009 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
No News May Not Be Good News
Citation Text:
Moore CR. No News May Not Be Good News. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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April 01, 2022 - Nursing and Patient Safety
April 21, 2021
Phillips J, Malliaris AP, Bakerjian D. Nursing and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/nursing-and-patient-safety
Updated in March 2021. Originally published in December 2011 by researchers at the University of
California, San Francisco. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854849/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - “Copy and Paste” Notes and Autopopulated Text in the
Electronic Health Records
October 31, 2023
MacDonald S. “Copy and Paste” Notes and Autopopulated Text in the Electronic Health Records. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/copy-and-paste-notes-and-autopopulated-text-electronic-health-record
Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49648/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Postdischarge Follow-Up Phone Call
March 1, 2012
Mourad M, Rennke S. Postdischarge Follow-Up Phone Call. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/postdischarge-follow-phone-call
Case Objectives
Understand why preventing readmissions through postdischarge phone calls is important.
Describe evidence su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49729/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - Dissecting the Presentation
April 1, 2015
Suat-Ooi SB. Dissecting the Presentation. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dissecting-presentation
Case Objectives
Define aortic dissection.
Describe the epidemiology of acute aortic dissection.
State the common and uncommon presentation of acute aor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-lytes-go-out-case-inpatient-cardiac-arrest
February 01, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
When the Lytes Go Out: A Case of Inpatient Cardiac Arrest
Citation Text:
Stripe B, Zuidema D. When the Lytes Go Out: A Case of Inpatient Cardiac Arrest . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lung-nodule-refused-grow
March 01, 2004 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Lung Nodule That Refused To Grow
Citation Text:
Balekian AA, Gould MK. The Lung Nodule That Refused To Grow. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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April 01, 2014 - In Conversation With… Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH
April 1, 2014
In Conversation With… Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-tejal-k-gandhi-md-mph
Editor's note: Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH, CPPS, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard
Medical School …