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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49637/psn-pdf
October 01, 2011 - The Dropped "No"
October 1, 2011
Johnson AJ. The Dropped "No". PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropped-no
The Case
A 62-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis was admitted with increasing abdominal girth and swelling in
his legs. Because the leg swelling was somewhat more pronounced in his…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/point-care-mixup-1-shot-turns-3
February 14, 2024 - Point-of-care Mixup: 1 Shot Turns Into 3
Citation Text:
Berberich RF. Point-of-care Mixup: 1 Shot Turns Into 3. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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August 21, 2013 - Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers?
August 21, 2013
Engel KG. Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers? PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-instructions-pacu-who-remembers
The Case
A 42-year-old woman was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in …
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June 01, 2017 - Diagnostic Overshadowing Dangers
June 1, 2017
Raven MC. Diagnostic Overshadowing Dangers. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnostic-overshadowing-dangers
The Case
A 72-year-old woman with history of opioid abuse was sent to the emergency department (ED) from a
methadone clinic because she a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/acgmes-2017-revision-common-program-requirements
January 31, 2018 - ACGME's 2017 Revision of Common Program Requirements
Kathy Malloy; Timothy P. Brigham, PhD; Thomas J. Nasca, MD | August 1, 2017
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Malloy K, Brigham TP, Nasca TJ. ACGME's 2017 Revision of Common Program Requir…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/carpe-diem-seize-day
September 01, 2012 - Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
Citation Text:
Krumholz A. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day). PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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November 01, 2003 - 40 of K
November 1, 2003
Lesar TS. 40 of K. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/40-k
The Case
An 81-year-old female maintained on warfarin for a history of chronic atrial fibrillation and mitral valve
replacement developed asymptomatic runs of ventricular tachycardia while hospitalized. The unit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-worker-presenteeism-challenge-patient-safety
November 03, 2015 - Health Care Worker Presenteeism: A Challenge for Patient Safety
Julia E. Szymczak, PhD | October 1, 2017
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Szymczak JE. Health Care Worker Presenteeism: A Challenge for Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockvi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadvertent-castration
October 27, 2010 - Inadvertent Castration
Citation Text:
Calland FJ. Inadvertent Castration. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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September 16, 2009 - When patient handoffs go terribly wrong.
September 16, 2009
Chen PW.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-patient-handoffs-go-terribly-wrong
Relating a story of a handoff mistake, this column addresses issues surrounding and approaches to
effective handoffs and signouts.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-patient-han…
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November 21, 2016 - When Things Go Wrong: Voices of Patients and Families.
November 21, 2016
CRICO/RMF; Harvard Risk Management Foundation
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-things-go-wrong-voices-patients-and-families
This educational video shares patient and family perspectives on how medical error affected their lives.
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December 18, 2014 - Graded autonomy in medical education—managing
things that go bump in the night.
December 18, 2014
Halpern S, Detsky AS. Graded autonomy in medical education--managing things that go bump in the night.
N Engl J Med. 2014;370(12):1086-1089. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1315408.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/graded-autonomy-medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49430/psn-pdf
January 01, 2004 - Triage Time Bomb
January 1, 2004
Washington DL. Triage Time Bomb. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/triage-time-bomb
The Case
A parent presented with a child to the emergency department (ED) triage area (located around the corner
and down the hall from the actual ED). The child was febrile, an…
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March 01, 2013 - Pathologic Mistake
March 1, 2013
Alaghehbandan R, Raab SS. Pathologic Mistake. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pathologic-mistake
The Case
A 32-year-old previously healthy woman experienced abdominal pain and bloating for 6 months. The
discomfort worsened with eating. After losing 15 pounds …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33813/psn-pdf
August 01, 2016 - Safety In Dentistry
August 1, 2016
Ramoni R, Walji MF, Kalenderian E. Safety In Dentistry. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-dentistry
Perspective
In a famous scene from the 1976 film, Marathon Man, Laurence Olivier, playing dentist Dr. Christian Szell
tortures Babe Levy (played by…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chemotherapy-administration-safety-standards
March 30, 2016 - Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards
Citation Text:
Bergsbaken J. Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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October 01, 2008 - Mistaken Identity
October 1, 2008
Hall LW. Mistaken Identity. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mistaken-identity
The Case
An 85-year-old Cantonese-speaking woman was admitted to the medical service with altered mental status
and a reported fall. After finding tenderness in her left hip, the p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/making-do
September 05, 2018 - Making Do
Citation Text:
Bradley LD. Making Do. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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November 01, 2008 - Sick and Pregnant
November 1, 2008
El-Ibiary S. Sick and Pregnant. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sick-and-pregnant
The Case
A 35-year-old woman with chronic asthma presented to the emergency department (ED) with difficulty
breathing. The patient informed the staff that she was 17 weeks pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-tb
March 03, 2010 - Missed TB
Citation Text:
FitzGerald MJ, Menzies D. Missed TB. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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