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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49474/psn-pdf
March 01, 2005 - Hidden Mystery
March 1, 2005
Brunette DD. Hidden Mystery. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-mystery
Case Objectives
Appreciate the challenges of caring for morbidly obese patients.
List specific interventions that can be implemented when caring for obese patients.
Develop a rational ap…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73336/psn-pdf
May 26, 2021 - The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping
Healthcare Providers
May 26, 2021
Glaser K, Vongspanich-Dray J. The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping Healthcare Providers.
PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/great-pretender-syphilis-still-stumping-healthcare-providers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74021/psn-pdf
October 25, 2021 - In Conversation With... Georgia Galanou Luchen, Pharm.
D.
October 25, 2021
In Conversation With.. Georgia Galanou Luchen, Pharm. D. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-georgia-galanou-luchen-pharm-d
Editor’s Note: Georgia Galanou Luchen, Pharm. D., is the Director of Member Rela…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33756/psn-pdf
October 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD
October 1, 2013
In Conversation With… Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-rebecca-smith-bindman-md
Editor's note: Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, is professor in residence at the University of California, San
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psnet.ahrq.gov/Information/Panel
January 01, 2012 - Browse Author Resources
Technical Expert Panel The AHRQ PSNet Technical Expert Panel (TEP) is a distinguished group of healthcare professionals and subject matter experts dedicated to enhancing patient safety within the healthcare industry. They represent a diverse array of backgrounds, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/peripheral-iv-too-long
September 15, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Peripheral IV in Too Long
Citation Text:
Fang C-T. Peripheral IV in Too Long. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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November 01, 2016 - Don't Dismiss the Dangerous: Obstetric Hemorrhage
November 1, 2016
Main EK. Don't Dismiss the Dangerous: Obstetric Hemorrhage. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-dismiss-dangerous-obstetric-hemorrhage
Case Objectives
List the common causes of obstetric hemorrhage and the need for a unit-sta…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49810/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm
November 1, 2017
Jox RJ. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
Case Objectives
Recognize errors may be difficult to identify in palliative care.
State that medication errors and errors in communica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49786/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Consequences of Medical Overuse
March 1, 2017
Morgan DJ, Foy AJ. Consequences of Medical Overuse. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/consequences-medical-overuse
Case Objectives
Define overuse and overdiagnosis.
State how much of all care is estimated to be overuse.
Describe why the likelihood…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/retained-surgical-items-definition-and-epidemiology
September 15, 2024 - Retained Surgical Items: Definition and Epidemiology.
Citation Text:
Romano PS, Gibbs VC. Retained Surgical Items: Definition and Epidemiology.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadequate-anesthesia-preparation-leading-difficult-intubation-and-severe-hypoxemia
January 29, 2021 - Inadequate Anesthesia Preparation Leading to Difficult Intubation and Severe Hypoxemia
Citation Text:
Bohringer C. Inadequate Anesthesia Preparation Leading to Difficult Intubation and Severe Hypoxemia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866995/psn-pdf
October 30, 2024 - A Cognitive and Communication Blind Spot Contributes
to Permanent Paralysis
October 30, 2024
Utter GH. A Cognitive and Communication Blind Spot Contributes to Permanent Paralysis. PSNet
[internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cognitive-and-communication-blind-spot-contributes-permanent-paralysis
Disclosur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/physical-diagnosis-lost-art
January 17, 2018 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art?
Citation Text:
Thompson GR, Verghese A. Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/algorithm-based-decision-support-system-guides-trauma-staff-during-initial-treatment
May 31, 2023 - Algorithm-Based Decision Support System Guides Trauma Staff During Initial Treatment, Leading to Fewer Medical Errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delirium-or-dementia
September 27, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Delirium or Dementia?
Citation Text:
Rudolph JL. Delirium or Dementia?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49831/psn-pdf
June 01, 2018 - Chest Pain in a Rural Hospital
June 1, 2018
MacKinney CA, Mohr NM. Chest Pain in a Rural Hospital. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chest-pain-rural-hospital
Case Objectives
Recognize that a significant proportion of the Unites States population receives care in rural safety
net emergency dep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/consequences-medical-overuse
May 05, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Consequences of Medical Overuse
Citation Text:
Morgan DJ, Foy AJ. Consequences of Medical Overuse. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/e-prescribing-e-error
February 03, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
E-prescribing: E for error?
Citation Text:
Ashton EW. E-prescribing: E for error?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-dismiss-dangerous-obstetric-hemorrhage
August 21, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Don't Dismiss the Dangerous: Obstetric Hemorrhage
Citation Text:
Main EK. Don't Dismiss the Dangerous: Obstetric Hemorrhage. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
December 04, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm
Citation Text:
Jox RJ. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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