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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49572/psn-pdf
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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January 01, 2006 - One Dose, Fifty Pills
November 1, 2005
Smith L. One Dose, Fifty Pills . PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-dose-fifty-pills
The Case
A middle-aged man was admitted to the medical service of a teaching hospital with suspected vasculitis.
When the initial diagnostic studies failed to provide …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-neonate
August 15, 2018 - Near Miss With Neonate
Citation Text:
Malana J, Lyndon A. Near Miss With Neonate. 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/if-you-say-so-taking-syringe-face-value-operating-room
January 01, 2015 - If You Say So: Taking a Syringe at Face Value in the Operating Room
Citation Text:
Lyndon A, Lim S. If You Say So: Taking a Syringe at Face Value in the Operating Room. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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December 01, 2009 - Misleading Complaint
Citation Text:
Soni K, Dhaliwal G. Misleading Complaint. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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April 01, 2003 - The 2-Week Itch
April 1, 2003
Cohen MR. The 2-Week Itch. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/2-week-itch
The Case
A 40-year-old woman with bipolar disorder (on trazodone) came to her primary care physician with new
urticaria. She received a handwritten prescription for Zyrtec and Atarax.
The ha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moved-too-soon
November 01, 2006 - Moved Too Soon
Citation Text:
Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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November 01, 2011 - To Resuscitate or Not?
Citation Text:
Wu AW, Pronovost P. To Resuscitate or Not?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/xl-or-smaller
September 13, 2017 - XL or Smaller?
Citation Text:
Kozer E. XL or Smaller?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/listen-family
April 15, 2015 - Listen to the Family
Citation Text:
Campbell D. Listen to the Family. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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September 01, 2005 - Flying Object Hits MRI
Citation Text:
Gosbee JW, Gosbee LL. Flying Object Hits MRI. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33724/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - Mistakes may happen because you allow
people a little bit of room in their training to be autonomous
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33672/psn-pdf
September 01, 2008 - RW: Given that such a high percentage of errors in the medication process happen at a point that begins
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49783/psn-pdf
February 01, 2017 - How then did it happen, and
what are the implications for the use of checklists and order sets in medicine
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49633/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - safety-and-quality-long-term-care
The Commentary
This case highlights the reality that serious adverse events happen
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838855/psn-pdf
October 27, 2022 - post-procedural pneumothorax with CXR,
interpretation and communication of the CXR results did not happen
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49602/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - which can
lead to transition errors (as in this case) and harm to patients (which, luckily, did not happen
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60857/psn-pdf
August 26, 2020 - are in place exceeds the permissible ischemia time for the tissue under tourniquet control, as may happen
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49608/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - well studied.(4,20) This is only one of many reasons for under-triaging patients, which can still happen