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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49710/psn-pdf
May 01, 2014 - Discontinued Medications: Are They Really
Discontinued?
May 1, 2014
Mankey CG, Varkey P. Discontinued Medications: Are They Really Discontinued? PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discontinued-medications-are-they-really-discontinued
The Case
A 69-year-old man with a history of chronic atrial f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49401/psn-pdf
May 01, 2003 - Suicidal Man With Gun
May 1, 2003
Simon RI. Suicidal Man With Gun. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/suicidal-man-gun
The Case
The patient is a 36-year-old man who came to a psychiatry clinic for outpatient evaluation of severe
depression that had persisted for nearly 2 years. On initial inter…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73999/psn-pdf
October 27, 2021 - To Dilute or Not Dilute: Drug Errors and Consequences in
the Operating Room
October 27, 2021
Aldwinckle R, Florendo E. To Dilute or Not Dilute: Drug Errors and Consequences in the Operating Room.
PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dilute-or-not-dilute-drug-errors-and-consequences-operating-room
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hospital-admission-due-high-dose-methotrexate-drug-interaction
October 01, 2003 - Hospital Admission Due to High-Dose Methotrexate Drug Interaction
Citation Text:
Siegel LC, Gandhi TK. Hospital Admission Due to High-Dose Methotrexate Drug Interaction. 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/33695/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest
for Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety
Performance
April 1, 2010
Roberts LL, Ward MM, Evans TC. The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest for
Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety Performance. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-side-bedside-paravertebral-block-preventing-preventable
August 10, 2019 - Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the Preventable
Citation Text:
Barrington MJ, Uda Y. Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the Preventable. 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/refused-medication-error
November 01, 2005 - Refused Medication Error
Citation Text:
Foley M. Refused Medication Error. 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/sloppy-and-paste
February 02, 2011 - Sloppy and Paste
Citation Text:
Hirschtick RE. Sloppy and Paste. 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/node/49434/psn-pdf
February 01, 2004 - Undiagnosed Vaginal Bleeding
February 1, 2004
Mandelblatt J. Undiagnosed Vaginal Bleeding . PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/undiagnosed-vaginal-bleeding
The Case
The patient is a 34-year-old gravida 3, para 3 woman with a 2-year history of increasingly profuse vaginal
bleeding. Over the past…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/insulin-administration-pen-vs-vial-similar-not-interchangeable
December 20, 2023 - Insulin Administration: Pen vs Vial – Similar, but Not Interchangeable
Citation Text:
Camarillo H. Insulin Administration: Pen vs Vial – Similar, but Not Interchangeable. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49797/psn-pdf
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/node/33782/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety
Measurement Program?
March 1, 2015
Scott IA. Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety Measurement Program? PSNet [internet].
2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/where-does-risk-adjusted-mortality-fit-safety-measurement-program
Perspective
Much…
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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/node/49725/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - Haste Makes Care Unsafe
January 1, 2015
Eichhorn JH. Haste Makes Care Unsafe. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/haste-makes-care-unsafe
The Case
An 80-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation underwent a combined
elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73335/psn-pdf
May 26, 2021 - Hyponatremia Secondary to Home Parenteral Nutrition
Error
May 26, 2021
Haas K, Lee A. Hyponatremia Secondary to Home Parenteral Nutrition Error. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hyponatremia-secondary-home-parenteral-nutrition-error
The Case
A 4-year-old (former 33-week premature) boy with a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49646/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - Poorly Advanced Directives
February 1, 2012
Anderson WG. Poorly Advanced Directives. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/poorly-advanced-directives
The Case
Cared for at home by his wife and family, an 82-year-old man with multiple chronic medical conditions
described his overall health as decli…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50391/psn-pdf
September 25, 2019 - Think Like a Surgeon
September 25, 2019
Cooper Z. Think Like a Surgeon. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/think-surgeon
The Case
A patient with a history of T6 paraplegia due to a motor vehicle accident was brought to the emergency
department due to delirium. He was found to be hypotensive and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49719/psn-pdf
September 01, 2014 - No BP During NIBP
September 1, 2014
Görges M, Ansermino MJ. No BP During NIBP. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-bp-during-nibp
The Case
An otherwise healthy 49-year-old man with atrial fibrillation was scheduled for ablation in the catheterization
laboratory under general endotracheal anes…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/stroke-error
February 01, 2016 - Take-Home Points Timely neurological assessment of patients with suspected stroke increases the probability
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-adhere-dietary-restrictions-leading-complications-and-poor-follow
September 27, 2023 - The hectic nature of the ED environment increases the risk for communication errors.