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May 01, 2008 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
A Painful Medication Reconciliation Mishap
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Chou R. A Painful Medication Reconciliation Mishap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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August 20, 2018 - A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side.
Citation Text:
Bellini A, Salcedo ES. A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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February 01, 2023 - Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
February 1, 2023
Zuidema D, Bagley B, Tan CL. Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hospital-acquired-diabetic-ketoacidosis
The Cases
Case #1: A 46-year-old Hindi-speaking resident of a skilled nursing facility (SNF) …
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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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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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October 01, 2015 - The Risks of Absent Interoperability: Medication-Induced
Hemolysis in a Patient With a Known Allergy
October 1, 2015
Reider J. The Risks of Absent Interoperability: Medication-Induced Hemolysis in a Patient With a Known
Allergy. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/risks-absent-interoperability-me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33785/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - In Conversation With… John D. Birkmeyer, MD
May 1, 2015
In Conversation With… John D. Birkmeyer, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-john-d-birkmeyer-md
Editor's note: John D. Birkmeyer, MD, is an internationally recognized health services researcher with
expertise in perfo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49675/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - Delay in Treatment: Failure to Contact Patient Leads to
Significant Complications
February 1, 2013
Shapiro DS. Delay in Treatment: Failure to Contact Patient Leads to Significant Complications. PSNet
[internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-treatment-failure-contact-patient-leads-significant-complicat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49777/psn-pdf
December 01, 2016 - Suicidal Ideation in the Family Medicine Clinic
December 1, 2016
Moutier C. Suicidal Ideation in the Family Medicine Clinic. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/suicidal-ideation-family-medicine-clinic
Case Objectives
Recognize suicide as a major public health problem and the critical role of pri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33879/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… Jane Brice, MD, MPH
May 1, 2019
In Conversation With… Jane Brice, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jane-brice-md-mph
Editor's note: Dr. Brice is Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University
of North Carolina. She…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49825/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - When Patients and Providers Speak Different Languages
April 1, 2018
Karliner LS. When Patients and Providers Speak Different Languages. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-patients-and-providers-speak-different-languages
Case Objectives
Understand the legal and regulatory obligations to prov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49486/psn-pdf
August 21, 2005 - Impatient Inpatient Dosing
August 21, 2005
White RH. Impatient Inpatient Dosing. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/impatient-inpatient-dosing
Case Objectives
Appreciate the challenges of initiating warfarin therapy in the hospitalized patient
Understand the fundamental pharmacology of warfarin…
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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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April 01, 2005 - Compare and Contrast
April 1, 2005
Cho KC, Chertow GM. Compare and Contrast. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/compare-and-contrast
Case Objectives
Define contrast nephropathy (CN)
List risk factors for CN
Implement pharmacologic strategies for CN prophylaxis
Follow an algorithm for CN risk …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61082/psn-pdf
July 23, 2020 - Long-Term Care and the Response to COVID-19
October 28, 2020
Popejoy LL, Crecelius CA, Fitall E, et al. Long-Term Care and the Response to COVID-19. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/long-term-care-and-response-covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching consequences on how the hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863308/psn-pdf
February 28, 2024 - When Vomit Gets in the Way: Aspiration Resulting in
Death During Endoscopy
February 28, 2024
Do T, Scott FJ. When Vomit Gets in the Way: Aspiration Resulting in Death During Endoscopy. PSNet
[internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-vomit-gets-way-aspiration-resulting-death-during-endoscopy
The Case
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April 28, 2021 - A Sweet Case of Hidden Hydrogen Ions
April 28, 2021
Plante D, Falero A. A Sweet Case of Hidden Hydrogen Ions. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sweet-case-hidden-hydrogen-ions
The Case
A?24-year-old, Arabic-speaking?woman?with a history of type 1?diabetes?mellitus, gastroparesis,?and
severe e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49624/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - Duty to Disclose Someone Else's Error?
May 1, 2011
Gallagher TH. Duty to Disclose Someone Else's Error? PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/duty-disclose-someone-elses-error
Case Objectives
State the rationale for disclosing medical errors.
Describe key principles in effective error disclosure.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/spotlight_respiratory_distress_after_neck_surgery_two_cases_of_postoperative_cervical_hematoma.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Postop Cervical Hematomas_12.15.2022 FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
Respiratory Distress after Neck Surgery: Two
Cases of Post-Operative Cervical Hematoma
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the January 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49758/psn-pdf
April 01, 2016 - Dropping to New Lows
April 1, 2016
Juang PC, Kulasa K. Dropping to New Lows. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropping-new-lows
Case Objectives
State how to manage diabetes medications when patients are admitted to the hospital
Describe a guideline-recommended insulin regimen for a hospitaliz…