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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49589/psn-pdf
August 01, 2009 - Hiding in Plain Sight
August 1, 2009
Weinberg JM. Hiding in Plain Sight. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hiding-plain-sight
The Case
A 65-year-old woman presented to an emergency department (ED) with 48 hours of nontraumatic left lower
back pain and general malaise. She was diagnosed with a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49502/psn-pdf
February 01, 2006 - Deciphering the Code
February 1, 2006
Goldstein MK. Deciphering the Code. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deciphering-code
The Case
An 85-year-old man with advanced oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
presented to the emergency department (ED) with increasing shortn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33677/psn-pdf
November 01, 2008 - Health Care–Acquired Urinary Tract Infection: The
Problem and Solutions
November 1, 2008
Nicolle LE. Health Care–Acquired Urinary Tract Infection: The Problem and Solutions. PSNet [internet].
2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-acquired-urinary-tract-infection-problem-and-solutions
Perspective
U…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49533/psn-pdf
March 01, 2007 - Staggered Sensitivity Results
March 1, 2007
Guglielmo JB. Staggered Sensitivity Results. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/staggered-sensitivity-results
The Case
A 60-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the glottis underwent laryngectomy, anterior neck
dissection, and pectoralis fla…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/comanagement-whos-charge
July 01, 2011 - Comanagement: Who's in Charge?
Citation Text:
Cheng HQ. Comanagement: Who's in Charge?. 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/periodic-issue/weekly-resource
March 25, 2025 - March 12, 2025 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, reports,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/uterine-artery-injury-during-cesarean-delivery-leads-cardiac-arrests-and-emergency
September 30, 2020 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Uterine Artery Injury during Cesarean Delivery Leads to Cardiac Arrests and Emergency Hysterectomy
Citation Text:
Lopez C, Tache V. Uterine Artery Injury during Cesarean Delivery Leads to Cardiac Arrests and Emergency Hysterectomy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healt…
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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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January 01, 2020 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Fatal PCA Opioid-Induced
Respiratory Depression
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the May 2020 AHRQ
WebM&M Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
• Commentary by: Sarina Fazio, PhD, RN and Rachelle
Firestone, PharmD, BCCCP
o Editors in Chie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-kaveh-shojania-md
February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With… Kaveh Shojania, MD
November 1, 2015
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… Kaveh Shojania, MD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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December 23, 2020 - Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of
Security.
December 23, 2020
Weingart SN, James TA, Schiff G. Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of Security. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-breast-cancer-diagnosis-false-sense-security
The Case
A 60-year-old woman was se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/university-texas-system-clinical-safety-and-effectiveness-course
February 01, 2011 - The University of Texas System Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Course
Eric J. Thomas, MD, MPH; Jan Patterson, MD, MS; Sherry Martin, MEd; Doris Quinn, PhD; Gary Reed, MD; Ken Shine, MD | February 1, 2011
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Citation Text:
T…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33855/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - In Conversation With… Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM
April 1, 2018
In Conversation With… Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-harlan-krumholz-md-sm
Editor's note: Dr. Krumholz, Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and
Directo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49553/psn-pdf
January 01, 2008 - Contaminated or Not? Guidelines for Interpretation of
Positive Blood Cultures
January 1, 2008
Weinstein MP. Contaminated or Not? Guidelines for Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures. PSNet
[internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/contaminated-or-not-guidelines-interpretation-positive-blood-cultures
The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861738/psn-pdf
January 31, 2024 - A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray
January 31, 2024
Wander J, Barnes DK. A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/laceration-needed-proper-exam-not-x-ray
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/spotlight_case_laceration_needed_exam_not_x-ray_final.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the January 2024 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Jazmin A. Wander, MD and David K. Barnes, MD,
F…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33869/psn-pdf
November 01, 2018 - In Conversation With… David Meltzer, MD, PhD
November 1, 2018
In Conversation With… David Meltzer, MD, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-meltzer-md-phd
Editor's note: Dr. Meltzer is the Fanny L. Pritzker Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Section of Hospital
Medici…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837963/psn-pdf
August 31, 2022 - Delayed Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
August 31, 2022
Robles A, Utter GH. Delayed Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-mesenteric-ischemia
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60329/psn-pdf
May 14, 2020 - In Conversation With... Joel Willis, DO, PA, MA, MPhiL
and Neal Sikka, MD
May 14, 2020
In Conversation With.. Joel Willis, DO, PA, MA, MPhiL and Neal Sikka, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-joel-willis-do-pa-ma-mphil-and-neal-sikka-md
Editor’s note: Joel Willis, DO, PA, M…