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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49816/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - A Painful Medication Reconciliation Mishap
January 1, 2018
Chou R. A Painful Medication Reconciliation Mishap. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-medication-reconciliation-mishap
Case Objectives
Recognize that substance use disorders are common in patients with acute pain.
Understand th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49741/psn-pdf
September 01, 2015 - Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy
September 1, 2015
Kilpatrick CC. Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abdominal-pain-early-pregnancy
Case Objectives
Recognize when nausea and vomiting in pregnancy is abnormal.
Identify the most common causes of non-obstetric a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49602/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - Anticoagulation: Held Too Long
April 1, 2010
Dunn AS. Anticoagulation: Held Too Long. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anticoagulation-held-too-long
The Case
A 68-year-old woman with a history of mitral valve replacement with a mechanical valve was admitted with
abdominal pain. Because of the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safeguarding-diagnostic-testing-point-care
September 30, 2011 - Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care
Citation Text:
Kost GJ, Ehrmeyer SS. Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care. 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/node/49498/psn-pdf
January 01, 2006 - An Ounce of Prevention
January 1, 2006
Kucher N. An Ounce of Prevention. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ounce-prevention
Case Objectives
Assess risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalized patients
List recommended strategies for VTE prevention for various risk groups
Identify pat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49864/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You
in Training About Feedback and Burnout
June 1, 2019
Adair KC, Frankel A, Sexton B. Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About
Feedback and Burnout. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/speaking-patient-safety-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49455/psn-pdf
July 01, 2004 - The Worst Headache
July 1, 2004
Edlow JA. The Worst Headache. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/worst-headache
The Case
A 48-year-old woman with a history of migraine headaches and hypertension presented to her outpatient
clinic with a 4-day history of headache. While shopping 4 days earlier, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846768/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe
Obesity During Eye Surgery.
March 29, 2023
Bohringer C. Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe Obesity During Eye Surgery. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/endotracheal-tube-fallout-patient-severe-obesity-during-eye-surgery
The Ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ounce-prevention
February 17, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
An Ounce of Prevention
Citation Text:
Kucher N. An Ounce of Prevention. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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September 01, 2011 - The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care
September 1, 2011
Vogelsmeier AA. The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safety-and-quality-long-term-care
Case Objectives
Identify commonly reported adverse events in long-term care.
Identify two to three challenges…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-suchi-saria-phd
March 27, 2024 - In Conversation With… Suchi Saria, PhD
July 1, 2019
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… Suchi Saria, PhD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hyperbilirubinemia-refractory-phototherapy
March 01, 2006 - Hyperbilirubinemia Refractory to Phototherapy
Citation Text:
Bhutani VK, Wong RJ. Hyperbilirubinemia Refractory to Phototherapy. 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/node/49608/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Emergent Triage Miss
August 1, 2010
Travers D. Emergent Triage Miss. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergent-triage-miss
The Case
A 42-year-old woman presented to a busy urban emergency department (ED) and approached the triage
nurse. The patient told the triage nurse that she had "3 days o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49798/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - Pseudo-obstruction But a Real Perforation
July 1, 2017
Paski SC, Dominitz JA. Pseudo-obstruction But a Real Perforation. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pseudo-obstruction-real-perforation
Case Objectives
Recognize acute colonic pseudo-obstruction and implement a medical management plan.
Ide…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49508/psn-pdf
January 01, 2007 - Language Barrier
April 1, 2006
Flores G. Language Barrier. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/language-barrier
The Case
A previously healthy 10-month-old girl was taken to a pediatrician's office by her monolingual Spanish-
speaking parents when they noted that their daughter had generalized we…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33704/psn-pdf
December 01, 2010 - In Conversation with...Geri Amori, PhD
December 1, 2010
In Conversation with..Geri Amori, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withgeri-amori-phd
Editor's note: Geri Amori, PhD, is Vice President for the Education Center at The Risk Management and
Patient Safety Institute, a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49480/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes
May 1, 2005
McNutt RA, Abrams RI, Hasler S. Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnosing-diagnostic-mistakes
Learning Objectives
Understand the biases that may contribute to overcalling medical errors
Describe the impact of conside…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33674/psn-pdf
February 01, 2009 - In Conversation with…Robert M. Wachter, MD
October 1, 2008
In Conversation with…Robert M. Wachter, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withrobert-m-wachter-md
Editor's note: At the University of California, San Francisco, Robert M. Wachter, MD, is Professor and
Chief of the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49606/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Weighing In on Surgical Safety
August 1, 2010
Brodsky JB, Margarson M. Weighing In on Surgical Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
Case Objectives
Identify the comorbidites associated with obesity that place patients at higher risk for surgical
complications.
Un…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49857/psn-pdf
March 01, 2019 - Duplicate Insulin Order
March 1, 2019
Acquisto NM, Cobaugh DJ. Duplicate Insulin Order. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/duplicate-insulin-order
The Case
A 45-year-old man with a history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was seen in the emergency
department (ED) for complaints of letharg…