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21. Mismanagement of Delirium | PSNet
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    February 13, 2014 - Case An 85-year-old man with early stage vascular dementia fell on the sidewalk and fractured his leg … He was given crutches and instructions for no weight-bearing on the injured leg. … The patient continued to have constipation, mild dehydration, increased leg pain, and ingrown toenail … If soon after the patient was admitted with the leg fracture it was also known he had LBD, the clinical … Similarly, he had leg and toenail pain, and it is not clear if his pain was adequately managed.

22. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2016 - Case An 85-year-old man with early stage vascular dementia fell on the sidewalk and fractured his leg … He was given crutches and instructions for no weight-bearing on the injured leg. … The patient continued to have constipation, mild dehydration, increased leg pain, and ingrown toenail … If soon after the patient was admitted with the leg fracture it was also known he had LBD, the clinical … Similarly, he had leg and toenail pain, and it is not clear if his pain was adequately managed.

23. Spinal Epidural Abscess | PSNet
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    November 13, 2019 - She described the pain as moderate-to-severe, radiating down the left leg and buttock. … She only partially recovered function of her legs and was mainly using a wheelchair. … of fever in a patient with new back pain is very concerning.( 8 ) Focal neurologic complaints (e.g., leg … Certainly, a focal neurologic finding (e.g., left leg weakness on examination) may be evidence of a SEA … WebM&M Cases Under Pressure: Delayed Diagnosis of Compartment Syndrome after Lower Leg

24. Active Error (or Active Failure) | PSNet
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    September 13, 2021 - This person may literally be holding a scalpel (e.g., an orthopedist operating on the wrong leg) or figuratively

25. "Superficial" Report Leads to "Deep" Problem | PSNet
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    July 01, 2012 - The patient denied any recent trauma to her leg and had no fever or respiratory symptoms. … physical examination was significant for moderate pitting edema, mild erythema, and tenderness of the left leg … The patient was able to bear weight on the affected leg but had an antalgic gait (a limp adopted to avoid … thrombophlebitis and prescribed oral antibiotics along with elevation and warm compresses to the affected leg

26. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    June 01, 2015 - On examination his left lower leg was dusky in color, extremely tender to palpation, and his pulses could … disease. 5 Case: Anchoring Bias (3) The patient required emergent bypass surgery of the left leg … Unfortunately, due to ischemia (lack of blood flow from the arterial disease) of his leg, he developed … computerized decision-support system: pain left foot, numbness left foot, foot drop, loss of sensation left leg

27. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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    January 01, 2020 - likely due to the delay in making the diagnosis and surgery, the patient still has some weakness in his legs … no atrophy More profound atrophy Weakness in pyramidal pattern Arms: Extensors weaker than flexors Legs … States are diabetes and alcohol use Peripheral neuropathy usually presents with length-dependent (i.e., legs … Motor Assess bulk and tone Pronator drift Finger and foot taps Extensors in the arms and flexors in the legs

28. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    April 10, 2024 - with a case involving an 18-month-old African American child with a spiral fracture of the left lower leg

29. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    August 08, 2019 - She described the pain as moderate-to-severe, radiating down the left leg and buttock. … She only partially recovered function of her legs and was mainly using a wheelchair. … of fever in a patient with new back pain is very concerning.(8) Focal neurologic complaints (e.g., leg … Certainly, a focal neurologic finding (e.g., left leg weakness on examination) may be evidence of a

30. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 23, 2022 - discharged home on POD 4, but on POD 9, during a clinic visit, the patient reported increasing left leg … His left leg was cool with absent pulses. … strong EIA pulse after nephrectomy, there was an additional delay in diagnosis of his symptomatic leg

31. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 04, 2015 - J Empirical Leg Stud. 2010;4(4):835-860. doi:10.1111/j.1740-1461.2007.00108.x.

32. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    August 21, 2014 - Three hours after the IO line was placed, a nurse notified the primary team that the left leg was a dusky … purple, and on examination the leg was bluish and tensely edematous with sluggish distal pulses. … Left leg with intraosseous device placed in proximal tibia. (Illustration © 2014 Chris Gralapp.)

33. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - hospital-admission-due-high-dose-methotrexate-drug-interaction The Case A 40-year-old woman with osteosarcoma in her left leg … received neoadjuvant high-dose methotrexate, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (MAP) prior to left leg resection … Four months after leg reconstruction, the patient developed left lower extremity erythema and was admitted

34. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    November 27, 2012 - duplication-surgical-site-marking Describing a case of duplicate surgical site markings on a patient's legs

35. Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications | PSNet
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    June 15, 2022 - On exam his left lower leg was dusky in color with extreme tenderness to palpation and his pulses could … The patient required emergent bypass surgery of the left leg by vascular surgery. … Unfortunately, due to ischemia (lack of blood flow from the arterial disease) of his leg, he developed … computer–assisted diagnosis program : "pain left foot, numbness left foot, foot drop, loss of sensation left leg

36. Hospital Admission Due to High-Dose Methotrexate Drug Interaction | PSNet
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    October 01, 2003 - The Case A 40-year-old woman with osteosarcoma in her left leg received neoadjuvant high-dose methotrexate … , doxorubicin, and cisplatin (MAP) prior to left leg resection and reconstruction. … Four months after leg reconstruction, the patient developed left lower extremity erythema and was admitted

37. Benefits vs. Risks of Intraosseous Vascular Access | PSNet
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    September 01, 2005 - Three hours after the IO line was placed, a nurse notified the primary team that the left leg was a dusky … purple, and on examination the leg was bluish and tensely edematous with sluggish distal pulses. … Left leg with intraosseous device placed in proximal tibia.

38. Delayed Diagnosis of Kidney Transplant Complications | PSNet
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    January 29, 2020 - discharged home on POD 4, but on POD 9, during a clinic visit, the patient reported increasing left leg … His left leg was cool with absent pulses. … a strong EIA pulse after nephrectomy, there was an additional delay in diagnosis of his symptomatic leg

39. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2015 - On exam his left lower leg was dusky in color with extreme tenderness to palpation and his pulses could … The patient required emergent bypass surgery of the left leg by vascular surgery. … Unfortunately, due to ischemia (lack of blood flow from the arterial disease) of his leg, he developed … computer–assisted diagnosis program: "pain left foot, numbness left foot, foot drop, loss of sensation left leg

40. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL CME Reviewed Spotlight_Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis_02.14.20221 - clean - REVISED.pptx (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2022 - video twice for progressive pain—now 9 out of 10 in severity and limiting her ability to walk due to leg … She began experiencing balance problems and leg spasms such that she required use of a walker to ambulate … As her symptoms progressed to involve radicular symptoms with leg spasms, magnetic resonance imaging … and additional evaluation as the patient’s pain worsened and she developed new symptoms, including leg