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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picture-speaks-1000-words
July 16, 2015 - A Picture Speaks 1000 Words
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Hemphill RR. A Picture Speaks 1000 Words. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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May 01, 2014 - Raise the Bar
May 1, 2014
Stotts J, Lyndon A. Raise the Bar. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/raise-bar
The Case
A 57-year-old man presented to an ambulatory surgery center for excision of a right groin lipoma. The
patient was seen and evaluated by an anesthesiologist who was new to the cente…
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December 01, 2009 - Round-Trip Service
December 1, 2009
McGrath MH. Round-Trip Service. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/round-trip-service
The Case
A 70-year-old man with a long history of degenerative joint disease was experiencing increased symptoms
in his left knee. He was referred by his primary care provid…
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March 01, 2013 - Pathologic Mistake
March 1, 2013
Alaghehbandan R, Raab SS. Pathologic Mistake. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pathologic-mistake
The Case
A 32-year-old previously healthy woman experienced abdominal pain and bloating for 6 months. The
discomfort worsened with eating. After losing 15 pounds …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primers-0
March 15, 2025 - Primers
Guides for key topics in patient safety through context, epidemiology, and relevant AHRQ PSNet content. The Patient Safety 101 Primer provides an overview of the patient safety field and covers key definitions and concepts.
Latest Primers
Clinical Decision Support Systems
March…
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August 01, 2017 - Add-on Case and the Missing Checklist
August 1, 2017
Catchpole K. Add-on Case and the Missing Checklist. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/add-case-and-missing-checklist
The Case
A 65-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation of abdominal pain and weight loss. Based on diagnostic
data and ima…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/central-not-epidural
August 28, 2024 - Central, not Epidural
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Simmons D. Central, not Epidural. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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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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March 01, 2006 - What Does Simulation Add to Teamwork Training?
March 1, 2006
Gaba DM. What Does Simulation Add to Teamwork Training? PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-does-simulation-add-teamwork-training
Editor's Note: In these point–counterpoint articles, Drs. Pratt and Sachs of Beth Israel Deacones…
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September 15, 2024 - Detection of Safety Hazards
September 15, 2024
Detection of Safety Hazards. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/detection-safety-hazards
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/detection-safety-hazards
March 30, 2022 - Detection of Safety Hazards
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Detection of Safety Hazards. 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/weak-response
February 24, 2011 - A "Weak" Response
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Reisman AB. A "Weak" Response. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/forgotten-turn
August 01, 2018 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Forgotten Turn
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Barbour S. The Forgotten Turn. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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August 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA
August 1, 2013
In Conversation With… J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-j-bryan-sexton-phd-ma
Editor's note: J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, is associate professor and director of the Patient Safety Center for
the D…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846564/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient Safety
March 29, 2023
Holmgren AJ, McBride S, Gale B, et al. Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient Safety . PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/technology-tool-improving-patient-safety
Introduction
In the past several decades, technological a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
December 04, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm
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Jox RJ. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm. 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/delayed-diagnosis-endocrinologic-emergencies
November 13, 2024 - Delayed Diagnosis of Endocrinologic Emergencies
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Gomes-Lima C, Burman KD. Delayed Diagnosis of Endocrinologic Emergencies. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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November 30, 2023 - Always Check the Muscle Twitch: Residual
Neuromuscular Block After Removal of a Gastric Balloon
November 30, 2023
Bohringer C, Ashley S. Always Check the Muscle Twitch: Residual Neuromuscular Block After Removal of
a Gastric Balloon. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/always-check-muscle-twitch-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-urbach-md-msc
June 12, 2019 - In Conversation With… David Urbach, MD, MSc
April 1, 2015
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In Conversation With… David Urbach, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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April 01, 2013 - Total Parenteral Nutrition, Multifarious Errors
April 1, 2013
Boullata JI. Total Parenteral Nutrition, Multifarious Errors. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/total-parenteral-nutrition-multifarious-errors
Case Objectives
Define parenteral nutrition (PN).
Describe the PN-use process.
Identify …