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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33689/psn-pdf
October 01, 2009 - The Media: An Essential, If Sometimes Arbitrary,
Promoter of Patient Safety
October 1, 2009
Wachter R. The Media: An Essential, If Sometimes Arbitrary, Promoter of Patient Safety. PSNet [internet].
2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/media-essential-if-sometimes-arbitrary-promoter-patient-safety
Perspective
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March 01, 2015 - Critical Opportunity Lost
March 1, 2015
Genzen JR, Signorelli HN. Critical Opportunity Lost. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-opportunity-lost
The Case
A 55-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with new onset chest pain. She
reported eating a heavy dinner the pre…
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July 01, 2008 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case July 2008
Dependence vs. Pain
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2008
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Adam J. Gordon, MD, MPH University of Pittsburgh School of M…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49626/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - Outbreak
May 1, 2011
Rothman R, Stapleton S. Outbreak. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/outbreak
The Case
A 36-year-old healthy man developed an acute febrile illness associated with a vesicular rash. He
presented to an urgent care clinic where he was diagnosed with varicella infection ("chic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49395/psn-pdf
April 01, 2003 - Medication Overdose
April 1, 2003
Kaushal R. Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-overdose
The Case
A 15-year-old boy with end-stage AIDS was admitted to the pediatric ICU with mental status changes. He
was diagnosed with status epilepticus and started on a loading…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49742/psn-pdf
September 01, 2015 - A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab
September 1, 2015
Ashcraft LE, Kahn JM. A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fumbled-handoff-inpatient-rehab
The Case
An 18-year-old man with no significant past medical history sustained a traumatic brain injury after a mo…
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October 01, 2018 - Communication With Consultants
Citation Text:
Cohn SL. Communication With Consultants. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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October 01, 2015 - Secured But Not Always Safe
Citation Text:
Jahr JS, Hosseini P. Secured But Not Always Safe. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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May 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case
Spotlight Case May 2006
Right? Left? Neither!
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Elizabeth A. Howell, MD, MPP; Mark R. Chassin, MD…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49757/psn-pdf
April 01, 2016 - Situational Awareness and Patient Safety
April 1, 2016
Farnan JE. Situational Awareness and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/situational-awareness-and-patient-safety
The Case
A 40-year-old woman with a history of cirrhosis and known esophageal varices was admitted to the hospit…
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February 23, 2022 - COVID-19 and Dentistry: Challenges and Opportunities
for Providing Safe Care
February 23, 2022
Kalenderian E, Spallek H, Franklin A, et al. COVID-19 and Dentistry: Challenges and Opportunities for
Providing Safe Care. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/covid-19-and-dentistry-challenges-and-oppor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74121/psn-pdf
November 30, 2021 - Hidden Danger! Insidious Postpartum Bleeding After
Emergency Cesarean Delivery.
November 30, 2021
Leiserowitz GS, Hedriana H. Hidden Danger! Insidious Postpartum Bleeding After Emergency Cesarean
Delivery. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-danger-insidious-postpartum-bleeding-after-emerg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33750/psn-pdf
May 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH
May 1, 2013
In Conversation With… Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-ashish-k-jha-md-mph
Editor's note: Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, is professor of health policy and management at the Harvard
School of Public Hea…
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March 03, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes Wrong.
Citation Text:
Ahmed SM, Ali M. Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes Wrong.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency fo…
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January 01, 2019 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Mistaken Attribution, Diagnostic Misstep
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the January 2019 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Timothy R. Kreider, MD, PhD, and John Q. Young, MD, MPP, PhD
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49400/psn-pdf
May 01, 2003 - Central Line Clot
May 1, 2003
Randolph AG. Central Line Clot. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/central-line-clot
Case Objectives
List the complications of central line manipulation
Appreciate the limitations of diagnostic studies for PE in children
Describe modalities for prevention of cathe…
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June 21, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Breakage of a PICC Line
Citation Text:
Dimov V. Breakage of a PICC Line. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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August 04, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Central Line Clot
Citation Text:
Randolph AG. Central Line Clot. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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April 09, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Hazards of Distraction: Ticking All the EHR Boxes
Citation Text:
Easty AC. The Hazards of Distraction: Ticking All the EHR Boxes. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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September 23, 2020 - Failure to Rescue the Mother
Citation Text:
Vivero A, Klapper EB, Gregory KD, et al. Failure to Rescue the Mother. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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