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  1. Acute Respiratory Arrest in Pregnancy | PSNet

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    August 15, 2018 - approximately 8% of pregnancies and have been increasing due to changes in obstetric demographics: obesity … include nulliparity, chronic hypertension, previous preeclampsia, gestational or pregestational diabetes, obesity

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 28, 2024 - Obesity is often associated with difficult ventilation because high airway pressures are required to

  3. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)

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    January 01, 2006 - Patient Risk Factors Cancer Congestive heart failure Chronic lung disease Age > 70 years Obesity … factor Points Cancer, prior VTE, hypercoagulability 3 each Major surgery 2 Advanced age, bed rest, obesity

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 11, 2023 - Weight and size descriptors for drug dosing: too many options and too many errors. January 11, 2023 Erstad BL, Romero AV, Barletta JF. Weight and size descriptors for drug dosing: Too many options and too many errors. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2023;80(2):87-91. doi:10.1093/ajhp/zxac283. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/…

  5. Fatal Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression | PSNet

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    May 26, 2021 - obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), renal disease, pulmonary disease, cardiac disease, neurological disease, and obesity … disease (including COPD) Cardiac disease (including CAD, CHF, arrhythmias) Diabetes mellitus Obesity … Calculation of BMI and serum bicarbonate level is also recommended to screen for obesity hypoventilation

  6. Secured But Not Always Safe | PSNet

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    October 01, 2015 - insufflate the stomach, hence predisposing to aspiration.( 7 ) Risk factors for aspiration include morbid obesity … WebM&M Cases Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe Obesity

  7. Coming Up Short | PSNet

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    May 20, 2020 - overweight children these days that we may forget the essentials: the association of growth stunting with obesity

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 26, 2021 - Evaluating the impact of obesity on safety and efficacy of weight-based norepinephrine dosing in septic

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 29, 2024 - fatal-oversight-misdiagnosis-nocturnal-chest-pain-elevated-d-dimer The Case A man in his 70s with a past medical history of lymphoma in remission, obesity … deviation without LBBB, LVH, or digoxin 4Hypertension (HTN), hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 27, 2019 - during conscious sedation include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep apnea, asthma, and obesity … Obesity and respiratory diseases. International journal of general medicine. 2010;3:335. 

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2017 - heavy instrument kits in Central Processing and the OR, and injuries caused by moving patients with obesity … is understanding behavior.(6,12) Why did the employee not get help before moving the patient with obesity

  12. Spotlight (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2020 - disease (including COPD) • Cardiac disease (including CAD, CHF, arrhythmias) • Diabetes mellitus • Obesity … STOP-BANG questionnaire to screen for OSA – Body Mass Index (BMI) – Serum bicarbonate level (screens for obesity

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2003 - Procedural Mishap: Learning Curve? February 1, 2003 Gibbs VC, Leape L. Procedural Mishap: Learning Curve? PSNet [internet]. 2003. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/procedural-mishap-learning-curve The Case A 28-year-old multiparous obese female presented for laparoscopic tubal ligation. The patient had undesired fert…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 28, 2024 - tunnel release (0.32%), independent risk factors were male sex, younger age, tobacco or alcohol use, obesity … or morbid obesity (body mass index 30-40 or >40), diabetes, inflammatory arthritis, peripheral vascular … alcohol or opioid dependence, thyroid disease, rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune diseases, obesity

  15. Norepinephrine Dosing Error Associated with Multiple Health System Vulnerabilities | PSNet

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    November 27, 2019 - Evaluating the impact of obesity on safety and efficacy of weight-based norepinephrine dosing in septic

  16. Missed Compartment Syndrome after Steep Lithotomy Position for Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery | PSNet

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    January 29, 2021 - The Case A 36-year-old woman with class 2 obesity but no chronic illnesses required laparoscopic hysterectomy … Patients with obesity are more prone to suffer this complication than patients with normal BMI. 15,16 … WebM&M Cases Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe Obesity

  17. Procedural Mishap: Learning Curve? | PSNet

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    April 28, 2021 - Procedural Mishap: Learning Curve? Citation Text: Gibbs VC, Leape L. Procedural Mishap: Learning Curve?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML En…

  18. Fatal Oversight: Misdiagnosis of Nocturnal Chest Pain with Elevated D-dimer. | PSNet

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    May 01, 2005 - The Case A man in his 70s with a past medical history of lymphoma in remission, obesity, hypertension … deviation without LBBB, LVH, or digoxin 4 Hypertension (HTN), hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity

  19. Complications of Vascular Access Procedures in Patients with Kidney Disease | PSNet

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    November 15, 2023 - compromise during conscious sedation include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep apnea, asthma, and obesity … Obesity and respiratory diseases. International journal of general medicine. 2010;3:335.

  20. Spotlight

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    January 01, 2024 - intensive care unit 4 4 Case Details (1) A 55-year-old woman with a history of panic attacks, class III obesity … Was there implicit bias related to the patient’s obesity, lack of prior treatment for hypertension, religion
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