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  1. Justifying patient risks associated with medical education. | PSNet

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    December 08, 2021 - Person-first treatment strategies: weight bias and impact on mental health of people living with obesity

  2. Use of unsolicited patient observations to identify surgeons with increased risk for postoperative complications. | PSNet

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    July 10, 2019 - June 21, 2017 A patient safety dilemma: obesity in the surgical patient.

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2010 - approximately 8% of pregnancies and have been increasing due to changes in obstetric demographics: obesity … nulliparity, chronic hypertension, previous preeclampsia, gestational or pregestational diabetes, obesity

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 31, 2024 - The Case The patient was a 55-year-old woman with a history of panic attacks, class III obesity, and … Was there implicit bias related to the patient’s obesity, lack of prior treatment for hypertension, … clinical-decision-support-systems https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weight-stigma-and-barriers-effective-obesity-care

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 27, 2020 - 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  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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    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

  15. 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

  16. 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. 

  17. Spotlight (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/final_may-spotlight-fatal_pca_slides_05.01.2020_cme_review-revised.pdf
    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

  18. The impact of primary care providers' bias on depression screening for lesbian women. | PSNet

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    June 13, 2012 - Person-first treatment strategies: weight bias and impact on mental health of people living with obesity

  19. 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…

  20. Quality of Care and Information Technology. | PSNet

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    September 27, 2017 - Special or Theme Issue Quality of Care and Information Technology. Citation Text: Quality of Care and Information Technology. Suresh S, ed. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016;63:221-388. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share…
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