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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - year-old female with 3 days of headache, cough, subjective fever, yellow nasal discharge, and facial pain … 1,2
Common symptoms:
Purulent nasal discharge
Facial pain or pressure
Nasal congestion
Reduced sense … of taste or smell
Headache
Ear pain or pressure
Bad breath
Dental pain
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Sinusitis
AHRQ Safety … days without improvement
3-4 days of fever ≥ 102°F and either purulent nasal discharge or facial pain … The presence of low-grade fever, facial or dental pain, and the color of nasal discharge are not accurate
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/4-overview-facilitator-guide.docx
January 01, 2019 - Examples include patient and family education, use of multimodal pain management, avoidance of drains … resistance, faster return of bowel function, decreased length of stay, decreased opioid use, decreased pain … The postoperative interventions resulted in decreased pain, decreased postoperative nausea and vomiting … decreased complications (wound, cardiovascular, and reoperation), decreased length of stay, decreased pain … Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2019. doi:10.1136/rapm - 2018 - 100071.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-213-section-5-table-4.pdf
January 01, 2012 - renal and spleen function, subjects receiving 2011; 377(9778): 1663‐
the drug had few episodes of pain … hydroxyurea therapy in children and
adolescents are HbSS (SCA) or SCD‐S β0‐
thalassemia and frequent pain … Endpoints
include less pain, an increase in HbF to 15%‐
20%, increased hemoglobin level if severely … hydroxyurea increases
HbF levels, decreases leukocyte counts, and
decreases the frequency of episodes of pain … How I use
overview and pain or acute chest syndrome as young as 2 hydroxyurea to treat
guidelines years
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/johnson-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - • Comprehensive Pain Assessment Measure: The percentage of patients who screened positive for pain … (ESAS
pain severity of 4 or higher) and who received a comprehensive pain assessment (five or more of … J Pain Symptom Manage 2015;49:773‐81.
14. … J Pain Symptom Manage
2014;47(1):e1‐2.
4. … J Pain Symptom Manage 2017;1079‐1084.
11.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/115-daily-goals-icu-checklist.docx
October 01, 2024 - . _____________________________
Insert text
Neurologic
Pain management/sedation (held to follow … · Pain goal _____ / 10 with _____
· Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) goal:
____ … _
· Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) protocol:
Yes No
· Confusion Assessment … Method (CAM)-ICU:
Positive Negative Intervention _____
Pain at goal _____
Pain
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - SAY:
This patient has sinusitis based on the clinical presentation of nasal discharge and facial pain … Patients may also report nasal congestion, reduced or absent sense of taste or smell, headache, ear pain … or pressure, bad breath, dental pain, and fatigue. … Note that the presence of low-grade fever, facial or dental pain, or colored nasal discharge are not … Her sinus pain has become more severe.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/cannabis-final.pdf
June 02, 2025 - New Research From AHRQ:
Are Cannabis-Based Products
Effective in Treating Chronic Pain? … Synthetic Whole Plant
CONCLUSION:
Evidence suggests
cannabis can
reduce some types
of chronic pain
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www.ahrq.gov/ecareplan/past-contributors/index.html
August 01, 2024 - created to identify data elements important for care for people with Long COVID, type 2 diabetes, chronic pain … Fridsma, MD, PhD, FACP, FACMI Pain With Opioid Use Disorder Technical Expert Panel David Thomas, PhD
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-15-presenting-data.pdf
September 01, 2015 - , joint swelling, joint stiffness, joint pain
Skin: denies rashes, itching, lumps, sores, lesions, color … Musculoskeletal: denies back pain, joint swelling, joint stiffness, joint pain
Skin: denies rashes … , dysphagia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation
Musculoskeletal: denies back pain, joint swelling … Musculoskeletal: denies back pain, joint swelling, joint stiffness, joint pain
Skin: denies rashes … : denies back pain, joint swelling, joint stiffness, joint pain
Skin: denies rashes, itching, lumps,
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/sills-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - We explored this objective in two
conditions: acute asthma and fracture-related pain. … Exam variables included the two condition-
specific scores—asthma score and pain score. … Relief of pain and anxiety in pediatric patients in emergency
medical systems. … Emergency department
analgesia for fracture pain. Ann Emerg Med. 2003;42:197-205.
30. … J Pain. 2007;8:26-32.
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http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/
36.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/44-sample-pathway-checklist.docx
June 01, 2023 - · Yes
· No
Pre-anesthesia multimodal pain management given? … First postoperative VTE chemoprophylaxis dose
Date:
Time:
· Yes
· No
Multimodal pain management … · Yes
· No
Medications prescribed/recommended for postdischarge pain management? … [Fill in medications that are prescribed/recommened for postdischarge pain management from your pathway … e.g., acetaminophen, ibuprofen)]
· Yes
· No
· N/A
If opioids were prescribed for postdischarge pain
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/apcfigtxt3.html
December 01, 2017 - Pain
Feelings: Fear, anxiety
Agenda: Physical need to urinate, misses usual environment
… Continue to assess for pain using pain scale for dementia patients.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Maddox_111.pdf
June 18, 2008 - that health care professionals’ concern about opioid-related RD
is one of the barriers to adequate pain … Management and Efficiency
Pain management. … Pain management. Tools for implementing JCAHO’s
new standards. … Available at:
http://mkeamy.typepad.com/anesthesiacaucus/2007/08
/pain-the-sixth-.html. … Optimizing postoperative pain
management.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Lavelle_33.pdf
March 12, 2008 - Patients with chest pain and anaphylaxis were selected as the target populations. … Create
• Chest pain worksheet to match the standing orders. … He’s been
having chest pain for hours and just wouldn’t go to the hospital.” … Use chest pain standing orders if MD not
available. … and chest pain
worksheet continue to be used.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/impacts-gun-violence.html
March 01, 2023 - The pain that healthcare workers experience is our pain, too. … Showing them concern by listening can help heal the pain and grief they are suffering.
Dr.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-140-section-5.8.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Patient perception of
pain care in hospitals in
the United States. … Patients’ perception of their pain care and
their reported level of pain relief varied
significantly … relief and satisfaction with
pain care. … All of the patients
had reported pain levels ≥4 on a scale of
0 to 10 or pain in the past 2 weeks which … pain
concerns more.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T5-Suspect_a_Urinary_Tract_Infection_brochure_MA_Coalition_final.pdf
June 02, 2025 - both is
important, because bacteria can and do live naturally in the bladder
without causing any pain … »a burning feeling, discomfort or pain with urination.
»pain in the lower abdomen or back.
» increase
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-14-collecting-performance-data.pdf
September 01, 2015 - , joint swelling, joint stiffness, joint pain
Skin: denies rashes, itching, lumps, sores, lesions, color … Musculoskeletal: denies back pain, joint swelling, joint stiffness, joint pain
Skin: denies rashes … , dysphagia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation
Musculoskeletal: denies back pain, joint swelling … Musculoskeletal: denies back pain, joint swelling, joint stiffness, joint pain
Skin: denies rashes … : denies back pain, joint swelling, joint stiffness, joint pain
Skin: denies rashes, itching, lumps,
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_6_Pres_TX_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - by
breakdowns in communication
– Patient outcomes, including emotional health,
functioning, and pain … want family or friends to support them
• Are busy and under a lot
of stress
• Are often in pain … is very happy about finally getting through
the surgery and being on this unit, but he is still in pain … initial nursing assessment, but Jack interrupts to ask her
who she is and what can she do about his pain … Vignette 2
• The attending physician, John Gladstone, after hearing
from Angela about Jack’s pain
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/mccarthy-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Context: In settings such as the emergency department (ED), where acute or chronic pain account for … Pain scores on ED presentation were high and remained high after discharge (e.g., day
1: 7 [N=161], … • On the day of discharge (day 1), 85% of patients consumed an opioid at home (87% back pain,
73% … (90%), and increased for those with back pain (91%). … Pain Med. 2019. [epub ahead of print]
4.