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1341. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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      September 18, 2018 - recommendations on screening for abnormal blood glucose levels and type 2 diabetes, screening for high blood pressure … Intermediate outcomes (eg, prevalence of high blood pressure or the metabolic syndrome, use of cardiovascular … fractures, serious injuries resulting from increased physical activity, and an increased risk for eating … Association of overweight with increased risk of coronary heart disease partly independent of blood pressure … Screening for high blood pressure in adults: U.S.

1342. COVID-19 and Dentistry: Challenges and Opportunities for Providing Safe Care | PSNet
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      February 24, 2022 - Dental care providers are advised to: If possible, perform procedures in a negative pressure room … 6 feet apart, especially in counties with substantial or high transmission. 25 Using a negative pressure … create several challenges, including the desire to limit exposure to patients, fatigue, burnout, and pressure … care. 66 Managing necessary deviations from well-rehearsed practice, while under additional budgetary pressures … Remote diagnosis of traumatic dental injuries using digital photographs captured via a mobile phone.

1343. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (Kidney) | PSNet
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      April 01, 2010 - recognized as a sentinel event—an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injuries … markings, surgeon fatigue, numerous surgeons, multiple procedures on the same patient, atypical time pressures

1344. Chronic-Urinary-Retention Research (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2014 - (7 percent), and other conditions such as stroke or traumatic brain injury (29 percent). … Journal of Wound, Ostomy, & Continence Nursing. 2007 May- Jun;34(3):289-96. PMID 17505249. … disease and a history of stroke or myocardial infarction in the previous 6 months; resting blood pressure … citrate Control: placebo Definition/etiology max flow rate <15ml/min, max urethral closure pressure … Score; LUTS = lower urinary tract symptoms; MS = multiple sclerosis; MUCP = maximal urethral closure pressure

1345. Global Assessment of Pediatric Patient Safety (GAPPS) Trigger Tool (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2018 - This measure calculates the rate of adverse events (patient harm)—defined as unintended physical injury … Black and Hispanic newborns are at higher risk of birth trauma (Miller, et al., 2003). … Although AEs most often result in transient harms, some lead to permanent injury and death. … : "Naloxone administration," “Health care- associated infections: positive C. difficile test,” and "Pressure … Internal pressures, such as a punitive culture that leads to underreporting of medical errors, may influence

1346. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2012 - On physical examination, abnormal findings included dilated pupils, elevated heart rate and blood pressure … Injury Prevention and Control Policy Impact: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses.

1347. High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers | PSNet
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      December 21, 2017 - airway displacement), hemodynamic disturbances (including cardiac arrest), nosocomial infections, and injury … More Related Resources WebM&M Cases Under Pressure

1348. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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      December 31, 2024 - On arrival at the emergency department, she had severely elevated blood pressure and hypoxemia. … continuing challenge of preventing falls and explores strategies for preventing falls and falls with injury

1349. Strategies to Better Engineer Safety into Healthcare Delivery (pdf file)
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      March 06, 2025 - that make it more difficult for people to make errors in care delivery or experience a work-related injury … designed to reduce the transmission of healthcare-associated infections and the risk of occupational injury … Healthcare Settings includes strategies to identify risks and hazards and prevent/control work-related injury … Healthcare-Associated Infections Program (contains multiple resources and toolkits)  • Preventing Pressure

1350. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - Adolescents High-risk alcohol use by adolescents is an important cause of preventable death and significant injury … high blood pressure in adults ages 18 years and older. … B Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening in Adults With Sustained Blood Pressure of 135/80+ The USPSTF … I Prevention of Motor Vehicle Occupant Injuries: Counseling in a Primary Care Setting for Driving Under … I Prevention of Motor Vehicle Occupant Injuries: Counseling in a Primary Care Setting for Proper Use

1351. Refining Key Questions: Interactive Case Study Quiz
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      May 01, 2010 - guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, High Blood Pressure … brain injury (TBI) as the overall cause of mortality. … The coagulopathy develops when there is tissue injury in combination with hypotension. … Transfusions result in pulmonary morbidity and death after a moderate degree of injury. … Effect of recombinant factor VIIa as an adjunctive therapy in damage control for wartime vascular injuries

1352. Refining Key Questions: Interactive Case Study Quiz
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      May 01, 2010 - guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, High Blood Pressure … brain injury (TBI) as the overall cause of mortality. … The coagulopathy develops when there is tissue injury in combination with hypotension. … Transfusions result in pulmonary morbidity and death after a moderate degree of injury. … Effect of recombinant factor VIIa as an adjunctive therapy in damage control for wartime vascular injuries

1353. Behavioral Health AI Free Text Analysis - NPSD Data Spotlight (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2025 - Furthermore, healthcare staff exposed to aggressive behavior from patients are at an increased risk for injury … psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2017.09.001 Behavioral Health AI Free-Text Analysis | Page 2 injuries … Studies have found that BH issues are linked to an increase in staff injuries, a decrease in an organization … 1.4% Blood or Blood Product 288 1.7% * * Perinatal 561 3.4% 21 0.8% Device 329 2.0% 14 0.5% Pressure … Injury 318 1.9% * * Healthcare-associated Infection 33 0.2% * * Multiple * .02% 0 0% Event

1354. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - these failures are more likely when staff are working under high levels of stress, workload, or time pressure … Injuries are caused by a lack of differentiation between the use of infusion devices in hospitals and

1355. ElderTree Baseline Survey (pdf file)
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      October 16, 2014 - Medical support services*       ∗ reminders to take medications, taking blood pressure, monitor … weight for gain or loss, observe for injuries (bruises, limping) monitor for pain OTHER SUPPORT

1356. Spotlight (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - opioid-induced respiratory depression; of those, 77% resulted in severe brain damage or death – Most injuries … should be monitored closely 25 Monitoring Component Assessment Type Vital Signs Heart Rate Blood Pressure

1357. Isolated Clot, Real Error | PSNet
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      December 01, 2013 - is sometimes observed in clinical practice, filters should not be used as a way to prevent VTE after trauma … July 1, 2011 Injuries before and after diagnosis of cancer: nationwide register … More Related Resources WebM&M Cases Under Pressure

1358. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2009 - how a safety pin could be aspirated, or a non-deformable endotracheal tube connector might cause a pressure … injury to the nares if left in place for more than a brief period.

1359. Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_A Missed Bowel Perforation - SLIDES_FINAL.pptx (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - diuresis, diarrhea, and fluid restriction, they ordered blood products and albumin to increase oncotic pressure … responsive to fluid resuscitation,” with the added requirement for vasopressors to maintain a mean arterial pressure … perforations.21 • Other identified risk factors include older age, presence of comorbidities,22 acute kidney injury

1360. Timely Fluid Bolus for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2018 - Unlike adults, the diagnosis of septic shock in children does not require the presence of low blood pressure … (hypotension), as children often maintain normal blood pressure until the advanced stages of shock … A limited window of opportunity exists for treating underlying injury once shock is present. … Because children often maintain their blood pressure until they are severely ill, systemic hypotension … For severe sepsis, one abstractor indicated that there was a low systolic blood pressure despite the