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1161. Duplicate Therapies in Retail Pharmacy | PSNet
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      August 05, 2022 - confusion, the patient ran out of his medication and his daughter and home health nurse noted poor blood pressure … This lapse resulted in poor blood pressure control, but fortunately no harmful outcomes. … errors have the potential to be serious and may result in adverse drug events (ADE), which are patient injuries … What changes you will make to your blood pressure medications?”

1162. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 15, 2010 - Adverse effects included elevated heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and adverse gastrointestinal effects … high-intensity comprehensive interventions. 15 However, decreases in cardiovascular risk factors (e.g., blood pressure … Other harms, such as risk of exercise-induced injuries, were considered minimal. … Adolescent sibutramine users were more likely to develop small increases in heart rate or blood pressure

1163. Mod5-Comm-Assessment (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2016 - Eventually, they are able to re-establish a normal heart rate, blood pressure, and adequate blood oxygen … During her procedure, her heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen level were monitored. … During a part of the procedure, we became aware that her heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen level … First off, right now Mary is stable; her heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen level are all in normal … We also don’t know right now if she has suffered any injury from what happened, but we will check her

1164. Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - · “Patient safety” is defined as the avoidance and prevention of patient injuries or adverse events … Whenever pressure builds up, my supervisor/manager wants us to work faster, even if it means taking shortcuts

1165. Whole-Body Vibration Therapy for Osteoporosis (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Pharmacological interventions can result in adverse outcomes, commonly minimal trauma atypical fractures … weight-bearing exercise, may also increase bone density18,19 and may be safer than medication, but risk of injury … discontinuation in 10-15 percent of patients.59 Common adverse effects from bisphosphonates include minimal trauma … Women were excluded from these studies if they had any number of conditions such as high blood pressure … They may also experience other side effects while using the platform, such as decreased blood pressure

1166. Implement Teamwork and Communication for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2023 - Slide 6: Root Causes of Maternal and Perinatal Deaths and Injuries 2004-2012 Say: Human factors … communication breakdowns are identified as the primary root cause of maternal and perinatal deaths and injuries … Other root causes for maternal and perinatal deaths and injuries are— Assessment. … Example: The nurse says to the doctor, "Doctor, the patient's blood pressure is dropping; it is 60/

1167. Part 1: Overviews of the Report and the Hispanic Population | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2020 - For example, only half of people with high blood pressure have it controlled. … Leading causes of morbidity and mortality include heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, stroke

1168. Technical Appendix | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2012 - in a 1915(c) for aged and disabled people; aged people only; disabled people only; people with brain injuries … , 758.31, 758.33, 758.39, 758.7, 759.5, 759.81-759.83, or 759.89), developmental delay-severe brain injury … who are under age 65 and are not classified as I/DD or SMI (includes, for example, traumatic brain injury … Prevalence of high blood pressure, State's . … "Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure

1169. Cultural Dimensions of Depression | PSNet
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      September 01, 2018 - Emigration to the United States has put pressure on these traditional values, particularly as the roles … present with somatic complaints.( 3 ) A related fact is that many Vietnamese have experienced significant trauma … Trauma contributed the largest role to mental disorders in the Vietnamese group.( 5 ) In our own Vietnamese … Trauma, PTSD, and the longer-term mental health burden amongst Vietnamese refugees: a comparison with … abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury

1170. Delayed Diagnosis in the Setting of Virtual Care: Remembering the Physical Examination | PSNet
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      April 29, 2020 - On arrival, she was in septic shock with systolic blood pressure in the 80’s. … Common examples include pneumonia, Clostridium difficile infection, pressure injuries, delirium, and … diarrhea in an incontinent patient with skin breakdown on the “backside” should have raised an alarm, as wound … The use of a video visit for wound care is possible as skin and wound tissue can be adequately evaluated … Wesley Valdes, DO Telehealth and Wound Specialist Sacramento, CA wesley.valdes@gmail.com Garth

1171. Transfer Troubles | PSNet
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      December 29, 2014 - They had taken her to the operating room, but she developed low blood pressure before the case and the … An evaluation of compliance with practice guidelines on interhospital trauma transfer. … Injury. 2005;36:1051-1057. [go to PubMed] 15. … Injury. 2004;35:857-863. [go to PubMed] 17. Lee A, Lum ME, Beehan SJ, Hillman KM.

1172. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2008 - the evidence on maternal and neonatal benefits (reduction in preeclampsia, mortality, brachial plexus injury … for benefits of screening in the following health outcomes: perinatal mor- tality; brachial plexus injury … the generally accepted pri- mary outcomes (for example, stillbirth, neonatal death, brachial plexus injury … Women in the treatment group had a 30% lower risk for pregnancy-induced hypertension (defined as blood pressure … because most babies with macrosomia are born to mothers without gestational diabetes, and most cases of injuries

1173. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 29, 2023 - disorder, commingled substance use disorder, neurocognitive impairment, history of traumatic brain injury … Therefore, clinicians may face pressure due to non- clinical factors (e.g., lack of inpatient psychiatric … .13 As illustrated in this case, the risks of inadequate treatment involve suicide, self-inflicted injury

1174. Research Themes and Findings | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2022 - standards-based shareable, interoperable patient-facing clinical decision support tool for high blood pressure … empowering patients and providing them the tools to better engage in the self-management of their high blood pressure … reduce the need for opioids, and improve outcomes for children needing at-home dressing changes for burn injuries

1175. Envisioning Patient Safety in the Year 2025: Eight Perspectives (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Henriksen_104.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Patients are fully compensated for all costs of injuries; we provide emotional support for patients … Forum), and requires health care organizations to compensate patients for costs of treatment-related injuries … management and facility model will be paired with a regionally centralized system of critical and trauma … support consumer groups to assure authenticity, to accelerate progress in patient safety through public pressure … episodes—necessarily resulting from the variegated and heterogeneous nature of human physiology, of illness and injury

1176. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Nov_Spotlight Case_Premature Closing-Snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pptx (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - an episode of dizziness and syncope when exercising – Vital signs were notable for systolic blood pressure … with similar episodes of syncope in the preceding months, all resulting in falls and subsequent head trauma … would have alerted the clinical team to the history of recurrent syncope with repeated falls and head injuries … neuroimaging before initiating anticoagulation, suggesting that the clinician initially considered trauma … in acute coronary syndromes — ST-segment abnormalities in a patient with a recent history of head trauma

1177. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      January 30, 2013 - arterial puncture, lung puncture (pneumothorax), pulmonary infarction, brachial plexus/phrenic nerve injury … An echocardiogram is a noninvasive test that provides an estimate of pulmonary artery pressures at rest … As with initial diagnosis, right heart catheterization is used to measure pulmonary arterial pressures … outcome efficacy: Intermediate-term outcomes  Hemodynamic parameters such as pulmonary artery pressures … Estimating pulmonary artery pressures by echocardiography in patients with emphysema.

1178. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2013 - ■ Should have: – Blood pressure checked at every visit. … diarrhea are at risk for zinc defciency and may need supplementation: – Poor growth, diarrhea, impaired wound … ■ BPD, even in the absence of overt brain injury, is a risk factor for neurodevelopmental delay. … – Bivona ■ Cuffed: Indicated to prevent chronic aspiration, or when ventilating with high pressures … – Gastric or esophageal trauma during placement.

1179. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2013 - ■ Should have: – Blood pressure checked at every visit. … are at risk for zinc deficiency and may need supplementation: – Poor growth, diarrhea, impaired wound … – Bivona ■ Cuffed: Indicated to prevent chronic aspiration, or when ventilating with high pressures … – Set suction pressure between 80-100 mmHg. … – Gastric or esophageal trauma during placement.

1180. 2015-06 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2015 - delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition 229,733 183,562 79.9 66481: Other specified trauma … medical care, not elsewhere classified 10,966 9,161 83.5 51851: Acute respiratory failure following trauma … and surgery 30,445 24,998 82.1 5185: Pulmonary insufficiency following trauma and surgery 111,856 … pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium 740-759 Congenital anomalies 905-909 Late effects of injuries … subsequent fall E919 Accident caused by machinery (Except E919.2) E921 Accident caused by explosion of pressure