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November 25, 2020 - Bandemia as a Harbinger of Stercoral Colitis and Impending Perforation
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Flynn S, Barnes DK. Bandemia as a Harbinger of Stercoral Colitis and Impending Perforation.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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August 30, 2023 - Personal Health Literacy
August 30, 2023
Bakerjian D. Personal Health Literacy. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/personal-health-literacy
Originally published in July 2017 by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. Updated in
August 2023 by Deb Bakerjian, PhD, RN, APRN, FAA…
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January 01, 2021 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Lost in Transitions of Care: Managing an
Opioid-Dependent Patient with Frequent
Hospitalizations
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the September 2021 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
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o CME credit is available
o Commentary …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/innovations-promoting-hand-hygiene-compliance
May 01, 2014 - Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance
Alexandre R. Marra, MD and Michael B. Edmond, MD, MPH, MPA | May 1, 2014
Also Read a Conversation
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Marra AR, Edmond MB. Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygie…
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October 30, 2024 - Family-Centered Communication Program to Reduce Medical Errors and Improve Family Experience and Communication Processes
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October 30, 2024 - Family-Centered Communication Program to Reduce Medical Errors and Improve Family Experience and Communication Processes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/e-cigarette-explosion-patient-room
March 15, 2023 - E-cigarette Explosion in a Patient Room
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Benowitz NL. E-cigarette Explosion in a Patient Room. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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January 12, 2011 - Pregnant With Danger
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Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. Pregnant With Danger. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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April 01, 2015 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Pseudo-obstruction But a Real Perforation
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Paski SC, Dominitz JA. Pseudo-obstruction But a Real Perforation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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September 15, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Peripheral IV in Too Long
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Fang C-T. Peripheral IV in Too Long. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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July 08, 2022 - An Incomplete Anesthesia History Leads to Adverse
Outcomes
July 8, 2022
Bohringer C. An Incomplete Anesthesia History Leads to Adverse Outcomes. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/incomplete-anesthesia-history-leads-adverse-outcomes
The Cases
Case 1: A 64-year-old man came in for a routine bron…
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October 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD
October 1, 2013
In Conversation With… Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-rebecca-smith-bindman-md
Editor's note: Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, is professor in residence at the University of California, San
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May 01, 2019 - Updates in the Management of High-Risk Pulmonary
Embolism
May 1, 2019
Kabrhel C, Aaronson E. Updates in the Management of High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/updates-management-high-risk-pulmonary-embolism
Case Objectives
Review common risk factors, typical present…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-diagnosis-addisons-disease-adolescent-presenting-fatigue
October 28, 2020 - Missed Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease in Adolescent Presenting with Fatigue.
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Jimenez S, Crossen S. Missed Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease in Adolescent Presenting with Fatigue.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Serv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/Information/Editor
May 23, 2025 - Browse Author Resources
Meet PSNet's Editorial Team The PSNet editorial team is committed to producing the highest quality patient safety content. The team brings a wealth of experience and deep subject matter expertise in the field, ensuring that PSNet content is accurate, reliable, and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/radiology-missed-intracranial-bleed-lethargic-infant
August 21, 2016 - Radiology Missed an Intracranial Bleed in a Lethargic Infant.
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Yuk J, Magana J. Radiology Missed an Intracranial Bleed in a Lethargic Infant.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024.
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February 01, 2023 - Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
February 1, 2023
Zuidema D, Bagley B, Tan CL. Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hospital-acquired-diabetic-ketoacidosis
The Cases
Case #1: A 46-year-old Hindi-speaking resident of a skilled nursing facility (SNF) …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-abscess-radiology-reads-digital-era
January 01, 2009 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Missing Abscess: Radiology Reads in the Digital Era
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Siegel EL. The Missing Abscess: Radiology Reads in the Digital Era. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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April 01, 2008 - Anticoagulation: Held Too Long
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Dunn AS. Anticoagulation: Held Too Long. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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September 01, 2013 - The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage
September 1, 2013
Manchikanti L, Hirsch JA. The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pains-chronic-opioid-usage
Case Objectives
Describe the appropriate initial assessment of patients with chronic non-cancer pain.
List the most comm…