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61. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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    July 01, 2010 - Lower extremity edema and pulmonary hypertension in morbidly obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea … operative risk Recommend 4-6 weeks of CPAP therapy prior to planned surgery CPAP reduces systemic and pulmonary … excellent postoperative pain control to minimize opioid use, which can leave obese patients less prone to pulmonary … Pulmonary physiologic changes of morbid obesity.

62. Rapid Response Systems | PSNet
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    September 15, 2024 - Spotlight Case Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary … Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism David Barnes … clinical decompensation, a computed tomography (CT) angiogram of the chest was obtained to rule out pulmonary

63. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - This raised his suspicion for the possibility of a pulmonary embolus (PE). … a decade earlier where it was clearly intended to reflect a "physical examination" rather than a "pulmonary … likely copied and mistakenly pasted "PE" under "past medical history," after which this history of pulmonary … The EMR was updated to reflect, "This patient never had a pulmonary embolism." … safety is to don a medic-alert bracelet with the disclaimer, "I HAVE NOT NOW NOR HAVE I EVER HAD A PULMONARY

64. Buprenorphine and the Medically Ill Patient | PSNet
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    August 20, 2018 - diagnosed with acute opiate-induced respiratory distress complicated by pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary … which indicated the patient was hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary … hypertension, current symptoms consistent with opiate withdrawal, and that he had wheezing and rhonchi on pulmonary … In this case, it would be imperative to explore the underlying reasons for abnormal pulmonary findings … regard to respiratory depression.( 9 ) Factors such as this patient's pre-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary

65. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 28, 2024 - positioning allows for easier endotracheal intubation, but it is associated with increased risk of pulmonary … Management of Aspiration After an intraoperative pulmonary aspiration event, the immediate recognition … Acute Intraoperative Pulmonary Aspiration. Thorac Surg Clin. 2015;25(3):301-307. … Pulmonary aspiration during procedural sedation: a comprehensive systematic review. … Combining head-neck position and head-down tilt to prevent pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents

66. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2017 - web-mm/high-risk-medications-high-risk-transfers The Case A 47-year-old woman with history of primary pulmonary … secondary to an infected intravenous (IV) line through which she was receiving IV treprostinil, a potent pulmonary … The ICU nurses were very familiar with using treprostinil in patients with pulmonary hypertension. … The patient experienced flash pulmonary edema and respiratory distress, which required emergent intubation … incorrect positioning of patients), which account for 61% of events.(7) Adverse effects range from pulmonary

67. When Vomit Gets in the Way: Aspiration Resulting in Death During Endoscopy | PSNet
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    March 18, 2020 - positioning allows for easier endotracheal intubation, but it is associated with increased risk of pulmonary … Management of Aspiration After an intraoperative pulmonary aspiration event, the immediate recognition … Acute Intraoperative Pulmonary Aspiration. … Pulmonary aspiration during procedural sedation: a comprehensive systematic review. … Combining head-neck position and head-down tilt to prevent pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents during

68. Is the Admission Drug Dose Too Low? | PSNet
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    September 01, 2011 - The Case A 72-year-old man with a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was … occur frequently in the inpatient setting.( 1 ) This elderly man with long-standing chronic obstructive pulmonary … A position paper published in 2001 by a Joint Expert Panel on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease stated … Snow V, Lascher S, Mottur-Pilson, C; Joint Expert Panel on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease of the … Evidence base for management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

69. Accidental iatrogenic pneumothorax in hospitalized patients. | PSNet
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    April 03, 2005 - Association between night-time surgery and occurrence of intraoperative adverse events and postoperative pulmonary … See More About The Topic Hospitals Risk Managers Medical Complications Pulmonary

70. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2014 - tomography of the chest did not reveal other abnormalities that would explain his hypoxia, such as pulmonary … embolism, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, or pneumothorax. … references Air introduced into the venous system travels to the right side of the heart and into the pulmonary … asymptomatic, rapid introduction of air, particularly in high volumes, can lead to an accelerated rise in pulmonary … The acute pulmonary hypertension puts strain on the right side of the heart, causing symptoms such as

71. Spotlight
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    January 01, 2024 - the head without contrast was negative for acute intracranial processes, but the chest x-ray showed pulmonary … (3) However, the patient in this case presented with signs of volume overload including hypoxemia, pulmonary … subtle and not apparent when patients first present to the ED.1 12 12 Background (4) The presence of pulmonary … for rapid blood pressure control using a titratable drip.3 For emergent management in the setting of pulmonary … procedures that direct patients with high-risk admitting diagnoses, such as hypertensive emergency with pulmonary

72. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2018 - paste.(1) In that case, the patient with an alleged history of "PE" (interpreted by the clinicians as pulmonary … embolism) received an unnecessary CT scan to rule out a suspected "recurrence" of pulmonary embolus … been used in the electronic note to indicate that the patient had had a physical examination, not a pulmonary … In a vivid example of copy and paste, once the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism was mistakenly given

73. Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: an evidence-based systematic review. | PSNet
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    July 14, 2010 - Association between night-time surgery and occurrence of intraoperative adverse events and postoperative pulmonary … See More About The Topic Physicians Critical Care Pulmonology Infectious Diseases Pulmonary

74. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    April 10, 2024 - methods study examined the prevalence and features of patients misdiagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary

75. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2010 - plasma volume with resultant increase in her preload (increased left atrial pressure), leading to pulmonary … Because of this error, her pregnancy was continued, which led to acute alveolar pulmonary edema with … references https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references avoid progression to pulmonary … interventions and timely delivery, which will reduce the risk of progression to severe preeclampsia, pulmonary … Nephrotic-range proteinuria (5 g per 24 hours) • Shortness of breath with reduced oxygen saturation or pulmonary

76. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2012 - diagnosed with acute opiate-induced respiratory distress complicated by pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary … which indicated the patient was hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary … hypertension, current symptoms consistent with opiate withdrawal, and that he had wheezing and rhonchi on pulmonary … In this case, it would be imperative to explore the underlying reasons for abnormal pulmonary findings … regard to respiratory depression.(9) Factors such as this patient's pre-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary

77. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    November 17, 2021 - prevent-errors-during-emergency-use-hypertonic-sodium-chloride-solutions https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism

78. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    March 10, 2021 - Using chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients as an example, the authors outline how to

79. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    July 28, 2021 - Included studies found that heart failure is frequently misdiagnosed as chronic obstructive pulmonary

80. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2007 - The most important medical complications are cardiac, pulmonary, and venous thromboembolic. … Guidelines exist to estimate risk of cardiac, pulmonary, and venous thromboembolic complications.(3-6 … and comorbidities would put him at higher risk for cardiac complications, and to a lesser extent, pulmonary … problems (back surgery is an intrinsically low-risk procedure for pulmonary complications). … disease, symptoms or exam suggest cardiac or pulmonary disease *LR+ is positive likelihood ratio,