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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/worst-headache
July 01, 2016 - The Worst Headache
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Edlow JA. The Worst Headache. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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May 16, 2022 - Wrong Catheter in the Right Patient
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Chia C, Molla M. Wrong Catheter in the Right Patient. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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November 01, 2010 - Are We Getting Better at Measuring Patient Safety?
November 1, 2010
Rosen AK. Are We Getting Better at Measuring Patient Safety? PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/are-we-getting-better-measuring-patient-safety
Perspective
The past decade has witnessed unprecedented interest in patient safe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/central-line-clot
August 04, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Central Line Clot
Citation Text:
Randolph AG. Central Line Clot. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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January 01, 2020 - Spotlight
The NSTEMI Curbside
Consultation
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the July 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Amparo C. Villablanca, MD and Gordon Wong, MD
MBA
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picking-cause-stroke
August 07, 2024 - Picking Up the Cause of the Stroke
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Chopra V. Picking Up the Cause of the Stroke. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/harm-alarm-fatigue
February 14, 2018 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Harm From Alarm Fatigue
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Pelter MM, Drew BJ. Harm From Alarm Fatigue. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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October 26, 2022 - Diagnosing a Missed Diagnosis
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Reilly JB, Webster C. Diagnosing a Missed Diagnosis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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April 24, 2018 - Undetected Foreign Object
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Cima RR. Undetected Foreign Object. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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June 14, 2023 - Patient and Family Roles in Safety
June 14, 2023
Johnson B, Lee M, Mossburg S. Patient and Family Roles in Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-and-family-roles-safety
Moving From Engagement to Partnership
Involving patients and families in healthcare decisions about patient c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharged-iv-antibiotics-when-issues-arise-who-manages-complications
October 10, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who manages the complications?
Citation Text:
Donnelley M, Gintjee TJ, Go J. Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who manages the complications?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/thin-air
March 01, 2006 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Thin Air
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Gaba DM. Thin Air. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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March 29, 2023 - Missed Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease in Adolescent
Presenting with Fatigue.
March 29, 2023
Jimenez S, Crossen S. Missed Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease in Adolescent Presenting with Fatigue.
PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-diagnosis-addisons-disease-adolescent-presenting-fatigue
The C…
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March 01, 2007 - Failure to Report
March 1, 2007
Spath P. Failure to Report. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-report
Case Objectives
List common causes of medical errors.
Appreciate the magnitude of underreporting of adverse events.
List the common barriers to reporting adverse events and near misses…
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November 30, 2023 - Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death
November 30, 2023
Sanchez L, Romano PS. Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-mix-leads-patient-death
The Case
An 81-year-old man was transferred from an outside hospital and admitted to the intensive car…
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May 29, 2024 - Navigating Complications: The Unintended Journey of a
Guidewire During Dialysis Catheter Placement
May 29, 2024
Vuyyuru S, Kapa N. Navigating Complications: The Unintended Journey of a Guidewire During Dialysis
Catheter Placement. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/navigating-complications-unint…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/resuscitation-errors-shocking-problem
October 19, 2022 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Resuscitation Errors: A Shocking Problem
Citation Text:
Edelson DP, Abella BS. Resuscitation Errors: A Shocking Problem. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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August 01, 2009 - Nurse Staffing Ratios: The Crucible of Money, Policy,
Research, and Patient Care
August 1, 2009
Rich V. Nurse Staffing Ratios: The Crucible of Money, Policy, Research, and Patient Care. PSNet
[internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nurse-staffing-ratios-crucible-money-policy-research-and-patient-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49402/psn-pdf
June 01, 2003 - Inappropriate Antibiotic Use
June 1, 2003
Babcock HM, Fraser VJ. Inappropriate Antibiotic Use. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inappropriate-antibiotic-use
The Case
A 41-year-old woman presented to the hospital with acute renal failure, which came to be diagnosed as a
first presentation of s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33877/psn-pdf
April 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… Timothy B. McDonald, MD, JD
April 1, 2019
In Conversation With… Timothy B. McDonald, MD, JD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-timothy-b-mcdonald-md-jd
Editor's note: Dr. McDonald is President of the Center for Open and Honest Communication at the
MedStar…