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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49397/psn-pdf
May 01, 2003 - The Dropped Lung
May 1, 2003
Heffner JR. The Dropped Lung. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropped-lung
The Case
A 79-year-old woman was admitted for hypoxia and shortness of breath. Two weeks prior she had been
hospitalized for dyspnea and was found to have multiple bilateral pulmonary nodu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33823/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - Workplace Safety in Health Care
January 1, 2017
Simon RW, Canacari EG. Workplace Safety in Health Care. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workplace-safety-health-care
Perspective
The patient safety movement has highlighted the risks that patients face when receiving health care. But,
impo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49823/psn-pdf
March 01, 2018 - Shortcuts to Acetaminophen-induced Liver Failure
March 1, 2018
Bacak S, Thornburg L. Shortcuts to Acetaminophen-induced Liver Failure. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/shortcuts-acetaminophen-induced-liver-failure
The Case
An 18-year-old woman, 27 weeks pregnant, presented to the emergency dep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.85_slideshow.ppt
March 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case March 2005
The Hidden Mystery
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the March 2005
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Hospital Medicine
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Douglas D. Br…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49797/psn-pdf
June 01, 2017 - Diagnostic Overshadowing Dangers
June 1, 2017
Raven MC. Diagnostic Overshadowing Dangers. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnostic-overshadowing-dangers
The Case
A 72-year-old woman with history of opioid abuse was sent to the emergency department (ED) from a
methadone clinic because she a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49436/psn-pdf
February 26, 2004 - Transfusion "Slip"
February 1, 2004
Kaplan HS. Transfusion "Slip". PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfusion-slip
The Case
A married couple, Mr. and Mrs. M, was brought to the emergency department (ED) of a Level 1 trauma
center after a half-ton truck that had skidded out of control struck…
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March 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case March 2005
The Hidden Mystery
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the March 2005
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Hospital Medicine
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Douglas D. Br…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851158/psn-pdf
June 28, 2023 - Ventricular Wall Injury during a Diagnostic Cardiac
Catheterization
June 28, 2023
Pham TH, Atreja S. Ventricular Wall Injury during a Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization. PSNet [internet].
2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ventricular-wall-injury-during-diagnostic-cardiac-catheterization
The Case
A patient was …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33639/psn-pdf
September 01, 2006 - In Conversation with...James P. Bagian, MD
September 1, 2006
In Conversation with..James P. Bagian, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjames-p-bagian-md
Dr. Robert Wachter, Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Where did your interest in safety come from?
Dr. James Bagian: I don't know …
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December 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case December 2006
Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the December 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Patrick F. Fogarty,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49637/psn-pdf
October 01, 2011 - The Dropped "No"
October 1, 2011
Johnson AJ. The Dropped "No". PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropped-no
The Case
A 62-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis was admitted with increasing abdominal girth and swelling in
his legs. Because the leg swelling was somewhat more pronounced in his…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49718/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - Too Much, Too Fast
September 1, 2014
Tuot D. Too Much, Too Fast. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-much-too-fast
The Case
A 68-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for
fever, tachycardia, and increased respiratory secretions. H…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49610/psn-pdf
October 01, 2010 - "Recurrent" Appendicitis
October 1, 2010
Greenberg CC. "Recurrent" Appendicitis. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/recurrent-appendicitis
The Case
An 85-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with right lower quadrant pain. On
physical examination, the patient showed rebound t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33816/psn-pdf
October 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Richard Platt, MD, MSc
October 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Richard Platt, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-platt-md-msc
Editor's note: Dr. Platt is Professor and Chair of the Harvard Medical School Department of Population
Medicine. He…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49739/psn-pdf
August 21, 2015 - Breathe Easy: Safe Tracheostomy Management
August 21, 2015
Russell MS, Russell MD. Breathe Easy: Safe Tracheostomy Management. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breathe-easy-safe-tracheostomy-management
The Case
A 75-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with sepsis due to multilobar pneumo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73515/psn-pdf
August 01, 2022 - Missouri Quality Initiative (MOQI) Reduces
Hospitalizations Among Nursing Home Residents
July 28, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/missouri-quality-initiative-moqi-reduces-hospitalizations-among-nursing-
home-residents
Summary
The MOQI seeks to reduce avoidable hospitalization among nursing home residents b…
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February 26, 2025 - Enhancing Support for Patients’ Social Needs to Reduce Hospital Readmissions and Improve Health Outcomes
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December 14, 2022 - Measuring Patient Safety
December 14, 2022
Schreiber M, Van C, Mossburg SE. Measuring Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/measuring-patient-safety
Following the landmark report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, developed by the Institute
of Medicine in 1999, pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49703/psn-pdf
March 01, 2014 - After-Visit Confusion
March 1, 2014
Ventres W. After-Visit Confusion. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/after-visit-confusion
The Case
An otherwise healthy 18-year-old woman presented to an urgent care clinic with new bumps and white
spots near her tongue. The patient's mother accompanied her …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.347_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2015 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Errors in Sepsis Management
This presentation is based on the May 2015
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: David Shimabukuro, MD, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Rober…