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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49814/psn-pdf
December 01, 2017 - Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation
Mishap
December 1, 2017
Solsky I, Haynes AB. Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap. PSNet [internet].
2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/miscommunication-or-leads-anticoagulation-mishap
The Case
A 63-year-old man with a history of coronary…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49853/psn-pdf
February 01, 2019 - Adverse Event During Intrahospital Transport
February 1, 2019
Bergman L, Chaboyer W. Adverse Event During Intrahospital Transport. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/adverse-event-during-intrahospital-transport
The Case
A 4-year-old boy underwent surgery under general anesthesia for correction o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49680/psn-pdf
March 01, 2013 - Pathologic Mistake
March 1, 2013
Alaghehbandan R, Raab SS. Pathologic Mistake. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pathologic-mistake
The Case
A 32-year-old previously healthy woman experienced abdominal pain and bloating for 6 months. The
discomfort worsened with eating. After losing 15 pounds …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49579/psn-pdf
March 21, 2009 - All in the History
March 21, 2009
Fee C. All in the History. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/all-history
Case Objectives
Describe the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and understand that it
does not apply to transfers to emergency departments from non-acute care faci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49771/psn-pdf
July 01, 2016 - Unintended Consequences of CPOE
October 1, 2016
Wears RL. Unintended Consequences of CPOE. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unintended-consequences-cpoe
Case Objectives
Explain how technology, including computerized provider order entry, can transform, rather than
eliminate, hazards.
Recogni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49840/psn-pdf
September 01, 2018 - Steroids and Safety: Preventing Medication Adverse
Events During Transitions of Care
September 1, 2018
Lucier DJ, Greenwald JL. Steroids and Safety: Preventing Medication Adverse Events During Transitions of
Care. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/steroids-and-safety-preventing-medication-adver…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49719/psn-pdf
September 01, 2014 - No BP During NIBP
September 1, 2014
Görges M, Ansermino MJ. No BP During NIBP. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-bp-during-nibp
The Case
An otherwise healthy 49-year-old man with atrial fibrillation was scheduled for ablation in the catheterization
laboratory under general endotracheal anes…
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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/49423/psn-pdf
November 01, 2003 - The Missing Suction Tip
November 1, 2003
Thomas EJ, Moore FA. The Missing Suction Tip. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-suction-tip
Case Objectives
Identify the risk factors for retained foreign bodies.
Understand methods used to prevent and identify retained foreign bodies.
Apprecia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49776/psn-pdf
November 01, 2016 - Continuity Errors in Resident Clinic
November 1, 2016
Warm EJ. Continuity Errors in Resident Clinic. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/continuity-errors-resident-clinic
The Case
A 32-year-old woman presented to internal medicine clinic for evaluation of headaches and difficulty
concentrating. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49674/psn-pdf
December 01, 2012 - Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It?
December 1, 2012
Moureau N. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventing-picc-complications-whose-line-it
The Case
A 55-year-old woman with myasthenia gravis, hypertension, and hypothyroidism prese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49491/psn-pdf
September 01, 2005 - Time of Death?
September 1, 2005
Taekman JM, Wright MC. Time of Death? PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/time-death
The Case
An 80-year-old woman with multiple illnesses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
was found pulseless and cyanotic in her hospital bed. A code was ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49613/psn-pdf
November 01, 2010 - Mother's Milk, but Whose Mother?
November 1, 2010
Dougherty D. Mother's Milk, but Whose Mother? PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mothers-milk-whose-mother
The Case
A 2-month-old otherwise healthy infant was admitted to the hospital to rule out sepsis. The infant had been
exclusively breastfed…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47523/psn-pdf
December 05, 2018 - Developing standardized "receiver-driven" handoffs
between referring providers and the emergency
department: results of a multidisciplinary needs
assessment.
December 5, 2018
Huth K, Stack AM, Chi G, et al. Developing Standardized "Receiver-Driven" Handoffs Between Referring
Providers and the Emergency Department…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45105/psn-pdf
May 11, 2016 - Medicines management, medication errors and adverse
medication events in older people referred to a
community nursing service: a retrospective observational
study.
May 11, 2016
Elliott RA, Lee CY, Beanland C, et al. Medicines Management, Medication Errors and Adverse Medication
Events in Older People Referred to …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49666/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is
Worth a Pound of Cure
October 1, 2012
Liu C. CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure. PSNet [internet].
2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ca-mrsa-skin-infections-ounce-prevention-worth-pound-cure
Case Objectives
Identify risk f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49811/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Delayed Diagnosis of Endocrinologic Emergencies
November 1, 2017
Gomes-Lima C, Burman KD. Delayed Diagnosis of Endocrinologic Emergencies. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-endocrinologic-emergencies
The Cases
Case #1:
A 47-year-old man with a history of hyperthyroidism and h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49825/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - When Patients and Providers Speak Different Languages
April 1, 2018
Karliner LS. When Patients and Providers Speak Different Languages. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-patients-and-providers-speak-different-languages
Case Objectives
Understand the legal and regulatory obligations to prov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49439/psn-pdf
March 01, 2004 - Lethal Cap
March 1, 2004
Schillinger D. Lethal Cap. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lethal-cap
The Case
A 9-month-old child was seen by her pediatrician for a fever and decreased appetite. She was found to
have otitis media and was prescribed amoxicillin. The doctor gave the first dose to th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49635/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - Central, not Epidural
September 1, 2011
Simmons D. Central, not Epidural. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/central-not-epidural
The Case
A 55-year-old man with lung cancer recently had the lower lobe of his left lung removed. Post-operatively,
he was awake, alert, and oriented to time, place,…