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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49521/psn-pdf
September 12, 2006 - A Troubling Amine
September 1, 2006
Flynn EA. A Troubling Amine. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/troubling-amine
The Case
A 43-year-old woman was admitted to the intensive care unit for symptoms of heart and respiratory failure.
She was found to have severe mitral and tricuspid valve regurgi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49704/psn-pdf
March 01, 2014 - Reference ranges for hematocrit and blood
hemoglobin concentration during the neonatal period: data
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49693/psn-pdf
October 01, 2013 - It's Sarah, Not Stephen!
October 1, 2013
Sarkar U. It's Sarah, Not Stephen!. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/its-sarah-not-stephen
Case Objectives
Define and distinguish the terms gender identity, gender expression, and gender variance.
Delineate patient safety issues associated with transge…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49735/psn-pdf
June 01, 2015 - Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications
June 1, 2015
Etchells E. Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anchoring-bias-critical-implications
Case Objectives
Appreciate that diagnostic errors are common in primary and ambulatory care.
Define premature clo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49701/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - An Easily Forgotten Tube
February 1, 2014
Ousey K. An Easily Forgotten Tube. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/easily-forgotten-tube
The Case
A 45-year-old man was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for acute liver failure secondary to alcohol
abuse. His illness was complicated by acute…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49816/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - A Painful Medication Reconciliation Mishap
January 1, 2018
Chou R. A Painful Medication Reconciliation Mishap. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-medication-reconciliation-mishap
Case Objectives
Recognize that substance use disorders are common in patients with acute pain.
Understand th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49600/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - Bad Writing, Wrong Medication
April 1, 2010
Devine B. Bad Writing, Wrong Medication. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bad-writing-wrong-medication
Case Objectives
Differentiate between a medication error and an adverse drug event.
Appreciate the system complexities involved in medication erro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49558/psn-pdf
April 01, 2008 - Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone
Bad
April 1, 2008
Ranji SR. Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antibiotics-urisinusitis-simple-decision-gone-bad
Case Objectives
Understand the indications for antibiotic treatment in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reportable-incidents
November 02, 2016 - prehospital pediatric medication dosing errors after implementation of a state-wide EMS pediatric drug dosing reference
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variation-emergency-medical-services-workplace-safety-culture
December 07, 2011 - prehospital pediatric medication dosing errors after implementation of a state-wide EMS pediatric drug dosing reference
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49659/psn-pdf
July 01, 2012 - Sloppy and Paste
July 1, 2012
Hirschtick RE. Sloppy and Paste. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sloppy-and-paste
The Case
A 78-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes presented to an emergency department (ED) with new
onset chest pain. The ED physician reviewed the patient's electronic me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49803/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - Point-of-care Mixup: 1 Shot Turns Into 3
August 1, 2017
Berberich RF. Point-of-care Mixup: 1 Shot Turns Into 3. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/point-care-mixup-1-shot-turns-3
The Case
A 2-month-old boy was brought in for a routine 2-month well-child visit. The exam was completed and the
app…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49831/psn-pdf
June 01, 2018 - Chest Pain in a Rural Hospital
June 1, 2018
MacKinney CA, Mohr NM. Chest Pain in a Rural Hospital. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chest-pain-rural-hospital
Case Objectives
Recognize that a significant proportion of the Unites States population receives care in rural safety
net emergency dep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49611/psn-pdf
October 01, 2010 - The Deadly Duo
October 1, 2010
Maldonado JR. The Deadly Duo. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deadly-duo
The Case
A 29-year-old man with a history of depression and possible psychosis was found unconscious and
unresponsive at home and was brought to the emergency department. He was tachycardi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49729/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - Dissecting the Presentation
April 1, 2015
Suat-Ooi SB. Dissecting the Presentation. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dissecting-presentation
Case Objectives
Define aortic dissection.
Describe the epidemiology of acute aortic dissection.
State the common and uncommon presentation of acute aor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49786/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Consequences of Medical Overuse
March 1, 2017
Morgan DJ, Foy AJ. Consequences of Medical Overuse. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/consequences-medical-overuse
Case Objectives
Define overuse and overdiagnosis.
State how much of all care is estimated to be overuse.
Describe why the likelihood…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49556/psn-pdf
March 01, 2008 - patient to receive all of the previous treatments and active medications using the patient's MAR as a
reference
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49714/psn-pdf
August 21, 2014 - Pitfalls in Diagnosing Necrotizing Fasciitis
August 21, 2014
Goh T, Goh LG. Pitfalls in Diagnosing Necrotizing Fasciitis. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pitfalls-diagnosing-necrotizing-fasciitis
Case Objectives
State the epidemiology of necrotizing fasciitis.
Appreciate the high mortality a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49508/psn-pdf
January 01, 2007 - Language Barrier
April 1, 2006
Flores G. Language Barrier. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/language-barrier
The Case
A previously healthy 10-month-old girl was taken to a pediatrician's office by her monolingual Spanish-
speaking parents when they noted that their daughter had generalized we…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49799/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture
July 1, 2017
Doernberg S. Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-recognition-positive-blood-culture
The Case
A 58-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer recently treated with immunosuppress…