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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49623/psn-pdf
March 01, 2011 - Are We Pushing Graduate Nurses Too Fast?
March 1, 2011
Spector ND. Are We Pushing Graduate Nurses Too Fast? . PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/are-we-pushing-graduate-nurses-too-fast
The Case
A middle-aged man was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) following a complex surgical…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49756/psn-pdf
April 01, 2016 - Lost in Sign Out and Documentation
April 1, 2016
Detsky ME. Lost in Sign Out and Documentation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-sign-out-and-documentation
The Case
A 71-year-old man presented to the emergency department with chest pain. While being evaluated by the
emergency physician, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49851/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - One Bronchoscopy, Two Errors
January 1, 2019
Leiten E, Nielsen R. One Bronchoscopy, Two Errors. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-bronchoscopy-two-errors
The Case
A 67-year-old man with a history of hypertension was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with hypoxic
respiratory failure…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49572/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Mistaken Identity
October 1, 2008
Hall LW. Mistaken Identity. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mistaken-identity
The Case
An 85-year-old Cantonese-speaking woman was admitted to the medical service with altered mental status
and a reported fall. After finding tenderness in her left hip, the p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49632/psn-pdf
July 01, 2011 - A Seasonal Care Transition Failure
July 1, 2011
Young JQ. A Seasonal Care Transition Failure. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/seasonal-care-transition-failure
The Case
A 70-year-old healthy man presented to his primary care doctor—a third-year internal medicine
resident—for routine follow-up…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49713/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other
June 1, 2014
Feil M. CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cvc-removal-procedure-any-other
The Case
A 27-year-old man with a history of Behçet disease and recurrent liver abscesses was admitted to the
hospital for a p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49640/psn-pdf
November 01, 2011 - The Case for Patient Flow Management
November 1, 2011
Litvak E, Bernheim SA. The Case for Patient Flow Management. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-patient-flow-management
The Case
A 52-year-old woman with a history of major depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and alcohol abuse
wa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49668/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - Buprenorphine and the Medically Ill Patient
October 1, 2012
McCance-Katz EF. Buprenorphine and the Medically Ill Patient. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/buprenorphine-and-medically-ill-patient
The Case
A 60-year-old man with a 15-year history of oxycodone dependence presented to a substance …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49763/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - July Syndrome
June 1, 2016
Young JQ. July Syndrome. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/july-syndrome
The Case
A 64-year-old man was seen in the thoracic surgery clinic in June after being diagnosed with a right lower
lobe lung cancer. The attending surgeon saw the patient along with his fellow,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49490/psn-pdf
September 01, 2005 - The Wrong Channel
September 1, 2005
Gosbee JW. The Wrong Channel . PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-channel
The Case
A 28-year-old woman in labor began receiving treatment with magnesium sulfate for preeclampsia. Initial
dosing started at 50 mL/hour using a multi-channel medication pump…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49804/psn-pdf
September 01, 2017 - Transfusion Thresholds in Gastrointestinal Bleeding
September 1, 2017
Strate L, Swanson S. Transfusion Thresholds in Gastrointestinal Bleeding. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfusion-thresholds-gastrointestinal-bleeding
Case Objectives
Describe risk factors for poor outcome in patients w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49679/psn-pdf
March 01, 2013 - The Unfamiliar Catheter
March 1, 2013
Swayze SC, James A. The Unfamiliar Catheter. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unfamiliar-catheter
The Case
A 28-year-old woman, 20 months post–bilateral lung transplant, presented to the emergency department
with sudden onset of severe shortness of breath…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49582/psn-pdf
April 01, 2009 - Breakage of a PICC Line
April 1, 2009
Dimov V. Breakage of a PICC Line. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breakage-picc-line
Case Objectives
Appreciate the incidence and consequences of PICC line breakage.
Understand the risk factors for PICC line breakage.
Understand the treatment options in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49531/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49546/psn-pdf
October 17, 2007 - Do Not Disturb!
October 1, 2007
Duffy DF, Cassel C. Do Not Disturb!. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/do-not-disturb
Case Objectives
Define professionalism.
Discuss behaviors associated with lack of professionalism.
Outline steps one should take if a significant breach of professionalism is …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49777/psn-pdf
December 01, 2016 - Suicidal Ideation in the Family Medicine Clinic
December 1, 2016
Moutier C. Suicidal Ideation in the Family Medicine Clinic. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/suicidal-ideation-family-medicine-clinic
Case Objectives
Recognize suicide as a major public health problem and the critical role of pri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49733/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - Transitions in Adolescent Medicine
May 1, 2015
Okumura MJ, Williams RG. Transitions in Adolescent Medicine. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transitions-adolescent-medicine
The Case
A 21-year-old woman with a history of Marfan syndrome complicated by aortic root dilation presented to the
emer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49843/psn-pdf
October 01, 2018 - Spotlight: Overdiagnosis and Delay: Challenges in Sepsis
Diagnosis
October 1, 2018
Kuye I, Rhee C. Spotlight: Overdiagnosis and Delay: Challenges in Sepsis Diagnosis. PSNet [internet].
2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/spotlight-overdiagnosis-and-delay-challenges-sepsis-diagnosis
Case Objectives
Realize the im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49619/psn-pdf
February 01, 2011 - Paradoxical Pulse
February 1, 2011
Roy CL. Paradoxical Pulse. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/paradoxical-pulse
The Case
An 80-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and symptomatic bradycardia underwent successful
pacemaker placement as an outpatient. The patient was restarted on …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49773/psn-pdf
July 01, 2016 - Near Miss With Neonate
October 1, 2016
Malana J, Lyndon A. Near Miss With Neonate. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-neonate
The Case
A 37-year-old pregnant woman was admitted to the hospital for scheduled induction of labor for postterm
dates. Early the next morning, intravenous oxy…