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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/poor-prognosis
March 15, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Poor Prognosis
Citation Text:
Lamont EB. Poor Prognosis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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August 21, 2013 - Emergency Error
August 21, 2013
Symons NRA. Emergency Error. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergency-error
Case Objectives
State that emergency surgery is high risk and has high mortality.
Appreciate that emergency laparotomy is a particularly high-risk procedure with a high likelihood of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72834/psn-pdf
March 10, 2021 - Approach to Improving Patient Safety: Communication
March 10, 2021
Schnipper JL, Fitall E, Hall KK, et al. Approach to Improving Patient Safety: Communication . PSNet
[internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/approach-improving-patient-safety-communication
Introduction
Each one of the countless necessa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
October 01, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Citation Text:
Jim J. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/departure-central-line-ritual
October 13, 2018 - Departure From Central Line Ritual
Citation Text:
Ballard DW, Vinson DR, Mark DG. Departure From Central Line Ritual. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reconciling-doses
August 14, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Reconciling Doses
Citation Text:
Federico F. Reconciling Doses. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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April 01, 2017 - Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care
Planning
April 1, 2017
Heyland DK. Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care Planning. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/engaging-seriously-ill-older-patients-advance-care-planning
Case Objectives
Define advance care planning an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865984/psn-pdf
May 29, 2024 - Fatal Oversight: Misdiagnosis of Nocturnal Chest Pain
with Elevated D-dimer.
May 29, 2024
Agusala V, Deen J, Schaefer S. Fatal Oversight: Misdiagnosis of Nocturnal Chest Pain with Elevated D-
dimer. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fatal-oversight-misdiagnosis-nocturnal-chest-pain-elevated-d-d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49762/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - The Case of Mistaken Intubation
June 1, 2016
Silveira MJ. The Case of Mistaken Intubation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-mistaken-intubation
Case Objectives
Appreciate that most older adults and many younger chronically ill patients have discussed or
documented their preferences for l…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wandering-floors-safety-and-security-risks-patient-wandering
August 21, 2007 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering
Citation Text:
Smith TA. Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Huma…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49795/psn-pdf
June 01, 2017 - The Perils of Contrast Media
June 1, 2017
Sadat U, Solomon R. The Perils of Contrast Media. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/perils-contrast-media
Case Objectives
Recognize that contrast media are potentially nephrotoxic.
Identify key risk factors for the development of contrast-induced kidne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49780/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - The Missing Abscess: Radiology Reads in the Digital Era
January 1, 2017
Siegel EL. The Missing Abscess: Radiology Reads in the Digital Era. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-abscess-radiology-reads-digital-era
Case Objectives
Identify the most common complication of hysterectomy.
Descr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33596/psn-pdf
June 01, 2025 - Failure to Rescue
January 29, 2025
Tokareva I, Romano P. Failure to Rescue. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/failure-rescue
Updated in January 2025 by Irina Tokareva RN, BSN, MAS, CPHQ and Patrick Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet
primers are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that they reflect cur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-channel
February 01, 2003 - The Wrong Channel
Citation Text:
Gosbee JW. The Wrong Channel
. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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May 01, 2004 - No Blood, Please
May 1, 2004
Liang BA. No Blood, Please. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-blood-please
The Case
A young woman, about 30 years of age, was injured in an automobile collision. She was brought to the
emergency department (ED) via ambulance, where she was found to be suffering …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33609/psn-pdf
March 15, 2025 - Clinical Decision Support Systems
March 15, 2025
Clinical Decision Support Systems. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/clinical-decision-support-systems
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-office-based-care-settings
January 31, 2024 - Addressing the gaps in quality and safety in primary care requires interprofessional quality improvement
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/building-safety-program-vast-health-care-network
March 01, 2019 - It also requires tremendous attention to information flow in both directions—from the center to the local
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/surveillance-monitoring-improve-patient-safety-acute-hospital-care-units
April 26, 2023 - It’s important to see that systems need to be engineered and designed, and that requires special skills
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-abraham-verghese-md
November 01, 2012 - Restoring physical diagnosis to its proper place in clinical medicine requires two types of changes.