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June 01, 2004 - Right Patient, Wrong Sample
Citation Text:
Astion ML. Right Patient, Wrong Sample. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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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/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
August 04, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Weighing In on Surgical Safety
Citation Text:
Brodsky JB, Margarson M. Weighing In on Surgical Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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October 01, 2015 - The Risks of Absent Interoperability: Medication-Induced
Hemolysis in a Patient With a Known Allergy
October 1, 2015
Reider J. The Risks of Absent Interoperability: Medication-Induced Hemolysis in a Patient With a Known
Allergy. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/risks-absent-interoperability-me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-john-g-reiling-phd
February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With... John G. Reiling, PhD
December 1, 2012
Citation Text:
In Conversation With.. John G. Reiling, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.In Conversation With... John G. Reiling, PhD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866343/psn-pdf
December 31, 2024 - Mismanagement of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
with Hypertensive Emergency
December 31, 2024
Lee J, Fernilius J, Frick W. Mismanagement of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Hypertensive
Emergency. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mismanagement-acute-decompensated-heart-failure-hyperte…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/navigating-chaos-fatal-iatrogenic-liver-injury-patient-admitted-leg-fractures
November 27, 2019 - Navigating Chaos: Fatal Iatrogenic Liver Injury in a Patient Admitted for Leg Fractures
Citation Text:
Loseth C. Navigating Chaos: Fatal Iatrogenic Liver Injury in a Patient Admitted for Leg Fractures. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33607/psn-pdf
September 27, 2022 - Burnout
September 27, 2022
Yellowlees P, Rea M. Burnout. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/burnout
Originally published in December 2011 by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
Updated in September 2022 by Peter Yellowlees, MD and Margaret Rea, PhD. PSNet primers are regu…
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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/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/842919/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
February 1, 2023
Zuidema D, Bagley B, Tan CL. Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hospital-acquired-diabetic-ketoacidosis
The Cases
Case #1: A 46-year-old Hindi-speaking resident of a skilled nursing facility (SNF) …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49822/psn-pdf
March 01, 2018 - Isolated Clot, Real Error
March 1, 2018
Parks A, Fang MC. Isolated Clot, Real Error. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/isolated-clot-real-error
Case Objectives
Appreciate that errors are common in the management of venous thromboembolism disease.
Describe patients with venous thromboembolism i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49870/psn-pdf
August 10, 2019 - Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis
August 10, 2019
Pathipati MP, Richter JM. Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anemia-and-delayed-colon-cancer-diagnosis
Case Objectives
Describe the initial evaluation for iron deficiency anemia in elderly adults…
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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/49810/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm
November 1, 2017
Jox RJ. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
Case Objectives
Recognize errors may be difficult to identify in palliative care.
State that medication errors and errors in communica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49478/psn-pdf
April 01, 2005 - Compare and Contrast
April 1, 2005
Cho KC, Chertow GM. Compare and Contrast. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/compare-and-contrast
Case Objectives
Define contrast nephropathy (CN)
List risk factors for CN
Implement pharmacologic strategies for CN prophylaxis
Follow an algorithm for CN risk …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49855/psn-pdf
March 01, 2019 - Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist?
March 1, 2019
Blackmore CC. Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist? PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/which-line-ordering-provider-or-proceduralist
Case Objectives
Review the role of mistake-proofing to block errors from leading to adverse…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865540/psn-pdf
April 11, 2024 - Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration
April 11, 2024
Singh A, Huang C. Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misplaced-nasogastric-tube-resulting-aspiration
The Case
An 82-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department (ED) for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49527/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - Right Patient, Wrong Sample
December 1, 2006
Astion ML. Right Patient, Wrong Sample. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-patient-wrong-sample
The Case
A 54-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for preoperative evaluation and elective knee surgery. On
the morning of surgery, the patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33837/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Michelle Mello, MPhil, JD, PhD
July 1, 2017
In Conversation With… Michelle Mello, MPhil, JD, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-michelle-mello-mphil-jd-phd
Editor's note: Michelle Mello is Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Professor of Healt…