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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49655/psn-pdf
June 01, 2012 - A Painful Dilemma
June 1, 2012
Davison SN. A Painful Dilemma. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-dilemma
The Case
A 47-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease due to polycystic kidney disease was admitted with
fever. She was taking propoxyphene or hydrocodone at home for pain. She h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33705/psn-pdf
January 01, 2011 - Risk Management and Patient Safety
December 1, 2010
Manuel BM, McCarthy JL, Berry WR, et al. Risk Management and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/risk-management-and-patient-safety
Perspective
In 1990, a Harvard-based research team reported the incidence of medical errors …
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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/49847/psn-pdf
November 01, 2018 - Written Signout: It Only Works If You Use The Right One
November 1, 2018
Lewis K, Rosenbluth G. Written Signout: It Only Works If You Use The Right One. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/written-signout-it-only-works-if-you-use-right-one
The Case
A 75-year-old man was hospitalized due to a stro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49704/psn-pdf
March 01, 2014 - Late Anemia Following Rh Disease in a Newborn
March 1, 2014
Newman TB, Maisels JM. Late Anemia Following Rh Disease in a Newborn. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/late-anemia-following-rh-disease-newborn
The Case
A full-term neonate was delivered uneventfully to an Rh-negative woman who had re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49622/psn-pdf
March 01, 2011 - Dropping the Ball Despite an Integrated EMR
March 1, 2011
Karsh B-T. Dropping the Ball Despite an Integrated EMR. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropping-ball-despite-integrated-emr
The Case
A patient followed at a community-based clinic that is part of a large health care system with an
in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49683/psn-pdf
April 01, 2013 - Acute Care Admission of the Behavioral Health Patient
April 1, 2013
Weiss AP, Rosenbaum JF. Acute Care Admission of the Behavioral Health Patient. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/acute-care-admission-behavioral-health-patient
The Case
A 25-year-old man presented to the emergency department (E…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74242/psn-pdf
January 07, 2022 - The Next Step: Use of a Pre-Operative Checklist to
Prevent Missteps
January 7, 2022
Sauder C, Kleber KT. The Next Step: Use of a Pre-Operative Checklist to Prevent Missteps. PSNet
[internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/next-step-use-pre-operative-checklist-prevent-missteps
The Case
A 52-year-old woman w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49589/psn-pdf
August 01, 2009 - Hiding in Plain Sight
August 1, 2009
Weinberg JM. Hiding in Plain Sight. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hiding-plain-sight
The Case
A 65-year-old woman presented to an emergency department (ED) with 48 hours of nontraumatic left lower
back pain and general malaise. She was diagnosed with a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49601/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - Nosy Business
April 1, 2010
Orlandi RR. Nosy Business. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nosy-business
The Case
A 59-year-old man with a history of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) presented to the emergency
department (ED) with epistaxis (a "nose bleed"). He reported no previous h…
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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/49808/psn-pdf
October 01, 2017 - High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers
October 1, 2017
Staggers N. High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/high-risk-medications-high-risk-transfers
The Case
A 47-year-old woman with history of primary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was admitted …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49502/psn-pdf
February 01, 2006 - Deciphering the Code
February 1, 2006
Goldstein MK. Deciphering the Code. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deciphering-code
The Case
An 85-year-old man with advanced oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
presented to the emergency department (ED) with increasing shortn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49533/psn-pdf
March 01, 2007 - Staggered Sensitivity Results
March 1, 2007
Guglielmo JB. Staggered Sensitivity Results. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/staggered-sensitivity-results
The Case
A 60-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the glottis underwent laryngectomy, anterior neck
dissection, and pectoralis fla…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866578/psn-pdf
August 28, 2024 - Don’t Wait to Collect an Accurate Weight: A Case of
Subtherapeutic Insulin Therapy
August 28, 2024
Newton B, Seitz R. Don’t Wait to Collect an Accurate Weight: A Case of Subtherapeutic Insulin Therapy.
PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-wait-collect-accurate-weight-case-subtherapeutic-insul…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72589/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of
Security.
December 23, 2020
Weingart SN, James TA, Schiff G. Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of Security. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-breast-cancer-diagnosis-false-sense-security
The Case
A 60-year-old woman was se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50754/psn-pdf
December 18, 2019 - "Do You Want Everything Done?": Clarifying Code Status
December 18, 2019
Steinberg K, Mason Pope T. "Do You Want Everything Done?": Clarifying Code Status. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/do-you-want-everything-done-clarifying-code-status
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49721/psn-pdf
December 01, 2014 - Ebola: Are We Ready?
December 1, 2014
Barsuk JH, Barnard C. Ebola: Are We Ready? PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ebola-are-we-ready
The Case
A 28-year-old man, well-appearing but pale, walked into the emergency department (ED) on a Wednesday
afternoon at 3 PM complaining of nausea, vomiting,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49681/psn-pdf
April 01, 2013 - Total Parenteral Nutrition, Multifarious Errors
April 1, 2013
Boullata JI. Total Parenteral Nutrition, Multifarious Errors. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/total-parenteral-nutrition-multifarious-errors
Case Objectives
Define parenteral nutrition (PN).
Describe the PN-use process.
Identify …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/classics
August 01, 2023 - Classics and Emerging Classics
To help our readers navigate the tremendous breadth of the PSNet Collection, AHRQ PSNet editors and advisors have given the designation of “Classic” to review articles, empirical studies, government and stakeholder reports, commentaries, and books of lasting importance to the patient sa…