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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-heparins-hit-happens
March 27, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens
Citation Text:
Fogarty PF. Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/contaminated-or-not-guidelines-interpretation-positive-blood-cultures
November 16, 2022 - December 21, 2014
Implicit bias in healthcare: clinical practice, research and decision … making.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-mesenteric-ischemia
March 31, 2021 - interrelated factors, including physician attitudes of complacency, failure to effectively utilize supportive decision-making
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49769/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - Complaints as Safety Surveillance
September 1, 2016
Morris JL, Bismark M. Complaints as Safety Surveillance. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/complaints-safety-surveillance
The Case
A 42-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain. She said the pain
came on sudden…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837958/psn-pdf
December 01, 2021 - EMS Perils from Hospital Overcrowding
August 31, 2022
Brown S, Rose JS, Barnes DK. EMS Perils from Hospital Overcrowding. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ems-perils-hospital-overcrowding
The Case
A 71-year-old man with a history of postoperative septic knee arthritis (status: post-intravenous…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867359/psn-pdf
December 18, 2024 - Importance of Following Safe Practices for Infant Feeding
and Handling Expressed Breast Milk
December 18, 2024
Shauer M, Perez DG, Chagolla B. Importance of Following Safe Practices for Infant Feeding and Handling
Expressed Breast Milk. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/importance-following-saf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50611/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - The Lost Start Date: an Unknown Risk of E-prescribing
October 30, 2019
Wright A, Schiff G. The Lost Start Date: an Unknown Risk of E-prescribing. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-start-date-unknown-risk-e-prescribing
Case Objectives
List the most common errors associated with computerized…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-vomit-gets-way-aspiration-resulting-death-during-endoscopy
March 18, 2020 - When Vomit Gets in the Way: Aspiration Resulting in Death During Endoscopy
Citation Text:
Do T, Scott FJ. When Vomit Gets in the Way: Aspiration Resulting in Death During Endoscopy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-bedside-medications
February 01, 2006 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Near Miss with Bedside Medications
Citation Text:
Wu AW. Near Miss with Bedside Medications. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abdominal-pain-early-pregnancy
November 13, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy
Citation Text:
Kilpatrick CC. Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy. 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/impact-communication-medication-errors
August 01, 2009 - The Impact of Communication on Medication Errors
Citation Text:
Branch J, Hiner D, Jackson V. The Impact of Communication on Medication Errors. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2021.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-401
July 31, 2023 - their experiences with racism within the health system, their communication with providers, and medical decision-making
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/neurological-red-flags-missed-stroke-after-intermittent-episodes-dizziness-and-headache
February 08, 2023 - presentation contains several key features that need to be accounted for in the diagnosis and medical decision-making
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866216/psn-pdf
July 10, 2024 - Health Plan Patient Safety Initiatives
July 10, 2024
Helwig A, Sousane Z, Mossburg S. Health Plan Patient Safety Initiatives. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-plan-patient-safety-initiatives
When we think of improving patient safety, we often think of strategies that can be implemen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-through-crack-bedrails
February 19, 2020 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails)
Citation Text:
Dykes PC, Vacca V, Leung WY. Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails). PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-ensure-patient-safety-leads-patient-falls-nursing-homes
August 14, 2024 - Additionally, minimizing the time she spent unsupervised in her room, which enabled opportunities for poor decision-making
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73334/psn-pdf
August 01, 2024 - An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine.
May 26, 2021
Fazio S, Blackmon E, Doroy A, et al. An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadvertent-bolus-norepinephrine
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Counc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misdiagnosis-small-bowel-obstruction-setting-previous-abdominal-operations
September 27, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Misdiagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction in the Setting of Previous Abdominal Operations
Citation Text:
Brown S, Utter GH, Barnes DK. Misdiagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction in the Setting of Previous Abdominal Operations. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Rese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74121/psn-pdf
November 30, 2021 - Hidden Danger! Insidious Postpartum Bleeding After
Emergency Cesarean Delivery.
November 30, 2021
Leiserowitz GS, Hedriana H. Hidden Danger! Insidious Postpartum Bleeding After Emergency Cesarean
Delivery. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-danger-insidious-postpartum-bleeding-after-emerg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misplaced-nasogastric-tube-resulting-aspiration
August 01, 2009 - Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration
Citation Text:
Singh A, Huang C. Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024.
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