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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49442/psn-pdf
May 01, 2004 - Missed TB
May 1, 2004
FitzGerald MJ, Menzies D. Missed TB. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-tb
The Case
A 38-year-old white female with no past medical history presented to the hospital with fevers, respiratory
failure, and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. She was treated empirically w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60168/psn-pdf
March 25, 2020 - Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient
March 25, 2020
Chen C, Venugopal S. Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-electrocardiogram-wrong-patient
The Cases
Multiple electrocardiograms (EKGs) were incorrectly documented at a large urban tertiary care hosp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33808/psn-pdf
May 01, 2016 - Reducing the Safety Hazards of Monitor Alert and Alarm
Fatigue
May 1, 2016
Jacques S, Williams E. Reducing the Safety Hazards of Monitor Alert and Alarm Fatigue. PSNet [internet].
2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/reducing-safety-hazards-monitor-alert-and-alarm-fatigue
Perspective
Alarm fatigue occurs whe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33797/psn-pdf
January 01, 2016 - Diagnostic Errors: A New Chapter in Patient Safety
Science, Policy, and Practice
January 1, 2016
Singh H. Diagnostic Errors: A New Chapter in Patient Safety Science, Policy, and Practice. PSNet
[internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/diagnostic-errors-new-chapter-patient-safety-science-policy-and-prac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49438/psn-pdf
March 05, 2004 - OR Peeping
March 1, 2004
Mackenzie CF. OR Peeping. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or-peeping
The Case
A healthy unmarried woman was undergoing a dilation and curettage (D&C) following an incomplete
spontaneous abortion (miscarriage).
At this community hospital, a new operating room (OR) su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33640/psn-pdf
September 01, 2006 - What Can the Rest of the Health Care System Learn from
the VA's Quality and Safety Transformation?
September 1, 2006
Jha AK. What Can the Rest of the Health Care System Learn from the VA's Quality and Safety
Transformation? PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-can-rest-health-care-system…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33876/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - Building a Safety Program in a Vast Health Care Network
March 1, 2019
Phrampus P. Building a Safety Program in a Vast Health Care Network. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/building-safety-program-vast-health-care-network
Perspective
Background
As hospital-based health care in the United …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49587/psn-pdf
May 01, 2009 - Missing Trauma
May 1, 2009
Jurkovich GJ. Missing Trauma. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-trauma
The Case
A 54-year-old woman collapsed behind the counter of a small neighborhood market. She was discovered a
few minutes later by a customer, who immediately called 911. On arrival, para…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49700/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute
Coronary Syndromes: Recognizing High-Risk Patients
February 1, 2014
Piccini JP, Newby KL, Califf R. Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute Coronary Syndromes:
Recognizing High-Risk Patients. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nonsustaine…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49556/psn-pdf
March 01, 2008 - Hold That Order
March 1, 2008
Grissinger M. Hold That Order. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hold-order
The Case
A 25-year-old woman with a history of a pituitary tumor was admitted with hypernatremia. Because of her
previous pituitary resection and radiation, the patient had a long history …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49755/psn-pdf
February 01, 2016 - Good Night's Sleep Gone Wrong
February 1, 2016
Gillis CM, Degrado J, Anger KE. Good Night's Sleep Gone Wrong. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/good-nights-sleep-gone-wrong
The Case
A 64-year-old woman came to the emergency department complaining of cough and shortness of breath,
along with an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.116_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case February 2006
Lost in Transition
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February 2006 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Christopher Beach, MD; Northwe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.275_slideshow.ppt
August 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case
Spotlight Case
No News May Not Be Good News
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the August 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Carlton R. Moore, MD, MS; University of North Carolina, School of Medicin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ruptured-heterotopic-pregnancy
August 16, 2023 - Ruptured Heterotopic Pregnancy
Citation Text:
Cedars MI. Ruptured Heterotopic Pregnancy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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March 01, 2017 - This latter insight may strike some as a revolutionary idea; it suggests that different organizations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73334/psn-pdf
August 01, 2024 - In cases where IV push medication
is prescribed, the ISMP suggests administering IV push medications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/april_2023_spotlight_the_dose_makes_the_poison.pdf
January 01, 2023 - • In our opinion, this was a root cause of the error and suggests that both latent
errors (i.e.,
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August 01, 2012 - variability. 31 Although it is impossible to prevent all trans-hepatic PEG tube placements, one article suggests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadvertent-bolus-norepinephrine
December 04, 2016 - In cases where IV push medication is prescribed, the ISMP suggests administering IV push medications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73899/psn-pdf
September 29, 2021 - Lost in Transitions of Care: Managing an Opioid-
Dependent Patient with Frequent Hospitalizations
September 29, 2021
Tan F, Johl K, Kotova M. Lost in Transitions of Care: Managing an Opioid-Dependent Patient with Frequent
Hospitalizations. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-transitions-care…