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October 10, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who manages the complications?
Citation Text:
Donnelley M, Gintjee TJ, Go J. Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who manages the complications?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/who-nose-where-airway
May 01, 2016 - Who Nose Where the Airway Is?
Citation Text:
Lee CR. Who Nose Where the Airway Is?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-shot-error-disclosure
May 01, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure
Citation Text:
Gallagher TH, Levinson W. The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49570/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure?
October 1, 2008
Eytan T. Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure? PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/recurrent-hypoglycemia-care-transition-failure
Case Objectives
Understand the complementary abilities of an electronic health record a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846563/psn-pdf
March 21, 2023 - Impact of System Failures on Healthcare Workers
March 21, 2023
Zangaro G, Van CM, Mossburg S. Impact of System Failures on Healthcare Workers . PSNet [internet].
2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/impact-system-failures-healthcare-workers
Introduction
The March 2022 conviction of RaDonda Vaught, a former nu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49639/psn-pdf
November 01, 2011 - Near Miss with Bedside Medications
November 1, 2011
Wu AW. Near Miss with Bedside Medications. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-bedside-medications
Case Objectives
Understanding the definition of near miss—also known as close call.
Appreciate the importance of close calls in reducin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49865/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy
June 1, 2019
Blumenthal K. Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-sepsis-management-due-ambiguous-allergy
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a past medical history of hemorrhagic stroke, coron…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848109/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - The Danger of 10% Intravenous Calcium Chloride
Extravasation.
April 26, 2023
The Danger of 10% Intravenous Calcium Chloride Extravasation. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-10-intravenous-calcium-chloride-extravasation
The Case
A 52-year-old man with a history of lymphoplasmacytic lymph…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49712/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - May I Have Another?—Medication Error
June 1, 2014
Wolf MS. May I Have Another?—Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/may-i-have-another-medication-error
The Case
A 40-year-old man was admitted to the hospital after having a seizure. Upon admission, the patient, a
pharmacology-tra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49732/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - Errors in Sepsis Management
May 1, 2015
Shimabukuro D. Errors in Sepsis Management. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/errors-sepsis-management
Case Objectives
Define sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock.
Describe the severe sepsis/septic shock resuscitation bundle.
Recognize commonly encou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-suchi-saria-phd
March 27, 2024 - In Conversation With… Suchi Saria, PhD
July 1, 2019
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… Suchi Saria, PhD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33663/psn-pdf
September 15, 2008 - Implementing a Patient Safety Program at a Large
National Health System
January 1, 2008
Hauck LD, Jacob J. Implementing a Patient Safety Program at a Large National Health System. PSNet
[internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-patient-safety-program-large-national-health-system
Perspectiv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49798/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - Pseudo-obstruction But a Real Perforation
July 1, 2017
Paski SC, Dominitz JA. Pseudo-obstruction But a Real Perforation. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pseudo-obstruction-real-perforation
Case Objectives
Recognize acute colonic pseudo-obstruction and implement a medical management plan.
Ide…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50949/psn-pdf
February 26, 2020 - Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens
February 26, 2020
Tran NK, Liu Y. Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pre-analytical-pitfalls-missing-and-mislabeled-specimens
The Case
Case #1:
A 56-year-old man was admitted to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49859/psn-pdf
April 01, 2019 - E-cigarette Explosion in a Patient Room
April 1, 2019
Benowitz NL. E-cigarette Explosion in a Patient Room. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/e-cigarette-explosion-patient-room
The Case
A 49-year-old woman was admitted for an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
without…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49450/psn-pdf
June 01, 2004 - The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure
June 1, 2004
Gallagher TH, Levinson W. The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-shot-error-disclosure
Case Objectives
Describe the rationale for disclosing harmful errors to patients.
Describe the specific information that patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49480/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes
May 1, 2005
McNutt RA, Abrams RI, Hasler S. Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnosing-diagnostic-mistakes
Learning Objectives
Understand the biases that may contribute to overcalling medical errors
Describe the impact of conside…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49606/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Weighing In on Surgical Safety
August 1, 2010
Brodsky JB, Margarson M. Weighing In on Surgical Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
Case Objectives
Identify the comorbidites associated with obesity that place patients at higher risk for surgical
complications.
Un…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49485/psn-pdf
August 29, 2024 - Blind Spot
June 1, 2005
Lee LA. Blind Spot. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/blind-spot
The Case
A 36-year-old woman with no significant past medical history underwent right nephrectomy in the left lateral
position. The surgery was uncomplicated—her blood pressures intraoperatively were withi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867985/psn-pdf
January 01, 2025 - Suicide Prevention
March 25, 2025
Boudreaux E, Gale B, Mossburg SE. Suicide Prevention. PSNet [internet]. 20024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/suicide-prevention
Introduction
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, accounting for nearly 50,000 deaths in
2022, a 36% rise since 2000…