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41. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-slides.pptx
    November 01, 2019 - Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Cellulitis and SSTI 16 Indications for Antibiotics in Skin Abscesses Signs and symptoms … extension of erythema does not indicate antibiotic failure Erythema should become less intense Systemic symptoms … include frequent lack of culture data to guide decisions and the persistence of clinical signs and symptoms

42. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia (pdf file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/bacteremia-facilitator-guide.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - infections in patients with indwelling hardware (e.g., catheters, prosthetic valves) who have signs and symptoms … for a possible source—gastrointestinal pathology, oral pathology, endocarditis—along with signs and symptoms … obtained routinely for Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia; consider followup cultures if there are persistent symptoms … Unless endocarditis is suspected, the patient has endovascular hardware, or signs and symptoms persist

43. Diagnostic error in mental health: a review (pdf file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dx-safety-mental-health-bmjqs.pdf
    April 15, 2024 - Although diagnostic overshadowing (the attribution of symptoms to an existing diagnosis rather than … mental health have defined the diagnostic process in terms of key clin- ical milestones (eg, first symptoms … Children who are higher functioning and have less severe or atyp- ical symptoms are at risk for later … patients with bipolar disorder who were first diagnosed with MDD, about half reported elevated mood symptoms … first MDD diagnosis.25 Additional studies suggest possible missed opportunities to assess manic symptoms

44. Medication Reconciliation Intervention Reduces Drug Discrepancies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/862.html
    May 01, 2023 - populations presenting to the emergency department with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular or neurological symptoms … A clinically-guided unsupervised clustering approach to recommend symptoms of disease associated with

45. Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sdoh/clas/index.html
    July 01, 2023 - Limited English Proficiency Safety: Checkback Clarifying the meaning of a patient's reported symptoms

46. Assessment (doc file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/assessment.docx
    March 01, 2017 - _________ Reason for Catheter Insertion: ____________________ 1 or more of the following signs and symptoms

47. The SHARE Approach—Achieving Patient-Centered Care with Shared Decisionmaking: A Brief for Administrators and Practice Leaders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/tool/resource-9.html
    September 01, 2020 - another randomized trial among mental health patients found that patient involvement in decisions reduced symptoms … sufficiently long period to firmly identify longer-term outcomes; instead, effects of shared decisionmaking on symptoms

48. Pediatric Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science and Future Directions (pdf file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dxsafety-pediatric-safety.pdf
    September 01, 2023 - experiential data support that most children with MDOs present for acute care with common undifferentiated symptoms … , mild viral illnesses, minor injuries, bronchiolitis, acute asthma exacerbations), or ■ Common symptoms … trauma.35 Tension exists because many conditions that are not dangerous present with similar signs or symptoms … they are often called cognitive biases.41 Frequency gambling, the bias of attributing a child’s symptoms … often at multiple institutions, which creates added difficulty in the diagnostic process when new symptoms

49. Additional Videos for TeamSTEPPS 3.0 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/index.html
    September 01, 2023 - Limited English Proficiency Safety: Checkback Clarifying the meaning of a patient's reported symptoms

50. Health Literacy and Patient and Family Engagement: Strategic Tools to Prevent CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/health-literacy-slides.html
    December 01, 2017 - Bar chart with the following data:   Low Literate Marginally Literate Literate Percent know symptoms … of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) 50 84.6 94.1 Percent know correct action for hypoglycemic symptoms … That would probably be the most effective and safest way to manage his/her symptoms.”

51. Best Practice Summaries | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/best-practices/index.html
    May 01, 2022 - also provides a sample decision tree for monitoring residents during daily encounters for signs and symptoms

52. Tool 9, The SHARE Approach Achieving Patient-Centered Care with Shared Decisionmaking: A Brief for Administrators and Practice Leaders (pdf file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/shareddecisionmaking/tools/tool-9/share-tool9.pdf
    April 01, 2014 - randomized trial among mental health patients found that patient involvement in decisions reduced symptoms … long period to firmly identify longer-term outcomes; instead, effects of shared decisionmaking on symptoms

53. Improving Communication Between Members of the Practice Around Antibiotic Decisions – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improving-communication-guide.docx
    September 01, 2022 - What symptoms is the patient having? … management of viral URIs could include decisions on how to handle telephone calls from patients with symptoms

54. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis (pdf file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/sepsis-facilitator-guide.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - Gram-negative bacteria being most often associated with severe sepsis and septic shock, but the signs and symptoms … must work to ensure that we are not incorrectly identifying patients with noninfectious sources of symptoms … There was no difference in duration of shock symptoms or 14- day mortality, but administration of gentamicin … diagnostic results are available and there is a plausible alternative explanation for the signs and symptoms

55. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_3_Get_to_Know_508.docx
    February 10, 2011 - They talk to you about your health history and symptoms, order lab tests, help with surgery, and write

56. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (pdf file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_3_Get_to_Know_508.pdf
    May 16, 2013 - They talk to you about your health history and symptoms, order lab tests, help with surgery, and write

57. The Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/index.html
    August 01, 2013 - their contribution to chronic medical illnesses), life stressors and crises, stress-related physical symptoms

58. Tool and Resources to Help Improve Urinary Incontinence Care for Women | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources.html
    February 01, 2024 - various levels of severity of urinary incontinence and indicates appropriate steps to take to treat symptoms

59. Examples of Nursing Home Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/examples.html
    April 01, 2019 - Percentage of recently hospitalized patients with symptoms of delirium.

60. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Creates Perinatal Mental Health Clinical Practice Guidelines Using AHRQ Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202302.html
    September 01, 2023 - health conditions, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, acute postpartum psychosis, and symptoms