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161. ED misdiagnosis of cerebrovascular events in the era of modern neuroimaging: a meta-analysis. | PSNet
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     August 19, 2020 - The risk of misdiagnosis was higher if stroke symptoms were transient, nonspecific, or mild.

162. Missed ischemic stroke diagnosis in the emergency department by emergency medicine and neurology services. | PSNet
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     August 03, 2017 - Posterior strokes with atypical symptoms were most frequently missed. … populations presenting to the emergency department with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular or neurological symptoms

163. Using an interactive voice response system to improve patient safety following hospital discharge. | PSNet
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     February 01, 2017 - in this study received an automated phone call 48 hours after hospital discharge to assess for new symptoms … One quarter of patients reached by the system indicated new symptoms, half of which required intervention

164. Diagnostic Errors Case Studies | PSNet
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     August 10, 2025 - The symptoms were abrupt in onset,... … The patient was admitted to the hospital with gastrointestinal symptoms and diagnosed with cholecystitis … Three days later, the patient returned to the same ED with similar symptoms and again was found to have … The symptoms were abrupt in onset, lasted between 5 to 15 minutes and then subsided after sitting down … She continued to experience these symptoms for two more years and her primary care physician (PCP) suggested

165. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 04, 2016 - burnout-primary A recent survey suggested that more than half of physicians in the United States have symptoms … Workflow interventions and targeted quality improvement projects led to fewer reported burnout and stress symptoms

166. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2024 - some patients with nocturnal angina do not have obstructive coronary artery disease, making their symptoms … disease.2 The increased cardiometabolic demands during hypoxic/apneic episodes may lead to anginal symptoms … ; these symptoms should be attributed to obstructive atherosclerotic coronary disease until ruled out … Stress testing is the modality of choice in determining if a patient’s symptoms are likely secondary … Symptoms suggesting progressive angina require further evaluation and risk stratification, regardless

167. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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     April 01, 2008 - for URI A healthy 53-year-old woman presented to her primary care physician with upper respiratory symptoms … Despite this therapy, her symptoms persisted. She was then prescribed azithromycin. … infection Distinguishing viral from bacterial sinusitis on clinical grounds is difficult Typical symptoms … 3 clinical criteria: Maxillary pain or tenderness in face or teeth Mucopurulent nasal discharge Symptoms … for evidence of tenderness over maxillary sinuses PCP should have asked patient about Duration of symptoms

168. Lethal Vertigo | PSNet
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     September 20, 2011 - However, some signs and symptoms associated with vertigo can point more specifically to the inner ear … This patient did not present with any signs or symptoms that definitively implicated the brain as the … However, several symptoms and signs, though not pathognomonic for a central cause, are so highly suggestive … Rather, a peripheral localization is a diagnosis of exclusion when there are no symptoms, signs, laboratory … Rather, a peripheral localization is a diagnosis of exclusion when there are no symptoms, signs, laboratory

169. Spotlight: Overdiagnosis and Delay: Challenges in Sepsis Diagnosis | PSNet
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     October 28, 2020 - was started on intravenous fluids and broad spectrum antibiotics with some initial improvement in his symptoms … The clinical signs and symptoms are nonspecific, and there is no gold standard test that confirms the … However, nearly 40% of patients with sepsis present with vague symptoms.( 14 ) In addition, the patient … Identifying sepsis is challenging given that the clinical signs and symptoms are nonspecific and there … Presenting symptoms independently predict mortality in septic shock: importance of a previously unmeasured

170. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - discontinued at that point, and the patient was treated for the CDI with eventual improvement in his symptoms … Inflammation or fibrosis of the small bowel can also result in obstructive-type symptoms: abdominal … The initial evaluation and therapeutic strategy depends upon presenting symptoms, and it has two primary … Negative inflammatory markers may indicate symptoms not related to active mucosal inflammation, particularly … Patients with significant abdominal pain, obstructive symptoms, history of abscess or penetrating disease

171. Walking Patient, Missing Drain | PSNet
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     April 01, 2006 - Because of the pressure on her brain, the patient had symptoms including mood changes, headaches, and … Since the complaints were similar to the patient's symptoms on admission, which should have been addressed … care providers are frequently required to make clinical decisions based upon a change in a patient's symptoms … treatment as new, disconfirming information becomes available.( 14 ) In this case, the patient's initial symptoms … Unfortunately, the recurrence of the patient's symptoms was attributed to depression because the lumbar

172. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - and the presence of bands are abnormal and require further investigation.(8) If clinical signs and symptoms … Given the severity and persistence of her symptoms despite treatment, a complete abdominal ultrasound … In early pregnancy, the symptoms of appendicitis are identical to those seen in the nonpregnant state … However, the nausea and vomiting and persistent symptoms should have led the clinicians to consider … Take-Home Points Nausea and vomiting are common in early pregnancy, but symptoms that persist after

173. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2016 - These symptoms suggest primarily Lewy body dementia (LBD) with additional vascular factors. … Early review of the patient's medical history and symptoms should have been conducted. … Behavioral symptoms provide insight into the experience of patients with dementia. … Effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for the management of neuropsychiatric symptoms in … Meta-analysis of nonpharmacological interventions for neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia.

174. Antecedent treat-and-release diagnoses prior to sepsis hospitalization among adult emergency department patients: a look-back analysis employing insurance claims data using Symptom-Disease Pair Analysis of Diagnostic Error (SPADE) methodology. | PSNet
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     May 12, 2021 - populations presenting to the emergency department with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular or neurological symptoms

175. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 27, 2022 - patients for post-procedural pneumothorax without routine chest radiography To understand that the symptoms … The patient recovered without change in respiratory symptoms or vital signs in the PACU. … with family members, with instructions to follow up “as needed,” as his vital signs and respiratory symptoms … Routine post-bronchoscopy CXRs rarely provide actionable information for patients without acute symptoms … If imaging is performed based on signs and symptoms, “peer network support” and other educational and

176. Not All Headaches are Due to Migraine: Red Flags, Don’t Miss Diagnoses, and Diagnostic Pitfalls | PSNet
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     February 17, 2021 - Two days after the ED visit, the patient’s mother mentioned his symptoms to a physician friend. … mistaken for another and a chronic disease mistakenly considered to be the cause of a patient’s new symptoms … consciousness, a “thunderclap” onset, alteration in mental status, persistent or progressive visual symptoms … , nausea with vomiting, fever, weight loss, and others. 4 Of course, many of these symptoms may be present … in patients with benign causes of headache; proactively addressing these symptoms and asking, “Could

177. Undiagnosed Vaginal Bleeding | PSNet
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     July 06, 2022 - health literacy, or may face bias and discrimination within the health care system.( 2,3 ) Even when symptoms … can lead to a life view focused more on day-to-day survival than on seeking care for cancer warning symptoms … patient groups.( 20 ) Without a regular source of care, this woman was lost to the system until her symptoms … Delay versus help seeking for breast cancer symptoms: a critical review of the literature on patient … Psychosocial factors and the response to cancer symptoms. In: Yancik R, Yates JW, eds.

178. A cluster randomized trial of interventions to improve work conditions and clinician burnout in primary care: results from the Healthy Work Place (HWP) study. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cluster-randomized-trial-interventions-improve-work-conditions-and-clinician-burnout-primary
     January 23, 2017 - A recent survey suggested that more than half of physicians in the United States have symptoms of … Workflow interventions and targeted quality improvement projects led to fewer reported burnout and stress symptoms

179. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Due to these symptoms, he had multiple falls and an inability to grasp simple objects. … Over the next 10 weeks, the patient returned 2 more times to the same clinic with worsening symptoms, … providers who did not order any additional diagnostic testing and treated him supportively, assuming his symptoms … both rural and urban primary care settings found that 10.7% of patients presented with neurologic symptoms … flag to inquire about is bowel/bladder dysfunction (e.g., incontinence, urinary retention), as these symptoms

180. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2004 - The physician, attributing the symptoms to the new medication, instructed the patient to stop the hydrochlorothiazide … On reviewing the patient's symptoms and confirming with the patient's regular physician that the atrial … for a call back—ie, what the patient should do if the weakness persisted or increased, or what other symptoms