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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/neurological-red-flags-missed-stroke-after-intermittent-episodes-dizziness-and-headache
February 08, 2023 - Appreciate that dizziness “plus” other neurological symptoms is more likely to be caused by a central … Because sensory symptoms are frequently difficult for patients to describe and because some patients … Finally, the symptoms were intermittent. … c Positive v Negative symptoms Concurrent headache Commonly present Positive symptoms Present ~50% of … Migrainous symptoms include phono- and photophobia, visual aura, nausea and vomiting b The nystagmus
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-perspectives-usefulness-artificial-intelligence-assisted-symptom-checker-cross
November 25, 2020 - Online symptoms checkers are increasingly used, but formal validation of these tools is lacking. … symptom checker found that patients most commonly used the tool to understand the causes of their symptoms
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/spotlight_case_delayed_symptomatic_subdural_hematoma_slides.pptx
January 01, 2024 - Describe what symptoms should prompt ordering repeat head imaging following a mild traumatic brain injury … how cognitive bias related to concussion can lead to a missed diagnosis and worsening neurological symptoms … that may mask the signs and symptoms of a developing subdural hematoma. … advised to seek medical attention immediately if symptoms are progressing. … ; head imaging is always indicated in the setting of worsening symptoms.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60031/psn-pdf
March 11, 2020 - issue/patient-perspectives-usefulness-artificial-intelligence-assisted-symptom-
checker-cross
Online symptoms … symptom checker found
that patients most commonly used the tool to understand the causes of their symptoms
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35412/psn-pdf
September 11, 2009 - Chronology of medication errors by nurses: accumulation
of stresses and PTSD symptoms. … Chronology of medication errors by nurses: accumulation of stresses and
PTSD symptoms. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chronology-medication-errors-nurses-accumulation-stresses-and-ptsd-
symptoms … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chronology-medication-errors-nurses-accumulation-stresses-and-ptsd-symptoms … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chronology-medication-errors-nurses-accumulation-stresses-and-ptsd-symptoms
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867022/psn-pdf
October 30, 2024 - that may mask the signs and symptoms of a developing subdural hematoma. … , acute symptoms tend to improve over the first several
weeks. … Such symptoms should prompt a repeat head CT even
in the absence of neurological deficits. … advised to seek medical attention immediately if symptoms are progressing. … ;
head imaging is always indicated in the setting of worsening symptoms.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/delayed_diagnosis_and_treatment_of_sle.pdf
January 01, 2024 - evaluation of these findings.
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Case Details (3)
• The patient’s delusions and other psychotic symptoms … over the
following months, but she was admitted to a second hospital for
exacerbation of psychotic symptoms … full syndrome is not always clearly connected to a past
psychiatric prodrome, and the psychiatric symptoms … perceive subtle systemic symptoms … Psychotic symptoms, even if attributable to SLE, can still respond to antipsychotic
treatment but
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60610/psn-pdf
June 24, 2020 - She pursued a second opinion
from another gynecologist who also attributed her symptoms to "bad periods … Average delays
range from 6 to 11 years, often despite disabling and ongoing symptoms,4 with symptoms … Persistent dysmenorrhea should have prompted further search
for the etiology of her symptoms. … of
IBS-D based on those symptoms. … Take-Home Points
The presentation of endometriosis often involves multi-organ symptoms.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846769/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Over the next several months the patient’s symptoms continued. … Common symptoms of AI include anorexia, weight loss, nausea, abdominal discomfort, fatigue, postural … This time course and
the non-specific nature of AI symptoms make early diagnosis challenging. … Many of the symptoms of AI are
common presenting symptoms for less serious, self-resolving conditions … In
adolescent girls, symptoms of AI can also be mistaken for an eating disorder.5 Delay in diagnosis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865412/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - to a second hospital for exacerbation of psychotic symptoms six months after her first
hospitalization … There was
apparently no other manifestation of CNS SLE such as CNS inflammation or systemic symptoms … In this case, the lack of apparent systemic symptoms and predominant presentation of psychosis reduced … perceive subtle systemic symptoms. … Psychotic symptoms, even if attributable to SLE, can still respond to antipsychotic treatment but such
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnostic-failure-growing-deficit
June 01, 2005 - The nurse called the hospitalist to relay the new symptoms of arm weakness, along with her assessment … Formal review confirmed that the initial symptoms of arm weakness were not acted upon by the hospitalist … In retrospect, a solution that calls for routine bedside assessment and less reliance on symptoms and … (chest pain, new neurologic symptoms including potential stroke symptoms, or signs of sepsis); (ii) … Jones is having new neurologic symptoms—I am concerned about a stroke.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842774/psn-pdf
January 18, 2023 - ER doctors misdiagnose patients with unusual
symptoms.
January 18, 2023
Abelson R. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/er-doctors-misdiagnose-patients-unusual-symptoms
Emergency department safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/er-doctors-misdiagnose-patients-unusual-symptoms
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/endometriosis-common-and-commonly-missed-and-delayed-diagnosis
May 26, 2021 - She pursued a second opinion from another gynecologist who also attributed her symptoms to "bad periods … Average delays range from 6 to 11 years, often despite disabling and ongoing symptoms, 4 with symptoms … Persistent dysmenorrhea should have prompted further search for the etiology of her symptoms. … of IBS-D based on those symptoms. … Take-Home Points The presentation of endometriosis often involves multi-organ symptoms.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/postdischarge-follow-phone-call
May 19, 2021 - As her symptoms worsened, she contemplated returning to the emergency department (ED). … The nurse asked a standard list of questions and learned about the worsening symptoms. … With the change in antibiotics, the patient felt much better with improving symptoms. … The patient developed worsening symptoms after discharge and was unable to reach her PCP. … Frequency of new or worsening symptoms in the posthospitalization period.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-causes-delays-diagnosing-blood-cancers-rapid-review-evidence
August 14, 2019 - Initial delays resulted from patients’ non-specific symptoms such as fatigue and symptoms that came and … doctor–patient conversations on behaviours of patients presenting to primary care with new or persistent symptoms
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35780/psn-pdf
July 20, 2010 - Paramedic intubation errors: isolated events or
symptoms of larger problems? … Paramedic intubation errors: isolated events or symptoms of larger
problems? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paramedic-intubation-errors-isolated-events-or-symptoms-larger-problems … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paramedic-intubation-errors-isolated-events-or-symptoms-larger-problems
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47430/psn-pdf
September 26, 2018 - Association of clinical specialty with symptoms of
burnout and career choice regret among US resident … Association of Clinical Specialty With Symptoms of Burnout
and Career Choice Regret Among US Resident … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-clinical-specialty-symptoms-burnout-and-career-choice-regret … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-clinical-specialty-symptoms-burnout-and-career-choice-regret-among-us-resident … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-clinical-specialty-symptoms-burnout-and-career-choice-regret-among-us-resident
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangers-missing-epidural-abscess-multiple-visits-and-delayed-diagnosis-severely-negative
April 27, 2022 - Learning Objectives List risk factors, symptoms, and exam findings associated with spinal epidural abscess … At his first visit, he presented with symptoms and exam findings for which SEA and meningitis were among … Additional symptoms may include fever, chills, numbness, weakness, or bladder or bowel dysfunction. … In patients with severe symptoms or risk factors, a post-void residual bladder volume and assessment … This patient underwent several evaluations for the same or similar symptoms over a period of days.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/program-access-depressive-symptoms-and-medical-errors-among-resident-physicians-disability
May 19, 2021 - Study
Program access, depressive symptoms, and medical errors among resident physicians … Program access, depressive symptoms, and medical errors among resident physicians with disability. … Program access, depressive symptoms, and medical errors among resident physicians with disability.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/spotlight_case_neurological_red_flags_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - Appreciate that dizziness “plus” other neurological symptoms is more likely to be caused by a central … Because sensory symptoms are frequently difficult for patients to describe and because some patients … suggesting a central neurological cause versus isolated dizziness
Intermittent (episodic) symptoms
16 … (7)
The patient’s symptoms were intermittent (episodic). … symptoms
Less common (may occur with vertebral artery dissection)
Source: Edlow and Bellolio (2024)