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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50843/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Incomplete Orders for Hypertonic Saline to Treat
Hyponatremia
January 29, 2020
Wiegley N, Morfín JA. Incomplete Orders for Hypertonic Saline to Treat Hyponatremia. PSNet [internet].
2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/incomplete-orders-hypertonic-saline-treat-hyponatremia
The Case
A 54-year-old man was brought t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.278_slideshow.ppt
September 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Peripheral IV in Too Long
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the September 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Chi-Tai Fang, MD, PhD; Associate Professor, National Taiwan Uni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hazards-loading-doses
December 01, 2003 - Hazards of Loading Doses
Citation Text:
Mucksavage JJ, Tesoro EP. Hazards of Loading Doses. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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May 01, 2016 - The Fluidity of Diagnostic "Wet Reads"
May 1, 2016
Lee CS, Hess CP. The Fluidity of Diagnostic "Wet Reads". PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fluidity-diagnostic-wet-reads
The Case
A 64-year-old man with heavy tobacco use presented to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain.
His electroc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33705/psn-pdf
January 01, 2011 - Risk Management and Patient Safety
December 1, 2010
Manuel BM, McCarthy JL, Berry WR, et al. Risk Management and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/risk-management-and-patient-safety
Perspective
In 1990, a Harvard-based research team reported the incidence of medical errors …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49622/psn-pdf
March 01, 2011 - Dropping the Ball Despite an Integrated EMR
March 1, 2011
Karsh B-T. Dropping the Ball Despite an Integrated EMR. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropping-ball-despite-integrated-emr
The Case
A patient followed at a community-based clinic that is part of a large health care system with an
in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33581/psn-pdf
December 15, 2024 - Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events
December 15, 2024
Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect cu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/weekend-effect
April 01, 2008 - Annual Perspective
The Weekend Effect
Sumant Ranji, MD | January 1, 2017
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Ranji SR. The Weekend Effect. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49572/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Mistaken Identity
October 1, 2008
Hall LW. Mistaken Identity. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mistaken-identity
The Case
An 85-year-old Cantonese-speaking woman was admitted to the medical service with altered mental status
and a reported fall. After finding tenderness in her left hip, the p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49808/psn-pdf
October 01, 2017 - High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers
October 1, 2017
Staggers N. High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/high-risk-medications-high-risk-transfers
The Case
A 47-year-old woman with history of primary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was admitted …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49502/psn-pdf
February 01, 2006 - Deciphering the Code
February 1, 2006
Goldstein MK. Deciphering the Code. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deciphering-code
The Case
An 85-year-old man with advanced oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
presented to the emergency department (ED) with increasing shortn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/improving-patient-safety-and-team-communication-through-daily-huddles
December 15, 2024 - Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication through Daily Huddles
Citation Text:
Shaikh U. Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication through Daily Huddles. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/back-basics
July 13, 2010 - Back to Basics
Citation Text:
Hellman R. Back to Basics. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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January 01, 2024 - – In addition, further evaluation of blood pressure and laboratory test results against the Phoenix
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-eric-thomas-about-zero-harm-striving-reduce-preventable-harms-point
September 24, 2024 - And let us say there’s no way to test for it.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-cindy-brach
December 27, 2019 - In Conversation With... Cindy Brach
December 27, 2019
Also Read the Essay
Citation Text:
In Conversation With.. Cindy Brach. PSNet [internet]. 2019.In Conversation With... Cindy Brach. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841305/psn-pdf
January 27, 2023 - Sarah Mossburg: It sounds like simulation really allows people to test adaptations to situations and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/which-line-ordering-provider-or-proceduralist
September 16, 2015 - Self-check will not help as the provider lacks the understanding of the preferred imaging test.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/privacy-or-safety
December 01, 2011 - JH ordered a urine pregnancy test, which came back positive.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-regimen-wrong-cancer-patient-catches-medical-error
August 01, 2006 - clinicians decided to defer treatment, and failure to specify the blood counts and other laboratory test