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  1. Acute Respiratory Arrest in Pregnancy | PSNet

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    August 15, 2018 - defined as chronic hypertension with new onset of proteinuria or onset of symptoms or abnormal blood tests … maternal BPs despite the use of antihypertensive medication, failure to obtain the appropriate laboratory tests … But, whatever the results of laboratory tests, a woman who is further than 37 weeks' gestation with twins … These included orders for type and frequency of blood tests, fetal monitoring, and surveillance of symptoms … for measurements of weight, blood pressure, urine, and documentation of required symptoms and blood tests

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 01, 2017 - detrimental to patients, often because of overtreatment.(2-4) The above construct is true for many tests … An estimated 11% of inpatient microbiology tests result after discharge and approximately 2% of those … require follow-up or a change in therapy.(15) Since one-third of providers are unaware that tests pending … Discharging a patient with pending microbiology tests may be appropriate in certain situations, but … Tests can be falsely positive leading to over diagnosis and overtreatment.

  3. In Conversation With… Abraham Verghese, MD | PSNet

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    November 01, 2012 - It took a while for tests to come back and very often you could tell volumes with a good physical exam … But the reality is that we simply cannot be ordering tests willy-nilly the way we do right now. … We're going to have to ration some of the tests we order and justify them. … If you really sat and examined how many of these tests and angiograms and CT scans were really needed … It involves listening more carefully, examining more carefully, and choosing tests more judiciously.

  4. The Evidence-Based Physical Examination as a Patient Safety Practice | PSNet

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    November 01, 2012 - Prompt, accurate diagnosis reduces the number of procedures and invasive tests, decreases the number … It took a while for tests to come back and very often you could tell volumes with a good physical exam … But the reality is that we simply cannot be ordering tests willy-nilly the way we do right now. … We're going to have to ration some of the tests we order and justify them. … If you really sat and examined how many of these tests and angiograms and CT scans were really needed

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 19, 2009 - to reduce these preventable errors in discharge follow-up require improved systems for retrieving tests

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 24, 2011 - detailed presentation of the potential error rates and how they differed among specific drugs and lab tests

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 29, 2018 - influence-shift-duration-cognitive-performance-emergency-physicians-prospective-cross https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-tests-predict-real-world-errors-relationship-between-drug-name-confusion-rates

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 05, 2014 - This commentary explains how written tests can fail to uncover these gaps in competency and suggests

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 20, 2015 - pending-studies-hospital-discharge-pre-post-analysis-electronic-medical-record-tool-improve https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adequacy-hospital-discharge-summaries-documenting-tests-pending-results-and-outpatient-follow

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 18, 2015 - handoffs are a common source of adverse events, often due to communication failures, particularly for tests

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2009 - gynecology practice used Lean methods to redesign the workflow to improve the diagnostic accuracy of Pap tests

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 10, 2015 - comprehensive-method-develop-checklist-increase-safety-intra-hospital- transport-critically Transporting critically ill patients to other hospital areas for tests

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2021 - the diagnostic process: (1) the patient-provider encounter (history, physical examination, ordering tests … /referrals based on assessment); (2) performance and interpretation of diagnostic tests; (3) follow-up … the diagnostic process: (1) the patient-provider encounter (history, physical examination, ordering tests … /referrals based on assessment); (2) performance and interpretation of diagnostic tests; (3) follow-up … Access to comprehensive electronic health records (progress notes, tests, referrals) and a shared understanding

  14. E-collection: Safety and Error Prevention in Health. | PSNet

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    June 24, 2020 - 24, 2020 Prevalence and predictability of low-yield inpatient laboratory diagnostic tests

  15. Conspicuous by its absence: diagnostic expert testing under uncertainty. | PSNet

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    February 28, 2024 - limitations of diagnostic ability , situations in which a diagnostic expert may forego necessary diagnostic tests

  16. The "top 10" drug errors and how to prevent them. | PSNet

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    April 15, 2015 - August 31, 2016 Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug … name confusion rates in laboratory-based memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in

  17. Communicating Radiation Risks in Paediatric Imaging: Information to Support Healthcare Discussions About Benefit and Risk. | PSNet

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    July 14, 2021 - The publication includes answers to common questions about various types of tests and tips for enhancing

  18. Commission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing. | PSNet

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    February 08, 2023 - This government report investigated certain laboratory tests conducted from 1997 to 2005 in Newfoundland

  19. When data go AWOL: filling the clinical gaps. | PSNet

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    February 03, 2010 - 20, 2011 Lessons learned from implementation of a computerized application for pending tests

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 08, 2017 - nonindicated laboratory test, medical trainees and attending physicians were more likely to order those tests
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