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2281. Diseases of medical progress. | PSNet
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      June 27, 2018 - that the history of medicine provides numerous examples of how emerging illnesses develop from sound therapeutic … The author discusses more than 40 distinct entities that resulted from new and existing medication therapies … fascinating historical perspective, one that not only raises concern over all currently available novel therapies

2282. Intravenous chemotherapy preparation errors: patient safety risks identified in a pan-Canadian exploratory study. | PSNet
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      March 18, 2011 - June 13, 2018 Improving shared situation awareness for high-risk therapies in hospitalized … The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy

2283. To Resuscitate or Not? | PSNet
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      November 01, 2011 - that they would be more likely to override a DNR order when an arrest was caused by a complication of treatment … families want to be involved in decision making, establish goals based on the prognosis, and implement therapies … eg, if after several days the patient was still on mechanical ventilation and receiving vasopressor therapy … patients understand the potential course of events and prognosis, it is easier to establish the goals of therapy … Overriding a patient′s refusal of treatment after an iatrogenic complication.

2284. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 07, 2022 - research endeavors include patient outcomes research; research on novel patient care diagnostics, therapeutics … operations, the ED clinical nurse specialist, ED nurse manager, and ad hoc representatives from respiratory therapy

2285. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 28, 2023 - Skills: Endotracheal tube and tracheostomy tube cuff care (respiratory therapy).

2286. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 26, 2020 - orthopedic consultant were correct to adopt a deliberate and conservative course; successful physical therapy

2287. Dissecting the Presentation | PSNet
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      May 05, 2021 - Importantly, as thrombolytic therapy (given for presumed stroke) can be fatal in AAD, providers should

2288. Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration | PSNet
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      August 01, 2009 - The patient failed her swallow evaluation by speech therapy; therefore, a nasogastric (NG) tube was inserted

2289. Spotlight (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - – This practice prevents delays in treatment and is necessary because defibrillators are used less … of mental flexibility; staff must be able to respond rapidly to changing circumstances with a new treatment … • Staff should be inquisitive whenever treatment delivers unexpected results. … outcomes should be investigated immediately to avoid recurring complications if the treatment must … Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery: From Pathogenesis to Potential Therapies

2290. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 24, 2024 - Staff must be able to respond rapidly to changing circumstances with a new treatment plan. … Staff should be inquisitive whenever treatment delivers unexpected results. … Unexpected treatment outcomes should be investigated immediately to avoid recurring complications if … the treatment must be repeated. … Postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: from pathogenesis to potential therapies

2291. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 30, 2024 - He was diagnosed with post-concussive syndrome; no specific investigations or treatments were recommended … data have largely been limited to case series of elderly patients on antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapy … In this scenario, of course, a false negative CT interpretation would result in a treatment plan that

2292. Safety In Dentistry | PSNet
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      August 01, 2016 - the solution most often used to irrigate the root canals of a tooth during endodontic (root canal) treatment … and unnecessary treatment associated with misdiagnosis.( 2 ) This highlights the importance of diagnosis … And the last one would be damage from treatments with dental implants. … But millions of dental treatments are performed daily in the world, and many of these treatments will … November 1, 2023 Complications and Errors in Periodontal and Implant Therapy.

2293. A Pill Organizing Plight | PSNet
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      June 19, 2018 - recommendations for pharmacy's role in Choosing Wisely.( 31 ) Choosing Wisely is designed to reduce overuse of treatments … Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions) and START (Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment … Cases Don’t Wait to Collect an Accurate Weight: A Case of Subtherapeutic Insulin Therapy … July 14, 2010 WebM&M Cases More Treatment—Better Care … April 11, 2011 WebM&M Cases Treatment Challenges After

2294. In Conversation With... Anna Legreid Dopp, Pharm. D | PSNet
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      June 29, 2020 - To learn about federal resources addressing recommended treatments, the latest evidence available for … As COVID-19 is a novel virus, there are currently no specific treatments approved by the Food and Drug … management for critically ill patients, infection control, the roles of antiviral and immune-based therapy … Accessed May 18, 2020. [7] Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-10): Therapeutic Options. … CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/therapeutic-options.html .

2295. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2006 - instance in which a resident's misread film results in a patient being sent home without appropriate treatment … or in a patient receiving improper surgery or other therapies. … The patient did not have bleeding complications from the thrombolytic therapy. … A safeguard such as this (if extended to the use of thrombolytic therapy) may have prevented the error … more junior reviewers, or those whose interpretations could prompt procedures or life-threatening therapies

2296. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2008 - endoscopic procedure and, after the procedure, wrote orders for the patient to receive all of the previous treatments … These lists could prompt prescribers to reorder medication therapies that were discontinued for procedures … case presented in this commentary, a 25-year-old woman experienced elevated sodium levels after DDAVP therapy … if the intern further clarified the order to indicate what should be done with the patient's DDAVP therapy … The intern could have indicated to restart therapy the next day or based on the patient's sodium levels

2297. Uptake of pharmacist recommendations by patients after discharge: implementation study of a patient-centered medicines review service. | PSNet
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      December 14, 2016 - 19, 2022 Patient outcomes in dose reduction or discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy … September 13, 2023 WebM&M Cases Duplicate Therapies in

2298. Surveillance of medical device-related hazards and adverse events in hospitalized patients. | PSNet
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      March 11, 2011 - Related Resources Quality and Safety Considerations in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy … June 15, 2022 Improving shared situation awareness for high-risk therapies in hospitalized

2299. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2018 - or discontinuation of a critical drug, giving the end users time to find alternative resources or therapies … 1516 directors of pharmacy, and they reported that out of 171 responses, 70.8% reported a delay in treatment … , 48.5% reported patients received suboptimal therapies, 15.8% reported a treatment failure, and 1.2% … regarding shortages along with frequent in-service education activities (when alterations from standard treatment … Drug shortages: effect on parenteral nutrition therapy. Nutr Clin Pract. 2018;33:53-61.

2300. Medication Reconciliation Victory After an Avoidable Error | PSNet
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      April 01, 2015 - Although the case above highlights the potential dangers of therapy duplication, it also illustrates … the medication reconciliation process identified the cause of the admission and resulted in prompt treatment … of the patient (in this case, discontinuation of duplicate therapies) as opposed to reducing future … as drug information from a pharmacist that included the purpose and side effects of the prescribed treatment … access to the complete medical record and prescription fill history could have identified the duplicate therapy