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psnet.ahrq.gov/cme
February 26, 2025 - Despite treatment with diuretics and antihypertensives, her condition deteriorated, leading to intubation … contraindications for beta-blockers in the setting of acute decompensated heart failure and appropriate treatment … Despite treatment including heparin, amiodarone, and metoprolol for atrial fibrillation, and interventions … was read as normal and he was diagnosed with a minor head injury and discharged without any specific treatment … increased headache and was diagnosed with post-concussive syndrome and discharged without specific treatment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45479/psn-pdf
October 08, 2016 - Physician understanding and ability to communicate
harms and benefits of common medical treatments. … Physician Understanding and Ability to Communicate Harms and Benefits
of Common Medical Treatments. … high quality care and requires that providers accurately communicate
risks and benefits of potential treatment … interventions, their
confidence in responses, use of statistical terminology when counseling patients on treatment … regardless of level of training, physicians
overestimated both the harms and benefits of tests and treatments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847552/psn-pdf
April 12, 2023 - Mothers face broken addiction treatment system.
April 12, 2023
D'Ambrosio A. MedPage Today. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mothers-face-broken-addiction-treatment-system
Maternal health is challenged … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mothers-face-broken-addiction-treatment-system
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72837/psn-pdf
September 01, 2022 - Women enrolled in the program receive Level 1 addiction
treatment (i.e., outpatient services) from an … If indicated, they can also receive medication-assisted treatment (MAT) using
methadone or buprenorphine … Project Nurture’s model is to engage patients in prenatal care and drug
treatment as early in pregnancy … , and coordination between treatment and prenatal/postnatal care. … are provided weekly through treatment and maternity care groups.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50425/psn-pdf
September 04, 2019 - Why doctors still offer treatments that may not help.
September 4, 2019
Frakt A. New York Times. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-doctors-still-offer-treatments-may-not-help
The slow adoption of improvement … This newspaper article raises concerns about how common treatments are recommended despite
insufficient … Reassessment of science can
improve safety and reduce the unintended consequences of ineffective treatments … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-doctors-still-offer-treatments-may-not-help
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865467/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - I Just Want to Go Home: Understanding Delirium’s Impact
on Treatment Preferences
March 27, 2024
Steinberg … I Just Want to Go Home: Understanding Delirium’s Impact on Treatment Preferences. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/i-just-want-go-home-understanding-deliriums-impact-treatment-preferences … They must also
agree to forgo treatments directed at curing the nominal terminal condition, “waiv[ing … Moreover, if the patient was indeed willing to accept medical treatments (e.g., oxygen supplementation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-medication-errors-surgical-prescription-charts
April 17, 2024 - 2015
Does compliance to patient safety tasks improve and sustain when radiotherapy treatment … January 23, 2013
Minimising treatment-associated risks in systemic cancer therapy. … July 2, 2008
Compliance to technical guidelines for radiotherapy treatment in relation … Related Resources
WebM&M Cases
Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60653/psn-pdf
April 25, 2020 - 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 … [7] Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-10): Therapeutic Options. … CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-
ncov/hcp/therapeutic-options.html. … CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/therapeutic-options.html
https://www.cdc.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836835/psn-pdf
March 30, 2022 - Bias in mental health diagnosis gets in the way of
treatment.
March 30, 2022
Garb HN. Psyche. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bias-mental-health-diagnosis-gets-way-treatment
A wide array of biases … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bias-mental-health-diagnosis-gets-way-treatment
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35756/psn-pdf
April 17, 2009 - Insulin treatment as a tracer for identifying latent patient
safety risks in home-based diabetes care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insulin-treatment-tracer-identifying-latent-patient-safety-risks-home-based … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insulin-treatment-tracer-identifying-latent-patient-safety-risks-home-based-diabetes-care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insulin-treatment-tracer-identifying-latent-patient-safety-risks-home-based-diabetes-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36450/psn-pdf
December 22, 2010 - Unintended Exposure of Patient Lisa Norris During
Radiotherapy Treatment at the Beatson Oncology Centre … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintended-exposure-patient-lisa-norris-during-radiotherapy-treatment- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintended-exposure-patient-lisa-norris-during-radiotherapy-treatment-beatson-oncology-centre … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintended-exposure-patient-lisa-norris-during-radiotherapy-treatment-beatson-oncology-centre
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/strongyloides-hidden-traveler-and-potentially-lethal-missed-diagnosis
August 25, 2021 - Summarize approaches to diagnosis and treatment of Strongyloides infection. … Diagnosis and Treatment
A key issue for this patient was to recognize his risk for Strongyloides … Strongyloides hyperinfection has a high mortality even with treatment. … Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection. … Pneumothorax
August 25, 2021
Lessons learned in implementing a chronic opioid therapy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866618/psn-pdf
December 31, 2024 - The
patient also received treatment for hyperkalemia with albuterol, intravenous calcium, insulin with … potassium <3.5 mEq/L, can be caused by
decreased intake, renal and gastrointestinal losses (e.g., diuretic therapy … to assess response and guide subsequent therapy. … Pharmacological treatment of acquired QT prolongation and torsades de
pointes. … Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: terminology, mechanism,
diagnosis, and emergency therapy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74130/psn-pdf
December 01, 2021 - malpractice-cases-breast-surgery-assessment-litigation-involving-surgeons
While prior research has described malpractice cases related to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment … Plastic
surgeons were the most commonly named provider type (64%), error in surgical treatment was the … malpractice-cases-breast-surgery-assessment-litigation-involving-surgeons
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/navigating-risks-breast-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44529/psn-pdf
September 30, 2015 - Learning from no-fault treatment injury claims to improve
the safety of older patients. … Learning from no-fault treatment injury claims to improve the safety of older patients. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-no-fault-treatment-injury-claims-improve-safety-older-patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-no-fault-treatment-injury-claims-improve-safety-older-patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42477/psn-pdf
August 07, 2013 - Review into the Quality of Care and Treatment Provided
by 14 Hospital Trusts in England: Overview Report … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-quality-care-and-treatment-provided-14-hospital-trusts-england- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-quality-care-and-treatment-provided-14-hospital-trusts-england-overview-report … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-quality-care-and-treatment-provided-14-hospital-trusts-england-overview-report
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73283/psn-pdf
May 19, 2021 - Assessment of overuse of medical tests and treatments at
US hospitals using Medicare claims. … Assessment of overuse of medical tests and treatments at US
hospitals using Medicare claims. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-overuse-medical-tests-and-treatments-us-hospitals-using-
medicare-claims … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-overuse-medical-tests-and-treatments-us-hospitals-using-medicare-claims … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-overuse-medical-tests-and-treatments-us-hospitals-using-medicare-claims
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/suicidal-man-gun
May 01, 2005 - Even with the truncated information presented in this case, I believe that the therapeutic impasse and … A clinician hearing such an admission should wonder whether this was “a cry for help” to test the therapeutic … alliance and may not be a suitable candidate for therapy. … Removing the gun before initiating treatment might have allowed the therapeutic alliance to develop. … Inevitably, this approach ends in futility for the therapist, dooming the therapy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844988/psn-pdf
February 22, 2023 - Although the majority of patients (>90%) felt confident in their knowledge of their diagnosis and treatment … plan, chart review indicated that only 43% to 64% correctly recalled details about their diagnosis, treatment … ,
post-discharge treatment plan, and medication changes.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44469/psn-pdf
September 16, 2015 - Unexpected Death of a Patient During Treatment With
Multiple Medications, Tomah VA Medical Center, Tomah … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unexpected-death-patient-during-treatment-multiple-medications-tomah-va- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unexpected-death-patient-during-treatment-multiple-medications-tomah-va-medical-center-tomah … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unexpected-death-patient-during-treatment-multiple-medications-tomah-va-medical-center-tomah