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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49722/psn-pdf
December 01, 2014 - Medical Devices in the "Wild"
December 1, 2014
Gurses AP, Doyle PA. Medical Devices in the "Wild". PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medical-devices-wild
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary artery disease, diabetes,
chronic pain, arthritis, and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860049/psn-pdf
January 04, 2024 - Myasthenia Crisis after a Delayed Diagnosis in a
Medically Complex Patient.
January 4, 2024
Chaffin Z. Myasthenia Crisis after a Delayed Diagnosis in a Medically Complex Patient. PSNet [internet].
2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/myasthenia-crisis-after-delayed-diagnosis-medically-complex-patient
The Case
A 9…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49736/psn-pdf
June 01, 2015 - Inflicting Confusion
June 1, 2015
Scott FI, Lichtenstein GR. Inflicting Confusion. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inflicting-confusion
The Case
A 26-year-old man with recently diagnosed Crohn disease presented to the emergency department with
acute-onset abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49459/psn-pdf
September 01, 2004 - Caution, Interrupted
September 1, 2004
Wears RL. Caution, Interrupted. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/caution-interrupted
The Case
A 55-year-old man with acute myelogenous leukemia and several recent hospitalizations for fever and
neutropenia presented to the emergency department (ED) with …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72587/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Mitigating the Risk of Intrahospital Transport for Pediatric
Patients at Risk of Physiologic Instability
December 23, 2020
Semkiw K, Anderson D, Natale JA. Mitigating the Risk of Intrahospital Transport for Pediatric Patients at
Risk of Physiologic Instability. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851158/psn-pdf
June 28, 2023 - Ventricular Wall Injury during a Diagnostic Cardiac
Catheterization
June 28, 2023
Pham TH, Atreja S. Ventricular Wall Injury during a Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization. PSNet [internet].
2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ventricular-wall-injury-during-diagnostic-cardiac-catheterization
The Case
A patient was …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.140_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case December 2006
Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the December 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Patrick F. Fogarty,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49423/psn-pdf
November 01, 2003 - The Missing Suction Tip
November 1, 2003
Thomas EJ, Moore FA. The Missing Suction Tip. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-suction-tip
Case Objectives
Identify the risk factors for retained foreign bodies.
Understand methods used to prevent and identify retained foreign bodies.
Apprecia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/procedural-mishap-learning-curve
April 28, 2021 - Procedural Mishap: Learning Curve?
Citation Text:
Gibbs VC, Leape L. Procedural Mishap: Learning Curve?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/rethinking-root-cause-analysis
August 21, 2016 - Annual Perspective
Rethinking Root Cause Analysis
Kiran Gupta, MD, MPH, and Audrey Lyndon, PhD | January 1, 2016
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Citation Text:
Gupta K, Lyndon A. Rethinking Root Cause Analysis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Age…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33762/psn-pdf
March 01, 2014 - In Conversation With… Alison Holmes, MD, MPH
March 1, 2014
In Conversation With… Alison Holmes, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-alison-holmes-md-mph
Editor's note: Dr. Alison Holmes is Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Imperial College
Healthcare NHS …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49646/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - Poorly Advanced Directives
February 1, 2012
Anderson WG. Poorly Advanced Directives. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/poorly-advanced-directives
The Case
Cared for at home by his wife and family, an 82-year-old man with multiple chronic medical conditions
described his overall health as decli…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73515/psn-pdf
August 01, 2022 - Missouri Quality Initiative (MOQI) Reduces
Hospitalizations Among Nursing Home Residents
July 28, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/missouri-quality-initiative-moqi-reduces-hospitalizations-among-nursing-
home-residents
Summary
The MOQI seeks to reduce avoidable hospitalization among nursing home residents b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33685/psn-pdf
May 01, 2009 - In Conversation with…William B. Weeks, MD, MBA
May 1, 2009
In Conversation with…William B. Weeks, MD, MBA. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withwilliam-b-weeks-md-mba
Editor's note: William B. Weeks, MD, MBA, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and of Community and
Family M…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-clozapine-prescription-elderly-man-dementia
August 06, 2014 - Delayed Clozapine Prescription in an Elderly Man With Dementia
Citation Text:
Tsourounis C, Ghomeshi KK. Delayed Clozapine Prescription in an Elderly Man With Dementia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/situational-awareness-and-patient-safety
May 01, 2012 - Situational Awareness and Patient Safety
Citation Text:
Farnan JE. Situational Awareness and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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February 01, 2007 - Annual Perspective
Handoffs and Transitions
Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH | January 22, 2014
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Citation Text:
Sehgal NL. Handoffs and Transitions. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/perioperative-anaphylaxis-after-insertion-latex-drain-patient-known-latex-allergy
July 08, 2022 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Perioperative Anaphylaxis After Insertion of a Latex Drain in a Patient with Known Latex Allergy
Citation Text:
Kelly KJ. Perioperative Anaphylaxis After Insertion of a Latex Drain in a Patient with Known Latex Allergy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Resear…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72586/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Code Status vs. Care Status
December 23, 2020
Krisman RK, Spero H. Code Status vs. Care Status. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/code-status-vs-care-status
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