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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antiseizure-medication-disorder
April 01, 2006 - , unlike most antiseizure drugs, which must be gradually titrated to an effective dose over several weeks … dosage increases to 30–50 mg per day, and to increase dosages no more frequently than once every 1 or 2 weeks
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-left-neither
November 16, 2022 - Two weeks prior to this admission, she had spontaneously developed right ankle and foot pain and had … The right ankle and foot were in the same splint that had been applied 2 weeks earlier. … The first error (or series of errors) occurred 2 weeks prior to admission when the staff in the ED who
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49396/psn-pdf
April 01, 2003 - At the follow-up visit for her urticaria 2 weeks later, the physician asked if patient was taking her … The patient took the medication for about 2 weeks, with no adverse sequelae.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38004/psn-pdf
November 01, 2024 - Canadian Patient Safety Week.
April 5, 2024
Healthcare Excellence Canada.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/canadian-patient-safety-week
This site provides promotional materials and registration information for an awareness campaign on patient
safety that takes place in the autumn. The annual observance will take place…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/strategies-and-approaches-tracking-improvements-patient-safety
June 15, 2024 - In a run chart, data are displayed over a specific period in consistent units (days, weeks, months, years … The hospital found that in May-20 it ran out of protective line caps for 2 weeks and as a result of this
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33577/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - Duty Hours and Patient Safety
September 15, 2024
Duty Hours and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/duty-hours-and-patient-safety
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mixup-beyond-medication-label
June 01, 2014 - He had been seen at another hospital 2 weeks earlier for a similar episode, with a glucose level of 26 … Approximately 2 weeks after the second discharge, the patient experienced another severe hypoglycemic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35210/psn-pdf
June 24, 2009 - Hospitalwide adverse drug events before and after
limiting weekly work hours of medical residents to 80.
June 24, 2009
Mycyk MB, McDaniel MR, Fotis MA, et al. Hospitalwide adverse drug events before and after limiting
weekly work hours of medical residents to 80. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62(15):1592-5.
https:/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46188/psn-pdf
June 21, 2017 - Death by suicide within 1 week of hospital discharge: a
retrospective study of root cause analysis reports.
June 21, 2017
Riblet N, Shiner B, Watts B, et al. Death by Suicide Within 1 Week of Hospital Discharge: A Retrospective
Study of Root Cause Analysis Reports. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2017;205(6):436-442.
doi:10.1097…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-80-hour-work-week-appropriate-resident-case-coverage
June 18, 2008 - Study
The impact of the 80-hour work week on appropriate resident case coverage.
Citation Text:
Shin S, Britt R, Doviak M, et al. The Impact of the 80-Hour Work Week on Appropriate Resident Case Coverage. Journal of Surgical Research. 2009;162(1). doi:10.1016/j.jss.2009.12.003.
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September 28, 2010 - Commentary
The 80-hour duty week: rationale, early attitudes, and future questions.
Citation Text:
Friedlaender GE. The 80-hour duty week: rationale, early attitudes, and future questions. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006;449:138-142.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33833/psn-pdf
May 01, 2017 - controlled trials on this issue that establish the efficacy
of opioids are short term; they last 6 or 8 weeks … who don't have obvious risk factors for addiction; then they measure the pain scores at 6 or 8 or 12
weeks … "Hey listen, in the
first few weeks of therapy if it's clear that you aren't a whole lot better, we're … The patient who has
been on opioids for even a few weeks is physically dependent.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-470
December 31, 2024 - December 18, 2024
A patient in his mid-30s presented to the emergency department (ED) with three weeks
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36365/psn-pdf
February 08, 2011 - Designing Safer Rotas for Junior Doctors in the 48-Hour
Week.
February 8, 2011
Horrocks N, Pounder R. London, UK: Royal College of Physicians of London; 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/designing-safer-rotas-junior-doctors-48-hour-week
This report discusses risks associated with junior doctor night shift work an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-toxic-drug-not-another
October 02, 2019 - After 6 weeks of therapy, the HCV viral load was unchanged, and the patient now exhibited pancytopenia … The physician responded by decreasing the interferon dose to every 2 weeks but continued the ribavirin … He didn't obtain a viral load at 12 weeks.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-10/final_slides_oct_2020_spotlight_case_inpt_stroke_mngt_in_adolescent_with_type1_diabetes.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Details
• 14-year-old girl with a history of type 1 diabetes (T1D)
presented to her local ED with two weeks … infarcts
– Treated with high dose steroids and three rounds of plasmapheresis
• Discharged home three weeks
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36196/psn-pdf
November 01, 2012 - Myths and realities of the 80-hour work week.
November 1, 2012
Schenarts PJ, Schenarts KDA, Rotondo MF. Myths and realities of the 80-hour work week. Curr Surg.
2006;63(4):269-274.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/myths-and-realities-80-hour-work-week
The authors reviewed the literature on the impact of resident work-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49647/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - amended-lab-results-communication-slip
The Case
A 25-year-old woman in her first pregnancy was seen at 33 weeks … She remained in the hospital for 5 days and was induced at 34 weeks for worsening preeclampsia.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49839/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - He had been seen at another
hospital 2 weeks earlier for a similar episode, with a glucose level of … Approximately 2 weeks after the second discharge, the patient experienced another severe hypoglycemic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.284_slideshow.ppt
November 01, 2012 - been reasonable to have her return to the nursing facility and recheck the hemoglobin level in 1−2 weeks … She remained in the hospital for 2 more weeks recovering from the episode and was transferred back to