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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49486/psn-pdf
August 21, 2005 - DVT) during a hospital stay was started on
warfarin 5 mg at bedtime and enoxaparin (a low-molecular-weight … A better plan would be to exercise patience and
just use low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) (as a “ … first-time warfarin dose is ordered, the computer would capture the demographic
data (age, height, weight … Age and weight as determinants of warfarin
requirements.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/round-trip-service
April 26, 2023 - but even absent this, he needs a physician to arrange and write orders for physical therapy to resume weight-bearing … patients with less severe conditions.( 5 ) Orthopedic joint replacement surgery, some cardiac surgery, weight-loss … For more complex procedures such as weight loss surgery, measures such as lap band adjustment are commensurately
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/coronavirus-strains-hospitals-cancer-patients-face-treatment-delays-uncertainty
April 27, 2016 - April 1, 2020
Some doctors are ditching the scale, saying focusing on weight drives misdiagnoses
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simulation-based-surgical-education
August 19, 2015 - July 18, 2018
Evidence-based Recommendations for Best Practices in Weight Loss Surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-cap-iv-tubing-and-disinfect-iv-ports-place-patients-risk-infections
August 08, 2018 - May 7, 2018
Electronic prescribing vulnerabilities: height and weight mix-up leads to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-updates-its-list-drug-name-pairs-tall-man-letters
June 10, 2018 - Resources From the Same Author(s)
Electronic prescribing vulnerabilities: height and weight
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-package-inserts-get-mixed-reception
September 12, 2016 - February 1, 2011
Weight estimation for drug dose calculations in the prehospital setting
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resolving-human-conflicts-when-questions-about-safety-medical-orders-arise
June 05, 2018 - View More
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reporting-patient-safety-incidents-first-experiences-chiropractic-reporting-and-learning
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Comparative performance of pediatric weight estimation techniques: a
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49596/psn-pdf
December 01, 2009 - even absent this, he
needs a physician to arrange and write orders for physical therapy to resume weight-bearing … patients with less severe conditions.(5)
Orthopedic joint replacement surgery, some cardiac surgery, weight-loss … For more complex procedures such as weight loss
surgery, measures such as lap band adjustment are commensurately
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Error in body weight estimation leads to inadequate parenteral anticoagulation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/superficial-report-leads-deep-problem
July 01, 2012 - The patient was able to bear weight on the affected leg but had an antalgic gait (a limp adopted to avoid … pain on weight-bearing structures, characterized by a very short stance phase). … patient was contacted and asked to return to the ED for initiation of treatment with low-molecular-weight
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49688/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - arthroscopic surgery, she had been given postoperative instructions for ACL repair,
which included 50% weight … Because of the microfracture procedure, she was to be
completely non-weight bearing for 6 weeks—a significant … The patient pushed herself to bear weight several weeks after the surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-patient-safety-incidents-green-cross-method
June 14, 2023 - August 9, 2023
Comparative performance of pediatric weight estimation techniques: a human
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-aorn-recommended-practices-medication-safety
January 19, 2011 - May 6, 2009
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Electronic prescribing vulnerabilities: height and weight mix-up leads
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Weight estimation for drug dose calculations in the prehospital setting
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December 19, 2012 - May 6, 2009
Harmful medication errors involving unfractionated and low-molecular-weight
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/non-english-speakers-drug-label-instructions-can-be-lost-translation
September 12, 2016 - January 31, 2011
Weight estimation for drug dose calculations in the prehospital setting