From: Regret among primary care physicians: a survey of diagnostic decisions
Severity | Original Diagnosis | Final Diagnosis | |
---|---|---|---|
Less serious | 1 | Deep vein thrombosis | Unspecific oedema |
Equally serious | 2 | Bone metastasis from prostate CA (cancer) | Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) |
3 | Heart failure | Allergic alveolitis | |
More serious | 4 | Unspecific symptoms due to polymyalgia therapy | Decompensated diabetes due to steroids |
5 | Constipation | Ileus, patient died | |
6 | Arthritis | DVT with pulmonary embolism | |
7 | Muscle strain | DVT with pulmonary embolism | |
8 | Cervical spine pain | Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis | |
9 | Cervical spine pain | Unclear, died shortly after visit | |
10 | Musculoskeletal pain | Bone and liver metastasis in lung cancer | |
11 | Thoracic spine pain | Perforated peptic ulcer | |
12 | Chest wall syndrome | Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction | |
13 | Low back pain | Hypernephroma with renal failure | |
14 | Non-specific groin pain | Inguinal hernia | |
15 | Non-specific pain at multiple sites | Pulmonary embolism | |
16 | Tension headache | Subarachnoid haemorrhage | |
17 | Migraine with aura | Ischemic stroke | |
18 | Non-specific vertigo/dizziness | Cerebral lymphoma | |
19 | Non-specific headache | Subarachnoid haemorrhage | |
20 | Febrile infection | Meningitis | |
21 | Diabetic foot ulcer with necrosis | Malignant melanoma | |
22 | Acute bronchitis | Pulmonary oedema due to mitral insufficiency | |
23 | Bronchitis | Pulmonary embolism | |
24 | Cough due to ACE (angiotensin-converting-enzyme) inhibitor | Lung cancer | |
25 | Chest infection in patient with lung cancer | Pleural effusion, sudden death | |
26 | Superficial wound with localised skin necrosis | Massive necrosis requiring operation | |
27 | Hypertensive crisis | Cerebellar infarction | |
28 | Heart failure or angina pectoris | Leukaemia | |
29 | Stable angina | Myocardial infarction with subsequent cardiac arrest |