Table 1.
The Concordance or Discordance Between 6 Boston Area Clinical Experts and Clinical Guidelines on Key Aspects of Care for CHD
| Guidelines | Clinician Agreement |
|---|---|
| Information seeking | |
| Quality of pain | - |
| Duration of pain | - |
| Provoking factors | ∅ |
| Reliving factors | - |
| Patient medical history | √ |
| Family history | - |
| Physical examination | |
| Heart | - |
| Lungs | - |
| Abdomen | ∅ |
| Peripheral extremities | - |
| Vascular neck exam | - |
| Test ordering | |
| ECG/EKG | √ |
| Hemoglobin | - |
| Glucose | - |
| Lipids | - |
| Chest x-ray | - |
| Stress test | √ |
| Drug treatments | |
| Aspirin | √ |
| Beta blocker | ∅ |
| Short acting nitrates | √ |
| Lifestyle recommendations | |
| Diet or weight | - |
| Exercise | - |
| Smoking | - |