Table 2.

Most common diagnoses for ED visits and hospital admissions in 2011

ED visit diagnosis	Hospital admission diagnosis
Abdominal pain (16%)	Abdominal pain (12%)
Chest pain (9%)	Nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain (9%)
Nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain (9%)	COPD exacerbation (8%)
COPD exacerbation (5%)	Shortness of breath (6%)
GI bleed (4%)	Congestive heart failure (6%)
Other (43%)	Other (59%)

COPD,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ED, emergency department; GI, gastrointestinal.