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. 2016 Apr 5;33(3):312–317. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmw019

Table 1.

Discrepancies between history of present illness diagnoses and clinician diagnoses for unnecessary visits based on non-visit-required information with changes in antibiotic management (n = 40) at 14 primary care practices from May 2011 to May 2012

Primary HPI diagnosis Clinician diagnosis Antibiotics prescribed by treating clinician
20 NS URI 8 Acute bronchitis Yes
6 Sinusitis
3 Otitis
2 Pharyngitis
1 Pneumonia
11 Acute bronchitis 5 Sinusitis Yes
3 Pneumonia
2 NS URI
1 Otitis
4 Non-streptococcal pharyngitis 3 Pharyngitis Yes
1 Sinusitis
4 Sinusitis 4 NS URI No
1 Influenza 1 Otitis Yes

HPI, history of present illness; NS URI, non-specific upper respiratory infection.