Table 4.

Appropriate Blood Pressure Actions and Abnormal Laboratory Value Breakdown

Diagnostic Error	Category	N(%)
Elevated Blood Pressure N=389	177 patients received appropriate actions:
	BP rechecked	136 (77*)
	Plan to recheck BP at future visit	36 (20)
	Referred to specialist	16 (9)
	Additional laboratory or radiologic studies	1 (1)
	Multiple actions	11 (6)
Abnormal Laboratory Values N=381	41 patients (11%) did not receive an appropriate action without delay:
	Microcytic anemia	23 (17±)
	Elevated or reduced TSH tests	10 (30)
	Positive group A streptococcal throat culture with negative rapid tests	3 (5)
	Elevated lead levels	3 (4)
	Positive sexually transmitted infection tests	2 (3)

^*Percent of all patients with appropriate actions. Percentage is greater than 100% because patients could receive multiple actions.

^±Percent of patients with this abnormal laboratory value who did not receive an appropriate action without delay