Table 3.

Frequencies of the four most important diagnostic strategies and their relative contribution to the number of all cues generated

Strategy used	Emergency department (% of all 171 consultations)	General practitioners (% of all 134 consultations)
Inductive foraging (% of all cues generated)	33% (4)	91% (26.5)
Triggered routines (% of all cues generated)	50% (26)	45% (10)
Deductive testing (% of all cues generated)	28% (5)	46% (10)
Descriptive questions (% of all cues generated)	21% (4)	89% (19)