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Table 2 The frequency of cues that were used with the median rank order of each cue in the scripts that were applied for case 2

From: Evaluating the scripts and thresholds of general practitioners for diagnosing heart failure in elderly people

 

Trainee

Trainer

 

Number of participants that clicked on the cue

Place of the cue

Number of participants that clicked on the cue

Place of the cue

 

n (%)

Range

Median (IQR)

n (%)

Range

Median (IQR)

History

 Orthopnoea

107 (82.3)

1–19

2 (2–3)

46 (73.0)**

1–6

2 (2–3)

 History of oedema

106 (81.5)

1–24

5 (3–9)

43 (68.3)

1–10

6 (4–9)

 Dyspnoea at rest

88 (67.7)

1–13

2 (1–3)

47 (74.6)

1–21

2 (1–2)

 Fatigue

73 (56.2)

1–14

6 (5–8)

41 (65.1)

1–16

6 (5–8)

 Dyspnoea on exertion

69 (53.1)

1–20

3 (2–4)

44 (69.8)

1–22

3 (2–4)

 Coughing

67 (51.5)

1–24

5 (4–6)

44 (69.8)

1–9

4 (3–5)

 Retrosternal pain

63 (48.5)

2–23

6 (5–7)

35 (55.6)

2–8

5 (4–7)

 Nocturnal paroxysmal dyspnoea

54 (41.5)

2–27

9 (6–14)

32 (50.8)

4–14

10 (7–14)

 Palpitations

39 (30.0)

2–26

9 (7–13)

26 (41.3)

4–13

10 (6–13)

 Fever

35 (26.9)

2–22

6 (5–7)

21 (33.3)

3–21

6 (5–6)

 Syncope

29 (22.3)

6–14

11 (10–12)

12 (19.0)

6–11

11 (10–11)

 Appetite

28 (21.5)

1–10

1 (1–1)

18 (28.6)

1–7

1 (1–1)

 Weight loss

25 (19.2)

1–25

10 (7–12)

35 (55.6)*

1–19

8 (6–12)

 Vertigo

20 (15.4)

1–28

9 (9–11)

14 (22.2)

4–23

9 (8–9)

Clinical examination

 Lung auscultation

105 (80.8)

1–26

9 (6–13)

49 (77.8)

2–16

9 (7–13)

 Heart auscultation

98 (75.4)

1–27

9 (6–13)

44 (69.8)

1–15

10 (7–14)

 Clinical oedema

88 (67.7)

1–24

12 (8–18)

45 (71.4)

1–20

12 (8–17)

 Peripheral vessels

73 (56.2)

2–26

14 (9–21)

27 (42.9)**

2–23

16 (13–21)

 Jugular venous pressure

71 (54.6)

1–25

12 (8–17)

37 (58.7)

1–28

12 (9–17)

 Parameters (e.g., pulse)

67 (51.5)

3–21

12 (9–18)

28 (44.4)

6–18

13 (11–18)

 Weight

65 (50.0)

1–30

15 (10–22)

37 (58.7)

3–23

15 (12–21)

 Respiratory rate and saturation

63 (48.5)

3–25

15 (11–20)

35 (55.6)

5–21

15 (11–19)

 Abdominal examination

40 (30.8)

1–30

21 (15–24)

27 (42.9)**

4–25

19 (15–23)

 Apex beat

35 (26.9)

7–31

24 (15–25)

22 (34.9)

2–26

19 (14–24)

 Neurological examination

29 (22.3)

8–32

25 (17–26)

18 (28.6)

7–27

23 (17–25)

Technical investigation

 Chest X-ray

71 (54.6)

2–42

16 (11–25)

44 (69.8)*

1–32

16 (11–25)

 NT-proBNP

71 (54.6)

2–38

15 (9–24)

35 (55.6)

1–29

19 (14–25)

 Electrocardiography

58 (44.6)

5–35

19 (12–26)

35 (55.6)

6–27

18 (12–24)

 Spirometry

54 (41.5)

4–43

18 (12–32)

34 (54.0)

3–33

21 (13–30)

 Complete blood count and serum creatinine

49 (37.7)

6–40

20 (14–30)

27 (42.9)

3–31

19 (16–28)

 Liver function tests

27 (20.8)

10–39

29 (22–30)

14 (22.2)

4–30

28 (24–29)

 Abdominal echography

26 (20.0)

13–36

27 (20–28)

15 (23.8)

13–28

26 (21–27)

  1. *χ 2 test, P < 0.05
  2. **χ 2 test, P < 0.10