Table 5 Relationship between problem presentations and outcome
| Â | Treatment Recommendation (N and % of consultations in each presentation category) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parent problem presentation type | N | Home care advice/OTC | Antibiotic prescribed | Steroids prescribed |
Symptoms only | 23 | 12 (52%) | 7 (30%) | 4 (17%) |
Viral candidate diagnosis | 11 | 6 (55%) | 2 (18%) | 4 (17%) |
Candidate explanations | 7 | 6 (86%) | 1 (14%) | 1 (14%) |
Antibiotic implicative candidate diagnosis | 7 | 5 (71%) | 1 (14%) | 1 (14%) |
Antibiotic implicative symptoms only | 8 | 5 (63%) | 1 (13%) | 2 (25%) |