Skip to main content

Table 3 Initial diagnosis in 62 cases in which disagreements arose between the emergency physician and the consultant

From: The level of agreement regarding patient disposition between emergency physicians and consultants in the emergency department

Cases in which patients were not diagnosed in the ED

39

Fever of unknown origin

18

Weakness of unknown origin

8

Syncope of unknown origin

6

Chest pain of unknown origin

4

Acute low back pain of unknown origin

3

Infectious disease

13

 Pneumonia

6

 Urinary tract infection

5

 Cellulitis

2

Respiratory problems

3

Trauma

7