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Table 5 Frequency of the 16 minor illnesses during the 2-year period

From: A program of nurse algorithm-guided care for adult patients with acute minor illnesses in primary care

 

Frequency

 

Category

First year

Second year

Total

Skin injury

130,988 (22.8)

154,924 (24.4)

285,912 (23.6)

Upper respiratory symptoms

118,470 (20.6)

109,293 (17.2)

227,763 (18.8)

Sore throat

67,550 (11.7)

71,386 (11.3)

138,936 (11.5)

Lower urinary symptoms

49,996 (8.7)

69,126 (10.9)

119,122 (9.9)

Acute diarrhea

42,431 (7.4)

47,708 (7.5)

90,139 (7.5)

Low back pain

35,059 (6.1)

41,033 (6.5)

76,092 (6.3)

Increased arterial pressure

23,632 (4.1)

29,344 (4.6)

52,976 (4.4)

Pink eye

21,485 (3.7)

24,946 (3.9)

46,431 (3.8)

Burns

18,540 (3.2)

19,468 (3.1)

38,008 (3.1)

Tooth pain

16,302 (2.8)

19,319 (3.0)

35,621 (2.9)

Twisted ankle

12,789 (2.2)

13,427 (2.5)

26,216 (2.2)

Emergency contraception

13,652 (2.4)

10,974 (1.7)

24,626 (2.0)

Anxiety attacks

10,125 (1.8)

11,720 (1.8)

21,845 (1.8)

Skin fold dermatitis

5,794 (1.0)

5,676 (0.9)

11,470 (1.0)

Flu

5,927 (1.0)

3,635 (0.6)

9,562 (0.8)

Nose bleeding

2,448 (0.4)

2,502 (0.4)

4,950 (0.4)

Total

575,189

634,480

1,209,669

  1. Numbers in brackets are percentages of the total number of patients during each period.