Table 3 Questionnaire of final diagnosis and audit

1. Evaluation Of final diagnosis

- Final diagnosis confirmed

When final diagnosis of underlying cause of dyspnoea is made

Possible use of availability heuristic (diagnostic possibilities that come to the physician’s mind at the time of diagnosis) when the hypotheses are compared with the final diagnosis

- Time since first visit

- Number of visits

2. AUDIT

Medical history

Personal and family history

After diagnosis is confirmed

Evaluation of accuracy of diagnosis

Characteristics of dyspnoea

Accompanying symptoms

Physical examination

Further tests

Appropriateness of diagnostic process

Performance of suboptimal cognitive acts

Identification of error type (slip, lapse, mistake, violation)

Evaluation of existence of suboptimal cognitive act

Identification of diagnostic error

Stage in which it occurs

Evaluation of the existence of an error and its consequences

Existence of misdiagnosis-related damage and damage type

Possibility of damage prevention