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Table 1 The frequency cues that were used with the median rank order of each cue in the scripts that were applied for case 1

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)

1–12

2 (1–3)

49 (77.8)

1–4

2 (2–3)

 History of oedema

106 (81.5)

1–22

4 (2–6)

53 (84.1)

1–13

3 (2–5)

 Dyspnoea at rest

88 (67.7)

1–16

2 (1–3)

33 (52.4)*

1–7

1 (1–2)**

 Fatigue

73 (56.2)

1–21

6 (3–8)

37 (58.7)

2–17

6 (4–8)

 Dyspnoea on exertion

69 (53.1)

1–17

3 (2–4)

33 (52.4)

1–14

3 (2–4)

 Coughing

67 (51.5)

2–18

5 (3–6)

39 (61.9)

1–16

4 (3–6)

 Retrosternal pain

63 (48.5)

1–20

5 (4–7)

35 (55.6)

1–10

5 (3–7)

 Nocturnal paroxysmal dyspnoea

54 (41.5)

2–24

9 (5–13)

32 (50.8)

3–17

7 (5–11)

 Palpitations

39 (30.0)

3–16

10 (8–13)

22 (34.9)

3–16

9 (6–11)

 Fever

35 (26.9)

3–19

6 (5–7)

18 (28.6)

1–16

6 (5–7)

 Syncope

29 (22.3)

3–13

11 (7–12)

13 (20.6)

4–14

8 (5–11)

 Appetite

28 (21.5)

1–12

2 (1–5)

14 (22.2)

1–11

3 (1–6)

 Weight loss

25 (19.2)

4–15

11 (9–13)

15 (23.8)

2–15

9 (5–10)***

 Vertigo

20 (15.4)

2–23

9 (9–10)

10 (15.9)

4–12

8 (5–10)***

Clinical examination

 Lung auscultation

103 (79.2)

1–19

8 (6–12)

49 (77.8)

1–16

8 (6–11)

 Clinical oedema

97 (74.6)

1–22

10 (6–13)

46 (73.0)

2–19

11 (7–13)

 Heart auscultation

90 (69.2)

1–18

8 (5–11)

42 (66.7)

1–15

9 (7–12)

 Jugular venous pressure

89 (68.5)

1–20

9 (6–13)

38 (60.3)

3–17

9 (6–11)

 Weight

81 (62.3)

2–27

12 (8–17)

46 (73.0)

4–22

13 (9–15)

 Parameters (e.g., pulse)

71 (54.6)

1–21

11 (7–16)

32 (50.8)

5–18

11 (9–15)

 Respiratory rate and saturation

55 (42.3)

4–23

13 (8–19)

32 (50.8)

3–20

12 (9–17)

 Abdominal examination

43 (33.1)

4–28

18 (11–23)

19 (30.2)

10–23

17 (14–22)

 Peripheral vessels

41 (31.5)

8–26

17 (12–21)

13 (20.6)

10–21

19 (14–21)

 Apex beat

38 (29.2)

7–29

20 (11–24)

20 (31.7)

5–24

16 (10–23)

 Neurological examination

26 (20.0)

11–30

24 (19–26)

13 (20.6)

11–25

21 (17–25)

Technical investigation

 Chest X-ray

72 (55.4)

3–36

15 (10–23)

37 (58.7)

3–32

14 (11–23)

 NT-proBNP

67 (51.5)

1–33

14 (8–23)

38 (60.3)

1–29

14 (11–20

 Electrocardiography

54 (41.5)

1–28

16 (10–24)

33 (52.4)

2–26

15 (12–19)

 Complete blood count and serum creatinine

39 (30.0)

7–35

17 (13–28)

26 (41.3)

9–31

19 (15–25)

 Spirometry

30 (23.1)

9–37

24 (16–31)

20 (31.7)

1–33

21 (14–30)

 Liver function tests

25 (19.2)

12–34

26 (20–30)

13 (20.6)

12–30

23 (18–29)

 Abdominal echography

22 (16.9)

8–32

26 (18–28)

15 (23.8)

9–28

19 (17–26)***

  1. *χ 2 test, P < 0.05
  2. **Mann–Whitney U test, P < 0.05
  3. ***Mann–Whitney U test, P < 0.10