Systemic distribution of clinical problems in medicine and allied specialties
Diagnosis according to system | Diagnosis | Patients seen | Patients admitted | Patients discharged | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular | Ischaemic chest pain | 570 | 570 | None | |
Atypical chest pain | 290 | 60 | 230 | ||
Heart failure | 90 | 87 | 3 | ||
Arrhythmia | 60 | 10 | 50 | ||
Hypertension | 40 | 10 | 30 | ||
Cardiac arrest | 88 | 10 | none | ||
Respiratory | Acute asthma | 180 | 40 | 140 | |
COPD | 135 | 55 | 80 | ||
Pleuritic pain | 90 | 60 | 30 | ||
Neurological | Motor weakness | 355 | 180 | 175 | |
Seizures | 63 | 26 | 37 | ||
Vertigo, dizziness, syncope | 105 | 12 | 93 | ||
Headache | 180 | 20 | 160 | ||
Gastrointestinal and hepatic | Acid peptic disease | 300 | 10 | 290 | |
Upper GI bleed | 75 | 75 | None | ||
Gastroenteritis | 384 | 24 | 360 | ||
Hepatitis | 30 | 2 | 28 | ||
Hepatic encephalopathy | 62 | 48 | 14 | ||
Diabetes | Hypoglycaemia | 62 | 60 | None | |
Ketoacidosis | 12 | 12 | None | ||
Hyperosmolar nonketotic coma | 28 | 28 | None | ||
Infections | Acute febrile illness | 520 | 44 | 476 | |
Gross sepsis (multi-organ failure) | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||
Electrolyte imbalance | Hyponatraemia | 138 | 106 | 32 | |
Hypernatraemia | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
Hypokalaemia | 60 | 30 | 30 | ||
Hyperkalaemia | 32 | 28 | 4 | ||
Metabolic | Uraemia | 24 | 20 | 4 | |
Hypercalcaemia | 4 | 4 | None | ||
Haematology/oncology | 270 | 190 | 80 | ||
Drug overdose | 180 | 8 | 172 | ||
Psychiatry | 180 | 10 | 170 | ||
Miscellaneous | Anaphylaxis, stings, urticaria | 65 | 10 | 55 | |
Arthralgias | 30 | None | 30 |