Reasons for encounter and diagnosis of pediatric patients at general practice clinic affiliated to a tertiary hospital

VernacularTitle:某综合医院全科门诊中儿童患者就诊原因和诊断分析
Author: Wenjuan HUANG ; Zhonghua ZHOU ; Jingzhu GUO ; Shiyin CHEN ; Shihong JIN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Child; General practice
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2013;(7):556-558
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: This study reviewed the reasons for encounter (RFE),diagnoses and the diagnostic categories of patients aged 0-14 y in general practice clinic affiliated to a tertiary hospital from June 2011 to May 2012.The results showed that the most frequent RFE was cough,at a rate of 29.6 per 100 encounters;the second one was fever (21.4％) and the third was nasal problems (9.5％).Medical examinations,skin rashes and follow-up encounters occurred at equal rates (5.2％).The most frequent diagnosis was acute upper respiratory tract infection (41％).Medical examination (6.3％),other viral diseases (5.1％),pneumonia (3.6％) and no detected disease (3.6％) were also common diagnoses.The diagnostic categories included all systems,and the problems of the respiratory system (56.4％) were most common.The results suggest that pediatric care comprises a very important part of primary care.