Clinical Reference Systems: Pediatric Advisor 10.0
Acute Illness Visits: Which Parent Handouts to Use
Percentage of
Diagnoses and Related Handouts All Diagnoses
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Suppurative and unspecified otitis media 13.9
- ear infection
- earache
- ventilation tubes surgery
Acute upper respiratory infections 5.4
- colds
Acute pharyngitis 4.4
- sore throat (viral pharyngitis)
Acute bronchitis 3.0
- cough (acute viral bronchitis)
- passive smoking
Gastroenteritis 2.4
- diarrhea
- vomiting
Acute tonsillitis 2.2
- sore throat
- strep throat
- mononucleosis
- lymph node, swollen
- tonsil and adenoid surgery
Viral infection 2.1
- fever
Chronic sinusitis 2.0
- sinus infection
- sinus congestion
Streptococcal sore throat 1.6
- strep throat
- scarlet fever
Pneumonia, organism unspecified 1.3
- pneumonia
- passive smoking
Acute laryngitis and tracheitis 1.3
- croup
- hoarseness
- passive smoking
Asthma 1.2
- asthma
- passive smoking
Nonsuppurative otitis media and eustachitis 1.2
- earache
- ear congestion
- ear discharge
- ventilation tubes surgery
Contact dermatitis and other eczema 1.1
- eczema
- poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac
Disorders of conjunctiva 1.0
- eye infection with pus
- eye infection without pus
- allergic eye
- blocked tear duct
Allergic rhinitis 0.9
- hay fever
Acute bronchiolitis 0.9
- bronchiolitis
Other diseases due to viruses and chlamydia 0.8
- fever
- frequent infection
- prevention of infections
Influenza 0.7
- influenza
Disorders of urethra and urinary tract 0.7
- urinary tract infection
- pain with urination
- chemical vulvitis
Acute nasopharyngitis (common cold) 0.7
- colds
Symptoms involving respiratory system 0.7
- colds
- cough
- ear congestion
- sinus congestion
- fever
Disorders of external ear 0.6
- swimmer's ear
- pierced ear infection
Impetigo 0.6
- impetigo
- boils
- fingernail infection
- ingrown toenail
Candidiasis 0.6
- thrush
- diaper rash
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SOURCE: National Ambulatory Care Survey, 1989. U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Note: Percentages of diagnoses are based on a total of
87,411,009 diagnoses of office visits to
pediatricians.
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