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Table 3 The example of “Chest pain”

From: Lists of potential diagnoses that final-year medical students need to consider: a modified Delphi study

Basic diagnostic considerations

Mean score (SD)

Number of experts who chose “must include” (%)

Respiratory

 Pulmonary embolism

4.6 (0.57)

21 (95)

 Pneumothorax

4.7 (0.47)

22 (100)

Cardiovascular

 Acute coronary syndrome

4.9 (0.29)

22 (100)

 Acute aortic dissection

4.9 (0.29)

22 (100)

 Rupture of aortic aneurysm

4.8 (0.39)

22 (100)

Psychogenic

 Panic disorder

4.3 (0.75)

20 (91)

Essential other than basic diseases

Mean score (SD)

Number of experts who chose “must include” (%)

 Acute pericarditis

4.1 (0.87)

15 (75)

 Pleurisy

4.4 (0.57)

19 (95)

 Herpes Zoster

4.0 (0.95)

15 (75)

  1. Abbreviations: SD, Standard Deviation