Table 4 Most common comments by teaching category
From: What internal medicine attendings talk about at morning report: a multicenter study
Differential Diagnosis | |||
Syndrome | Number (%) | Disease | Number (%) |
Delirium | 12/200 (6) | Tuberculosis | 8/152 (5) |
Polyarthritis | 10/200 (5) | Endocarditis | 7/152 (5) |
Rash | 9/200 (5) | Histoplasmosis | 5/152 (3) |
Shortness of Breath | 8/200 (4) | Adrenal Insufficiency | 4/152 (3) |
Edema | 6/200 (3) | Lymphoma | 4/152 (3) |
Hyponatremia | 6/200 (3) | Abscess | 3/152 (2) |
Pulmonary Infiltrate | 6/200 (3) | Aortic Dissection | 3/152 (2) |
Abnormal LFTs | 5/200 (3) | ||
Abdominal Pain | 5/200 (3) | ||
Neck mass | 5/200 (3) | ||
Management | |||
Management Category | Disease | ||
Medications | 101/190 (53) | Hyponatremia | 10/229 (4) |
Diagnostic approach | 21/190 (11) | Hepatic encephalopathy | 7/229 (3) |
Indication for Surgery | 18/190 (9) | COVID-19 | 7/229 (3) |
Disposition | 8/190 (4) | Delirium | 7/229 (3) |
Fluid management | 5/190 (3) | Pneumothorax | 6/229 (3) |
Transfusion | 4/190 (2) | VTE | 6/229 (3) |
Respiratory Failure | 4/190 (2) | DKA | 6/229 (3) |
Prediction Scores | 4/190 (2) | Variceal Hemorrhage | 6/229 (3) |
Diagnostic Testing | |||
Testing Category | Specific Test | ||
Imaging | 22/128 (17) | D-dimer | 5/124 (4) |
Biopsy | 13/128 (10) | IFN-γ release assay | 5/124 (4) |
Serum Chemistry | 13/128 (10) | CT Chest | 4/124 (3) |
Peripheral Smear | 10/128 (8) | Urinalysis | 4/124 (3) |
Lumbar Puncture | 8/128 (6) | Arterial blood gas | 4/124 (3) |