Most Common Issues Addressed by the Family Physician
Issues Addressed | Visits (%) | IAs (%) |
---|---|---|
Essential hypertension | 21.8 | 6.0 |
Diabetes mellitus | 21.2 | 5.8 |
Encounters for administrative purposes | 15.7 | 4.3 |
Disorders of lipid metabolism | 9.1 | 2.5 |
Anxiety, dissociative, and somatoform disorders | 6.7 | 1.8 |
Allergic rhinitis | 6.6 | 1.8 |
Osteoarthrosis and allied disorders | 6.6 | 1.8 |
Follow-up examination | 6.4 | 1.8 |
Depressive disorder | 6.3 | 1.7 |
Health supervision of infant or child | 5.5 | 1.5 |
Other and unspecified disorders of the back | 5.1 | 1.4 |
Symptoms involving respiratory system and other chest symptoms | 5.1 | 1.4 |
Problems related to lifestyle | 5.0 | 1.4 |
Diseases of esophagus | 4.9 | 1.3 |
Acquired hypothyroidism | 4.6 | 1.3 |
Other and unspecified disorders of joint | 4.4 | 1.2 |
General medical examination (usually well woman) | 4.1 | 1.1 |
Obesity | 3.9 | 1.1 |
Other symptoms involving abdomen | 3.6 | 1.0 |
Nonspecific findings on examination of blood | 3.6 | 1.0 |
Normal pregnancy | 3.6 | 1.0 |
Other disorders of soft tissues | 3.3 | 0.9 |
Other symptoms involving nervous and musculoskeletal systems | 3.3 | 0.9 |
Special investigations and exams | 3.3 | 0.9 |
Other disorders of urethra and urinary tract | 3.2 | 0.9 |
Symptoms concerning nutrition metabolism and development | 3.2 | 0.9 |
IA, issue addressed.