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Table 1 Classification by medical students as compared to classification by the expert panel (n = 30)

From: Classifying the diagnosis of study participants in clinical trials: a structured and efficient approach

Diagnostic label(s) expert panel

Number of cases

Diagnostic labels(s) by medical students

Agreement

27

 

 Single label cases

20

 

  Extrathoracic pathology

6

 

  Community-acquired pneumonia

4

 

  Thoracic pain of unknown origin

4

 

  Influenza A or B

3

 

  Fever of unknown origin

1

 

  Healthcare-associated pneumonia

1

 

  Other lower respiratory tract infection

1

 

 Multiple label cases

7

 

  Community-acquired pneumonia, exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2

 

  Community-acquired pneumonia, influenza A or B

1

 

  Exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac failure

1

 

  Influenza A or B, exacerbated asthma

1

 

  Other lower respiratory tract infection, exacerbated asthma

1

 

  Thoracic pain of unknown origin, other thoracic pathology

1

 

Partial agreement

3

 

 Single-label cases

1

 

  Cardiac arrhythmia

1

Cardiac arrhythmia, other upper respiratory tract infection

 Multiple label cases

2

 

  Community-acquired pneumonia, cardiac arrhythmia

1

Community-acquired pneumonia

  Influenza A or B, exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1

Influenza A or B, exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute coronary syndrome with elevated troponin levels

Disagreement

0

 
  1. Within categories of agreement, rows are sorted first by prevalence and then alphabetically