Thread: Most common diagnoses in primary care practices

I am looking for something like a top 10 list of the most frequent diagnosis in primary care. I would be interested in seeing how such a list changes over the years. And I expect there will be a difference of opinion based on different regions of the world. If you can direct me to a research paper on this subject that would be great - but in the meantime if you have your own list I would still be interested in seeing that.

Originally Posted by gcoxusa

I am looking for something like a top 10 list of the most frequent diagnosis in primary care. I would be interested in seeing how such a list changes over the years. And I expect there will be a difference of opinion based on different regions of the world. If you can direct me to a research paper on this subject that would be great - but in the meantime if you have your own list I would still be interested in seeing that.

do u want to discuss systemwise or in general?

bcz in general, infectious diseases will be most common i think so...

I was looking for something like the list I recently found in a book called “20 Common Problems in Primary Care”. There is a table listing the top 5 reasons for visits to primary care clinicians and I think it generally answers my question.

The top 5 primary care problems reported by National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey were:
1. Cough
2. Sore Throat
3. Earache
4. Back Problems
5. Skin Rash

However, in a managed care setting from Southern California the top 5 were:
1. Adult Prevention
2. URI
3. Cardiovascular Disease
4. Hypertension
5. Skin Rash

Apparently a top-10 list is not as straight forward as I thought it might be because it depends on the setting as well as other factors like demographics.