| Emergency physician | Family physician | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis (ICD-10-CA code) | No. (%) of patients | Diagnosis (OHIP code) | No. (%) of patients |
| Dorsalgia (M54) | 3113 (9.0) | Lumbar strain, lumbago, coccydynia, sciatica (724) | 4170 (9.1) |
| Abdominal and pelvic pain (R10) | 2127 (6.1) | Leg cramps, leg pain, muscle pain, joint pain, arthralgia, joint swelling and/or masses (781) | 3899 (8.5) |
| Diseases of pulp and periapical tissues (K04) | 1150 (3.3) | Anxiety neurosis, hysteria, neurasthenia, obsessive-compulsive neurosis, reactive depression, claustrophobia, all types of phobias, attempted suicide tendencies (300) | 2061 (4.5) |
| Pain in throat and chest (R07) | 978 (2.8) | Diabetes mellitus, including complications (250) | 1962 (4.3) |
| Other disorders of teeth and supporting structures (K08) | 848 (2.4) | Osteoarthritis (715) | 1736 (3.8) |
| Unspecified renal colic (N23) | 827 (2.4) | Coccyx/neck/low back strain/sprain/other trauma, whiplash (847) | 1669 (3.6) |
| Other soft-tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified (M79) | 776 (2.2) | Anorexia, nausea and vomiting, heartburn, dysphagia, hiccup, hematemesis, jaundice, ascites, abdominal pain, melena, masses, halitosis, digestive system masses/signs and symptoms not yet diagnosed (787) | 1644 (3.6) |
| Fracture of forearm (S52) | 689 (2.0) | Acute nasopharyngitis, common cold, upper respiratory infection, pharyngitis (460) | 1599 (3.5) |
| Fracture of lower leg, including ankle (S82) | 666 (1.9) | Essential, benign hypertension (401) | 1494 (3.2) |
| Fracture of shoulder and upper arm (S42) | 610 (1.8) | Signs and symptoms not yet diagnosed: convulsions, ataxia, vertigo, headache, except tension headache and migraine; pyrexia of unknown origin, vasovagal attack (780) | 1005 (2.2) |
Note: ICD-10-CA = International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision, enhanced Canadian version, OHIP = Ontario Health Insurance Plan.