[Diagnosis and treatment of acute sinusitis by Danish general practitioners].
We studied Danish general practitioners' (GP) weighting of symptoms, clinical findings and use of paraclinical investigations when diagnosing acute sinusitis in adults. Questionnaires were sent to 300 representative GPs. Sixty-seven percent answered the questionnaire. The GPs weighted pain and tenderness on application of pressure over the sinuses as the most important symptom and finding. Only a few used paraclinical investigations. The GPs estimated their own diagnostic certainty as being 70%. Detumescent nose-drops were prescribed in 95% of the cases, and antibiotic treatment was given in 50%, most frequently as V-penicillin.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D014663:Nasal Decongestants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D014663:Nasal Decongestants; D010406:Penicillins