Clinical decision-making on lung cancer investigations in primary care: a vignette study.

Lucy Mitchinson Christian von WagnerAlexandra BlythHeer ShahMeena RafiqSamuel William David MerrielMatthew Barclay Georgios Lyratzopoulos William T Hamilton Gary A AbelCristina Renzi

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

Lung cancer was identified as a possible diagnosis for persistent respiratory by only one out of five GPs, irrespective of the patients' COPD status. Increasing awareness among GPs of the link between COPD and lung cancer may increase the propensity for performing chest X-rays and referral for diagnostic testing for symptomatic patients.

Keyphrases

primary care
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
decision making
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
respiratory tract