Abstract S25 Table Relationship between the two commonest primary symptoms (cough and shortness of breath) prompting referral to a respiratory clinic for 294 adults and pre-referral investigations and management documented by the GP

Primary symptom	Cough, n (%)	Shortness of breath, n (%)
Number of cases, n (%)	85	77
Proportion of all referrals (294) studied	29%	26%
Investigations
Any investigation recorded	77 (91%)	67 (87%)
Blood tests	21 (25%)	20 (26%)
Chest x ray	63 (74%)	51 (66%)
Any lung function	38 (45%)	42 (55%)
Peak flow rate	28 (33%)	32 (42%)
Spirometry	26 (31%)	24 (31%)
Bronchodilator reversibility	11 (13%)	12 (16%)
Oximetry	0	8 (10%)
Sputum culture	20 (24%)	0
ECG	1 (1%)	13 (17%)
Echocardiogram	2 (2%)	6 (8%)
Management
Antibiotic tried	50 (59%)	17 (22%)
Oral steroids tried	23 (27%)	19 (25%)