Table 5

 Chief complaint distribution for patients receiving pregnancy tests

Percent of totalPositive HCG tests
*Seven patients did not have chief complaints included in their forms.
HCG, human chorionotropic gonadotropin; HEENT, head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat; N/V/D, nausea/vomiting/diarrhoea;
Abdominal pain (n = 182)39.04
Urinary complaint (n = 57)12.20
N/V/D (n = 55)11.81
Vaginal bleeding (n = 30)6.44
Chest complaint (n = 30)6.40
Neurological (n = 24)5.10
Syncope/dizziness (n = 16)3.40
Minor trauma (n = 12)2.60
Psychiatric (n = 11)2.40
HEENT (n = 10)2.10
Requesting HCG test (n = 4)0.92
Other (n = 36)7.70
Total (n = 467*)98.5*11