D547 – Evidence–Based Healthcare Administration Comprehensive Study Guide + Exam Questions & Solutions Graded A+_organized

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D547 – Evidence–Based Healthcare Administration
Name: Jennifer Hatkoff
Student ID: 000634771

A. Analysis of the CDC dataset – by age

A1. The top two primary diagnoses and the most common reason for visits
by age subgroup in 2021

(Values are visit counts from the CDC dataset; I used the dataset’s Estimate
Type = Visit count. These numbers come directly from the CDC file’s 2021
rows for the “By age” group.

o 0-17 years – top two primary diagnoses:
o Injury and poisoning – 6,914,876
o Symptoms/signs and abnormal clinical/lab findings – 7,756,031
o Most common reason for visit – fever – 3,471,400
o 18-44 years – top two primary diagnoses:
o Injury and poisoning – 8,480,730
o Symptoms/signs and abnormal clinical/lab findings – 12,471,508
o Most common reason for visit – stomach/abdominal pain,
cramps, spasms – 5,705,805
o 45-64 years – top two primary diagnoses:
o Injury and poisoning – 4,177,607
o Symptoms/signs and abnormal clinical/lab findings – 8,555,061
o Most common reason for visit - stomach/abdominal pain, cramps,
spasms – 3,115,851
o 65+ years – top two primary diagnoses:
o Injury and poisoning – 4,074,261
o Symptoms/signs and abnormal clinical/lab findings – 7,627,691
o Most common reason for visit – shortness of breath – 2,152,911

A2. Three notable variations

1. Adults are dominated by non-specific symptoms:
“Symptoms, signs & abnormal findings” account for - 28–32% of adult




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