A 72-year-old woman presents with cough, fever and pleuritic chest pain. Chest X-ray shows right lower lobe consolidation. Her observations are: confu...

Question

A 72-year-old woman presents with cough, fever and pleuritic chest pain. Chest X-ray shows right lower lobe consolidation. Her observations are: confusion absent, urea 5 mmol/L, respiratory rate 24 breaths/min, blood pressure 132/78 mmHg, age 72. What is her CURB-65 score and most appropriate setting of care?

Accepted Answer

Score 2 – consider hospital admission or supervised home treatment

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Score 0 – manage at home with oral antibiotics

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Score 1 – manage at home with oral antibiotics

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Score 3 – manage in intensive care

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Score 4 – urgent ICU admission

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Community-acquired pneumonia severity assessment