QUESTION
🫁 I have a possible community-acquired pneumonia case. Please: 1) choose the most relevant risk calculator(s), 2) compute each score step by step, 3) explain any disagreement between scores. Case: - Age: 72 - New confusion: No - Blood urea nitrogen: 25 mg/dL - Respiratory rate: 32/min - Blood pressure: 118/70 mmHg - Altered mentation: No - Suspected infection: Yes
EXPECTED ANSWER
Selected tools should include CURB-65 (and may include qSOFA).