CURB 65 criteria include all except?
High-Yield Explanation
CURB 65- predict moality in the community-acquired Pneumonia. The CURB-65 criteria includes five variables :- C - Confusion U - B.U. N >7 mmol/L R - Respiratory rate > 30/min B - Blood pressure :- Systolic < 90 mmHg or Diastolic < 60 mmHg 65 - Age >65 years Each criterion has one point which predicts the moality in CAP:- Score 0: 30-day moality rate is 1.5%- can be treated outside the hospital. Score 2: 30-day moality rate is 9.2%, and patients should be admitted to the hospital. Score 3: moality rates are 22% overall; these patients may require admission to an ICU.