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Question: True statements regarding the CURB 65 severity code
- Each prognostic feature is scored 0 to 2
- Bood urea > 7 mmol per litre is scored 1
- Age cut off as prognostic indicator is > 75 years
- It is used for risk stratification of acute pancreatitis
- A score of 4 is associated with a mortality rate of > than 30%
Answers:
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- False
- True
- False
- False
- False
Pneumonia severity index (PSI) and CURB-65 are used for risk stratification of pneumonia patients and have been more extensively validated to recognize low-risk patients and are not as good at predicting the need for critical care support.
CURB-65 severity score
| Prognostic features |
|  Confusion—abbreviated Mental Test Score ≤8, or new disorientation in person, place, or time |
|  Blood urea >7 mmol litre−1 |
|  Respiratory rate ≥30 bpm |
|  Blood pressure—diastolic ≤60 mm Hg or systolic <90 mm Hg |
|  Age ≥65 yr |
| Risk stratification (each prognostic feature present scores 1 point) |
|  0–1: Low risk (<3% mortality risk) |
|  2: Intermediate risk (3–15% mortality risk) |
|  3–5: High risk (>15% mortality risk) |
THE CARDIAC MODULE
- CVS physiology
- IHD
- VHD
- CARDIAC TRANSPLANT
- HYPERTENSION
- CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
- CARDIOMYOPATHIES
- INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
- CARDIAC FAILURE
- PACEMAKER AND CIEDs
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