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ModerateRespiratoryCommunity-acquired pneumonia severity assessmentuk-plab-1

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?

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