A 78-year-old woman with community-acquired pneumonia is admitted with confusion, urea 9 mmol/L, RR 32/min, BP 95/60 mmHg. Her CURB-65 score is 3. How...

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A 78-year-old woman with community-acquired pneumonia is admitted with confusion, urea 9 mmol/L, RR 32/min, BP 95/60 mmHg. Her CURB-65 score is 3. How should this severity score guide her initial management?

Accepted Answer

Admit to hospital with consideration of intensive care or high-dependency monitoring

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Manage at home with oral antibiotics and safety-netting

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Admit to general ward with routine observations

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Treat as viral infection and avoid antibiotics

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Discharge with outpatient CT scan arranged

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Pneumonia severity assessment

A 78-year-old woman with community-acquired pneumonia is admitted with confusion, urea 9 mmol/L, RR 32/min, BP 95/60 mmHg. Her CURB-65 score is 3. How should this severity score guide her initial management?