Question 191 · LEK · Pneumonia
CURB-65 score facilitates making decision on the proper management of a patient with:
- A. urinary incontinence.
- B. pneumonitis.
- C. acute pancreatitis.
- D. ischemic brain stroke.
- E. myocarditis.
Hint
The acronym covers confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure and age; which infection was it designed for?
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