This is a severity scale.
Prognostic decision rule for mortality rate when diagnosed with pneumonia.
<-- Age
General & Past Medical History
<-- Female Gender, subtract 10 points
<-- Nursing Home Resident, add 10 points
<-- Cancer, add 30 points
<-- Liver Disease, add 20 points
<-- Congestive Heart Failure, add 10 points
<-- Cerebrovascular Accident, add 10 points
<-- Chronic Kidney Disease, add 10 points
Examination Findings
<-- Altered Level of Consciousness, add 20 points
<-- Breathing Rate >30 rpm, add 20 points
<-- Systolic BP <90 mmHg, add 20 points
<-- Temperature not 95-104 F (35-40 C), add 15 points
<-- Heart Rate >125 bpm, add 10 points
Labs & Xray
<-- ABG: Arterial pH <7.35, add 30 points
<-- ABG: PaO2 <60 mmHg (<90% O2 Sat), add 10 points
<-- Serum Sodium <130 mEq/L, add 20 points
<-- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) >64 mg/dl, add 20 points
<-- Serum Glucose >250 mg/dl, add 10 points
<-- Hematocrit <30%, add 10 points
<-- Chest XRay: Pleural Effusion, add 10 points

Score --> Scorescore=(Q1)+(Q2)+(Q3)+(Q4)+(Q5)+(Q6)+(Q7)+(Q8)+(Q9)+(Q10)+(Q11)+(Q12)+(Q13)+(Q14)+(Q15)+(Q16)+(Q17)+(Q18)+(Q19)+(Q20)
Interpretation --> Interpretationscore=(Q1)+(Q2)+(Q3)+(Q4)+(Q5)+(Q6)+(Q7)+(Q8)+(Q9)+(Q10)+(Q11)+(Q12)+(Q13)+(Q14)+(Q15)+(Q16)+(Q17)+(Q18)+(Q19)+(Q20);score>130?'Mortality 29.2% (high risk) - Inpatient management recommended. ':score>90?'Class IV: Mortality 8.2% (moderate risk) - Inpatient management recommended. ':score>70?'Class III: Mortality 2.8% (low risk) - Consider short observation hospital stay. ':score>0?'Class II: Mortality 0.6% (low risk) - Outpatient management recommended. ':'Class I: Mortality 0.1% (low risk) - Outpatient management recommended. '
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