A 45-year-old man has a flue like symptoms and cough, with clinical and radiological signs of consolidation. Which of the following variables indicates poor prognosis of his illness?
سؤال مجاني 3 من 10 اليوم · اشترك وكمّل بدون حد
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الإجابة والشرح
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الإجابة: C. Respiratory rate of 35 breath per minute
A respiratory rate of 30 or more is a CURB-65 adverse prognostic factor, so RR 35 indicates poor prognosis. A urea of 40 mg/dL is about 6.7 mmol/L, below the >7 mmol/L cut-off, and SpO2 96% on room air is normal.
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B
ليش غلط
Oxygen saturation of 96% is not low: the lecture only calls for an ABG when saturation is below 93%, and saturation is not one of the CURB-65 items.
✓ Pneumonia (1).pdf · p. 4 -
C
ليش صح
A respiratory rate of 30 or more per minute scores a CURB-65 point (the score that decides hospitalization and ICU), so RR 35 is the adverse finding here.
✓ Pneumonia (1).pdf · p. 4
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- Pneumonia (1).pdf · p. 4
10830170 - Respiratory Pathology - 017 ] Pneumonia [Notes].pdf · p. 17 - المحاضرة
- Pneumonia · Pulmonology · Module B
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- Respi bank