1st April 2022

A 65-year-old gentleman has come into accident and emergency with the help of his wife

A 65-year-old gentleman has come into accident and emergency with the help of his wife. The patient is complaining of central chest pain over the last two days that is making it difficult for him to breathe. He has been coughing a greenish phlegm for the last few days and has had on and off fevers throughout this ordeal. On examination, the patient had a respiratory rate of 30, heart rate of 90bpm and a temperature of 37. His blood pressure is 140/80 mmHg. The chest x-ray shows a consolidated region in one of the lung fields. Bloods have been taken, but results have not arrived back as of yet. The diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia is made on the basis of these findings using the CURB65 score. What is the patient’s current CURB65?

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