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Scores

Community-Acquired Pneumonia Mortality Risk for Adults (Pneumonia Patient Outcomes Research Team - PORT) Score

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Age years old 1 point per year
Female? Yes -10
Nursing home resident? Yes +10
Neoplastic disease history? Yes +30
Liver disease? Yes +20
CHF? Yes +10
Cerebrovascular disease? Yes +10
Renal disease? Yes +10
Altered mental status? Yes +20
Respiratory rate > 29? Yes +20
Systolic blood pressure < 90? Yes +20
Temperature < 35C (95F) or > 39.9C (103.8F)? Yes +15
Pulse > 124? Yes +10
pH < 7.35? Yes +30
BUN > 29? Yes +20
Sodium < 130? Yes +20
Glucose > 249 (US) or > 13.8 (SI) ? Yes +10
Hematocrit < 30%? Yes +10
Partial pressure of Oxygen < 60? Yes +10
Pleural effusion on x-ray? Yes +10
Score points

A prediction rule to identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Pneumonia: New Prediction Model Proves Promising