PSI/PORT Score: Pneumonia Severity Index for Adult CAP

Estimates mortality for patients with pneumonia using demographic, lab, and radiographic data.

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








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