CURB-65 Score Calculator (for Pneumonia Severity)

Disclaimer :

Diagnosis is usually made clinically. If the score from the calculator indicates that you might be at risk please consider visiting a doctor (for intermediate and high risk ). For further evaluation, your doctor will examine you physically, go over your medical history, and request diagnostic tests like a chest X-ray. This information can be used to establish the type of pneumonia you have.

Note: ‘Negative;’ means ‘No’ and ‘Positive’ means ‘Yes.

CURB-65 Score Calculator:

Confusion :                                     
Negative
Positive




Urea >7 mmol/L (or BUN >19 mg/dL):              
Negative
Positive




Respiratory Rate ≥30/min or greater:            
Negative
Positive




Systolic BP <90 mmHg or Diastolic BP ≤60 mmHg : 
Negative
Positive




Age ≥65 :                                       
Negative
Positive





Calculate CURB-65

Inflammation of the air sacs in one or both lungs is a symptom of the condition known as pneumonia. The air sacs can become filled with fluid or pus, which can cause breathing problems, a fever, chills, and a cough that produces pus or phlegm.Pneumonia may be caused by several different organisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

Pneumonia symptoms and signs might include:

• Your chest hurts when you breathe or cough.
• Lack of ability to think clearly or alterations in mental awareness (in individuals 65 and older)
• Coughing, which might result in phlegm
• Fatigue
• High temperature, sweating, and chills
• Body temperature that is below average
• Diarrhea, vomiting, or nauseous
• Breathing difficulty

One way to find out if you might have pneumonia is the “CURB-65 Score”, which is frequently used to identify patients who may be handled as outpatients and is used to predict death owing to community-acquired pneumonia. It has been proven to be effective in predicting infection and death in community-acquired pneumonia. The British Thoracic Society advises using the CURB-65 to evaluate the severity of pneumonia. It is based on the first CURB rating. Dr. W.S. Lim and colleagues created it in 2002 at the University of Nottingham.

We have provided you CURB-65 Score Calculator.

For the evaluation of the CURB-65 Score, we have 5 risk factors that are :

•      Confusion of new-onset
•      Urea > 7 mmol/L
•      Respiratory rate >30/min or greater
•      Blood pressure
•      Age >65years

Each parameter is assigned 1 point, with higher scores indicating a higher likelihood of pneumonia. Negative scores are equal to 0 points. For the Positive score, they are equal to 1.

The maximum score is 5, with scores typically categorized into three groups:

• 0-1: Outpatient treatment (low risk).
• 2-3: Think about a short hospital stay or keep a careful eye as an outpatient (intermediate risk) .
• 4-5: Consider ICU admission if hospitalization is necessary.(high risk )