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Active Regional Guidelines Standard

International medical criteria & SI Metric protocols standard.

Region:Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
Units:Metric (SI)

CURB-65 Score

Pneumonia severity assessment

Confusion (New disorientation)
BUN > 19 mg/dL (> 7 mmol/L Urea)
Respiratory rate ≥ 30/min
Blood pressure: Systolic < 90 OR Diastolic ≤ 60 mmHg
Age ≥ 65 years
Calculated Score
0/ 5
Low Risk (0-1)

Management Strategy

Score 0-1: Low risk (Outpatient care). Score 2: Moderate risk (Consider short hospitalization). Score 3-5: Severe (Hospitalize, possibly ICU).

Mathematical Metric

1 point per positive criterion

Evidence & Lit

References: Lim WS, et al. Defining community acquired pneumonia severity.