Your department has recently implemented the CURB-65 scoring system for community-acquired pneumonia.
A 20-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis then presents with five days of increasing productive cough, fevers, and dyspnoea, and you diagnose a lower respiratory tract infection.
State one (1) pro and one (1) con for using the CURB-65 scoring system.
(Marked out of 2.0)
/ 2
List four (4) components of the CURB-65 scoring system.
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/ 4
According to Therapeutic Guidelines, assuming no penicillin allergy, prescribe the appropriate antibiotic regimen for a CURB-65 score of zero.
(Marked out of 1.0)
/ 1
Prescribe your antibiotic choice for the patient with cystic fibrosis and state one (1) justification.
(Marked out of 2.0)
/ 2
Total Score: 0 / 9
Percentage: 0%
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