SAQ49 – resp – febrile elderly lady

A 69 year old female presents to ED with 24 hours of fever. You suspect a community acquired pneumonia.

a. State the four (4) components of the “CORB” scale for assessment of pneumonia severity.

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b. State the eight (8) components of the “SMART-COP” scale for assessment of pneumonia severity for a patient less than 50 years of age.

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c. What is the role of these scoring systems for the Emergency Department patient? State four (4) points in your answer.

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A chest xray is performed and reveals lobar pneumonia. Selected blood results are taken

d. What is the significance of the abnormalities for each of the variables listed, for this patient? State one (1) point for each variable.

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</p> <table style="width:100%; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid black;"> <thead> <tr style="background-color: #f2f2f2;"> <th style="border: 1px solid black;">Variable</th> <th style="border: 1px solid black;">Significance (1 mark each)</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black;">Haemoglobin</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black;">White cell count</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black;">Haematocrit</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black;">Neutrophil</td> <td style="border: 1px solid black;"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

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