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| Community-Acquired Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) for Adults |
The MedCalc 3000 module Community-Acquired Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) for Adults is available in MedCalc 3000 Complete Edition.
This calculator evaluates the following Clinical Criteria:
- Sex
- Age (1 point for each year)
- Nursing home resident
- Neoplastic disease
- Liver disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Renal disease
- Altered mental status
- Respiratory rate >= 30/minute
- Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg
- Temperature < 35 degrees C or >= 40 degrees C
- Pulse >= 125/minute
- Arterial pH < 7.35
- Blood urea nitrogen >= 30 mg/dL (11 mmol/L)
- Sodium < 130 mEq/L
- Glucose >= 250 mg/dL (14 mmol/L)
- Hematocrit < 30 percent
- Partial pressure of arterial oxygen < 60 mmHg or oxygen saturation < 90%
- Pleural effusion
All information contained in and produced by the MedCalc 3000 system is provided for educational purposes only. This information should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of any health problem or disease. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OR GUIDE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT CARE IN ANY MANNER. Click here for full notice and disclaimer. |