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QPP Measure #ACQR15

Use of a risk stratification tool in patients with CAP

Documentation of CURB-65 score should guide the admission decision (1 point each for Confusion, BUN>19, Resp rate >30, SBP <90 or DBP<60, Age >=65) for all patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia). PSI/PORT is more complex than CURB-65, and assigns various point values to age, gender, nursing home residence, presence of neoplastic disease, CHF, liver disease, cerebrovascular disease, CKD, altered mental status, hypotension (<90 mmHg), hypothermia or high fever, tachycardia >125, BPM, Acidosis <7.35, BUN>30, hyponatremia <130, Hct <30, pO2<60 mmHg, and pleural effusion.

Submission Methods: Registry

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