False about CURB-65 criteria to assess pneumonia severity is:: (A) Urea >7 mmol/L, (B) Respiratory rate >=30/min, (C) Systolic blood pressure <=100 mmHg, (D) Diastolic blood pressure <=60 mmHg
Answer is C. Ans. C. Systolic blood pressure <=100mmHgCURB-65 includes systolic blood pressure <=90mmHg as criteria, not <=100mmHg.The CURB-65 is used to assess the severity of pneumonia.It includes five variables:* Confusion* Urea >7mmol/L* Respiratory rate >=30/min* Blood pressure, systolic <=90mmHgor diastolic<=60mmHg* Age >= 65 years