WHO criteria for hospital admission in pneumonia ?: (A) High fever, (B) Nasal flaring, (C) Difficulty in breathing, (D) All of the above
Answer is D. CURB-65 uses the following criteria to assess the patient&;s severity of illness: confusion; uremia with blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level of 20 mg/dL or higher; respiration rate of 30 or more breaths per minute; systolic blood pressure lower than 90 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure 60 mm Hg or lower; and age 65 or older . Reference: GHAI Essential pediatrics, 8th edition