CURB-65 Score CURB-65 Score Clinical Decision Tool Assesses mortality risk in adults with community-acquired pneumonia. Confusion i Confusion Confusion is defined as an Abbreviated Mental Test score of 8 or less, or new disorientation in person, place or time. Used by CURB-65 Score CRB-65 Score Community-Acquired Pneumonia Assessment Clinical note Assess against the patient’s usual cognitive baseline and consider other causes of altered mental status. Reference NICE NG250: Pneumonia diagnosis and management Learn more → No confusion 0 New confusion or disorientation +1 Select whether new confusion or disorientation is present. Urea mmol/L Serum urea concentration. Respiratory Rate breaths/min Respiratory rate in breaths per minute. Systolic Blood Pressure mmHg Systolic blood pressure in mmHg. Diastolic Blood Pressure mmHg Diastolic blood pressure in mmHg. Age i Age Patient age in completed years, used as a variable in many clinical calculators and risk scores. Accepted units years Used by Cockcroft–Gault CHA₂DS₂-VASc HAS-BLED CURB-65 eGFR Clinical note Use the patient’s age at the time of assessment. Some paediatric and neonatal tools require age in months, weeks or days instead. Reference Calculator-specific clinical guidance Learn more → years Enter the patient’s age in completed years. Calculate CURB-65 Score
