Table 2.
Variable, n (%) | Results |
---|---|
Clinical presentation | |
Community-acquired pneumonia | 22 (68.8%) |
COPD exacerbation | 5 (15.6%) |
Decompensated lung fibrosis | 2 (6.3%) |
Decompensated chronic heart failure | 2 (6.3%) |
Influenza-like illness | 1 (3.1%) |
CURB-65 score | |
< 2 | 14 (43.8) |
≥ 2 | 18 (56.3%) |
Cough | 32 (100%) |
Sputum | 26 (81.3%) |
Fever | 14 (43.8%) |
Confusion/disorientation | 9 (28.1%) |
Rhinorrhea | 7 (21.9%) |
Myalgia | 4 (12.5%) |
Odynophagia | 2 (6.3%) |
Headache | 2 (6.3%) |
Nausea/abdominal pain | 2 (6.3%) |
Hypotension | 7 (21.9%) |
Bronchial obstructive signs | 19 (59.4%) |