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Figure 1. Algorithm for Prediction Model (Text Description)
Research in Action, Issue 7
The algorithm for the prediction model for community-acquired pneumonia follows:
Patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Is the patient over 50 years of age? No: continue to next step. Yes: Assign patient to risk class II-V based on prediction model scoring system.
Does the patient have a history of any of the following comorbid conditions? No: continue to next step. Yes: Assign patient to risk class II-V based on prediction model scoring system.
Does the patient have any of the following abnormalities on physical examination? No: Assign patient to risk class I. Yes: Assign patient to risk class II-V based on prediction model scoring system.
Internet Citation: Figure 1. Algorithm for Prediction Model (Text Description): Research in Action, Issue 7.
July 2002. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/pneumonia/issue7/figure1txt.html
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