CURB-65

Community-acquired pneumonia severity.

How to use

Call with the inputs below. Boolean inputs are optional (absent = false). Returns the value, an interpretation, and a breakdown. Deterministic — no network call.

Parameters

Name	Type		Description
confusion	boolean	optional	New confusion
urea_high	boolean	optional	Urea >7 mmol/L (BUN >19 mg/dL)
resp_rate_30	boolean	optional	Respiratory rate ≥30
low_bp	boolean	optional	SBP <90 or DBP ≤60
age_65	boolean	optional	Age ≥65

Example input

{
  "confusion": true,
  "urea_high": true,
  "resp_rate_30": false,
  "low_bp": true,
  "age_65": true
}

Example output

{
  "calculator": "CURB-65",
  "category": "Pulmonary",
  "value": "4 points",
  "interpretation": "Severe — admit; consider ICU",
  "severity": "high",
  "references": [
    "Lim WS et al. Thorax 2003"
  ]
}

Call it (MCP tools/call)

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "calc_curb65",
    "arguments": {
      "confusion": true,
      "urea_high": true,
      "resp_rate_30": false,
      "low_bp": true,
      "age_65": true
    }
  }
}

Endpoint: POST https://clinical-mcp.mcharge.in/mcp (Streamable HTTP).

References

Lim WS et al. Thorax 2003