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Master of Public Health

A simple respiratory severity score that may be used in evaluation of acute respiratory infection.

AUTHORS

Rodriguez H , Hartert TV , Gebretsadik T , Carroll KN , Larkin EK , . BMC research notes. 2016 1 1; 9(1). 85

ABSTRACT

Acute respiratory infections are ubiquitous and may have long-term implications on respiratory health. There are many scoring systems used to objectively measure severity of respiratory infections in clinical and research settings. A respiratory severity score derived exclusively from physical exam components (RSS-HR) was studied as an objective measure of disease severity and was compared to a previously described score that uses pulse oximetry as a component of its score (RSS-SO).

Acute respiratory infections are ubiquitous and may have long-term implications on respiratory health. There are many scoring systems used to objectively measure severity of respiratory infections in clinical and research settings. A respiratory severity score derived exclusively from physical exam components (RSS-HR) was studied as an objective measure of disease severity and was compared to a previously described score that uses pulse oximetry as a component of its score (RSS-SO).

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