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To study the serum brain natriuretic peptide levels in community acquired pneumonia and comparing it with CURB-65 score

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/07/026803
Lead Sponsor
SNijalingappa medical college and Hangal shri kumareshwara hospitalnavanagarBagalkot Karnataka
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.All patients who fit into the description of community acquired pneumonia described below were included in the study.

-One or more of the symptoms of pneumonia like fever, cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis or chest pain with

-Clinical examination showing features of consolidation and.

-Radio-logical features of consolidation.

2 Age greater than 18 years.

3 patient willing to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients who had history, clinical and Echo-cardio graphic evidence of heart disease.

2.Patients with clinical, biochemical and radio-logical evidence of chronic kidney disease, with or without failure.

3. Patients with clinical and radio-logical evidence of COPD.

4.Patients with previous history or radio-logical evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis.

5.patients with HIV associated pneumonia.

6.patient not willing to give informed consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
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