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Decission for hospitalization

The decision to admit a patient should be based on both social and medical considerations and remains an „art of medicine” determination.

Especially patients with decompensation of a chronię illness, those who require oxygen, itravenous fluids, cardiac monitoring.

The British Thoracic Society ruies (two out of four criteria- 9-21-fold risk increase):

□    Respiratory rato 30/min

□    Diastolic BP< 60 mmHg

□    BUN> 19,6 mg%

□    confusion