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The CURB-65 score helps determine:

A Asthma severity
B Whether a patient with community-acquired pneumonia should be treated as an inpatient or outpatient
C Heart failure severity
D Kidney function

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

CURB-65: Confusion, Urea>7, RR≥30, BP<90/60, age≥65. Score 0-1: outpatient. 2: short inpatient or supervised outpatient. 3-5: inpatient, consider ICU if 4-5. Guides disposition decisions.

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