# CURB-65 Calculator MCP for AI Agents AI Agent Connect

> CURB-65 Calculator helps healthcare providers quickly assess the severity of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). It automates the calculation of the CURB-65 score based on five critical clinical indicators: confusion, urea/BUN levels, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and age. This allows for faster determination of patient mortality risk and immediate treatment planning to improve patient outcomes.

## Overview
- **Category:** healthcare
- **Price:** Free
- **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_uGJRY4R1HZK9QjFzQ9T2qUqQUBcpaomFNsTfn0oo/ai-agent-connect
- **Tags:** pneumonia, curb65, clinical-score, vital-signs, medical-calculator

## Description

When a patient arrives with pneumonia, the first thing a clinician needs to know is how serious the condition is and where the patient should be treated. Right now, that often involves pulling five different numbers from various charts, doing mental math, and cross-referencing guidelines in a high-pressure environment. This Connector changes that by letting your AI client handle the heavy lifting. You just feed it the raw vitals, and it gives you the score and the next steps instantly. It's built to act as a reliable clinical decision support tool, making sure the right patients get the right level of care without the manual headache of calculating scores by hand. By adding this to your setup through the Vinkius catalog, you're moving from manual data entry to active clinical reasoning. Instead of hunting for guidelines or trying to remember specific thresholds for urea and blood pressure, you're getting actionable insights on mortality risk and care settings in seconds. It helps you focus on the patient's immediate needs while the agent handles the data processing. This means faster triage in the emergency room, clearer discharge planning for outpatient care, and a more consistent approach to treatment across your entire medical team.

## Tools

### calculate_curb65_score
Compute the CURB-65 score using patient vitals to automate the math for every indicator.

### get_clinical_recommendation
Translate a numerical score into a specific treatment plan for inpatient or outpatient care.

### get_clinical_reference_guide
Access exact definitions for each CURB-65 parameter to ensure the team uses the same standards.

## Prompt Examples

**Prompt:** 
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Calculate the CURB-65 score for a patient who is 70 years old, has a respiratory rate of 32, urea level of 25 mg/dL, systolic blood pressure of 85 mmHg, and is experiencing confusion.
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**Response:** 
```
The calculated CURB-65 score is **5**.

**Criteria Met:**
* Confusion: Yes
* Urea/BUN: Yes (>19 mg/dL)
* Respiratory Rate: Yes (>30)
* Blood Pressure: Yes (<90 mmHg)
* Age: Yes (>65)

**Risk Level:** High
**Recommendation:** This patient requires immediate hospitalization and clinical monitoring.
```

**Prompt:** 
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What is the clinical recommendation for a CURB-65 score of 1?
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**Response:** 
```
For a score of **1**, the clinical guidance is as follows:

* **Mortality Risk:** Low
* **Recommended Setting:** Outpatient care
* **Next Steps:** Monitor the patient closely at home and ensure they have access to follow-up care if symptoms worsen.
```

**Prompt:** 
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What does the 'Urea' parameter in CURB-65 represent?
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**Response:** 
```
The **Urea/BUN** parameter refers to the Blood Urea Nitrogen level.

* **Scoring Rule:** 1 point is assigned if the level is **greater than 19 mg/dL**.

This helps assess the severity of kidney function in the context of pneumonia.
```

## Capabilities

### Calculate pneumonia severity scores
Compute the CURB-65 score instantly from patient vitals like age and respiratory rate.

### Get treatment location recommendations
Determine if a patient requires inpatient hospitalization or can be managed as an outpatient.

### Retrieve clinical mortality risks
Get an immediate assessment of the expected mortality risk based on the calculated score.

### Look up parameter definitions
Access the exact clinical thresholds for urea, blood pressure, and other CURB-65 metrics.

### Assess patient vital signs
Process multiple clinical indicators at once to generate a comprehensive severity profile.

## Use Cases

### ER Triage
A physician inputs a patient's age, urea, and respiratory rate to see if they need an immediate hospital bed.

### Discharge Planning
A nurse checks a score of 1 to confirm if a patient is safe to go home with outpatient care.

### Medical Education
A student asks for the specific mg/dL threshold for urea to understand how the score is calculated.

### Rapid Assessment
A clinic worker processes a batch of vitals to prioritize which patients need to see a doctor first.

## Benefits

- Get faster triage results by using calculate_curb65_score to instantly process patient vitals like respiratory rate and blood pressure.
- Eliminate manual math errors by letting your agent handle the specific urea and age thresholds required for the CURB-65 calculation.
- Identify the correct care setting immediately with get_clinical_recommendation providing clear inpatient or outpatient guidance.
- Ensure your team follows the same standards by using get_clinical_reference_guide to pull exact parameter definitions on demand.
- Improve patient safety by quickly identifying high-risk cases through automated mortality risk interpretation and scoring.

## How It Works

The bottom line is that it turns raw patient data into a clear, actionable treatment plan.

1. Provide the patient's age, respiratory rate, urea levels, blood pressure, and mental status.
2. The Connector processes these values against the CURB-65 criteria.
3. You get a final score along with a recommendation for outpatient or inpatient care.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**How can the CURB-65 Calculator help with pneumonia?**
It helps doctors quickly assess how sick a patient is and whether they need to stay in the hospital or go home.

**Can the CURB-65 Calculator calculate scores from vitals?**
Yes, you can provide the agent with age, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and urea levels to get an instant score.

**Does the CURB-65 Calculator provide treatment advice?**
It provides clinical recommendations based on the score, such as whether a patient should be treated as an outpatient.

**Is the CURB-65 Calculator accurate for all patients?**
It is specifically designed for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. It is best used for patients who do not have severe underlying conditions.

**How does the CURB-65 Calculator handle urea levels?**
It checks if the urea/BUN level is over 19 mg/dL to assign a point toward the total score.

**Can I use the CURB-65 Calculator to see mortality risk?**
Yes, the tool provides a recommendation that includes the expected mortality risk based on the calculated score.

**What is the CURB-65 score?**
The CURB-65 score is a clinical prediction rule used to assess the severity of pneumonia and estimate the risk of mortality in patients.

**How do I use the calculator?**
You can provide patient vitals like respiratory rate and blood pressure to the `calculate_curb65_score` tool, then use the resulting score with `get_clinical_recommendation` to find the recommended treatment setting.

**What parameters are evaluated?**
The tool evaluates Confusion, Urea/BUN levels, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure (systolic and diastolic), and Patient Age.