Clinical features of mild pneumonia | Clinical features of severe pneumonia |
Temperature <38.5°C (101.3°F) | Temperature ≥38.5°C (101.3°F) |
Mild or absent respiratory distress:
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Moderate to severe respiratory distress:
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Normal color | Cyanosis |
Normal mental status | Altered mental status |
Normoxemia (oxygen saturation ≥92 percent in room air) | Hypoxemia (sustained oxygen saturation <90 percent in room air at sea level) |
Normal feeding (infants); no vomiting | Not feeding (infants) or signs of dehydration (older children) |
Normal heart rate | Tachycardia |
Capillary refill <2 seconds | Capillary refill ≥2 seconds |
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