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Table 1 age bands for 1/2/3: 2-3 yr ≤34 / 35-39 / ≥40; 4-5 yr ≤30 / 31-35 / ≥36; 6-12 yr ≤26 / 27-30 / ≥31; >12 yr ≤23 / 24-27 / ≥28. That paper enrolled ages 2-18 and has no <2 yr column. magent does not count breaths."},"oxygen_saturation":{"type":"integer","description":"Caller-assigned Qureshi 1998 Table 1 oxygen-saturation points (integer 1-3): 1 if >95% on room air; 2 if 90-95% on room air or >90% with supplemental oxygen; 3 if <90% on room air or supplemental oxygen as in Table 1. magent does not measure SpO2."}}}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object"}}}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.005","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.005/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.005","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.005","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_2j60WmeFMxKA7PtWqVF7D","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.005","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Computes the Qureshi 1998 pediatric asthma severity score (5–15) and returns a mild/moderate/severe band from five caller-assigned ordinal inputs.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Calculate the Qureshi 1998 pediatric asthma score for a child with respiratory rate points 2, oxygen saturation points 3, auscultation points 2, retractions points 2, and dyspnea points 1 — what's the total score and severity band?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"ED triage severity classification","prompt":"I'm triaging a 6-year-old with an asthma exacerbation. Respiratory rate ordinal is 2 (27-30 breaths/min for 6-12 yr), O2 sat ordinal is 2 (91% on room air), auscultation ordinal is 2 (expiratory wheezing), retractions ordinal is 2 (intercostal and substernal), dyspnea ordinal is 2 (speaking in partial sentences). What is the Qureshi PAS score and is it mild, moderate, or severe?"},{"title":"Clinical handoff documentation","prompt":"For a handoff note, compute the Qureshi 1998 pediatric asthma score for a patient with respiratory rate points 3, oxygen saturation points 3, auscultation points 3, retractions points 3, and dyspnea points 3 — give me the total and the severity band."},{"title":"Reassessment after bronchodilator treatment","prompt":"After a bronchodilator, the child's scores improved: respiratory rate ordinal 1, O2 sat ordinal 1, auscultation ordinal 1, retractions ordinal 1, dyspnea ordinal 1. Run the Qureshi 1998 pediatric asthma score to confirm this is now mild."}],"resultDescription":"Returns the numeric sum of the five ordinal inputs (integer 5–15) and an asthma severity band label: mild (5–7), moderate (8–11), or severe (12–15), per Qureshi 1998 Table 1. Does not provide a diagnosis or treatment recommendation.","failureModes":["Missing required parameter returns an error (all five ordinal fields are required)","Out-of-range integer (e.g. 0 or 4) for any domain returns a validation error","Passing raw breaths-per-minute or SpO2 percentage instead of Table 1 ordinal points (1-3) produces a silently incorrect score","Attempting to score children under age 2, for whom the original Qureshi 1998 paper has no age band, may yield unreliable results"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need to compute the specific Qureshi 1998 five-domain pediatric asthma score and receive a structured mild/moderate/severe band. Prefer this over manual arithmetic when building automated clinical workflows or documentation pipelines. Do not use for PRAM (Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure), Liu 2004, Westley croup score, or any adult asthma scoring system — those are distinct instruments.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T07:03:54.122Z","isFirstParty":false}