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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Management
Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale
Table 1. Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale.
Grade | Level of activity |
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1 | Not troubled by breathlessness except during strenuous exercise |
2 | Short of breath when hurrying or walking up a slight hill |
3 | Walks slower than contemporaries on the level because of breathlessness, or has to stop for breath when walking at own pace |
4 | Stops for breath after walking about 100 m or after a few minutes on the level |
5 | Too breathless to leave the house, or breathless when dressing or undressing |
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