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mMRC (Modified Medical Research Council) Dyspnea Scale

Código: 4006 · mmrc_modified_medical_research_council_dyspnea_scale

Stratifies severity of dyspnea in respiratory diseases, particularly COPD.

Diagnosis · Prognosis

Referencias

Original/Primary Reference

  1. Mahler DA, Wells CK. Evaluation of clinical methods for rating dyspnea. Chest. 1988;93(3):580-6. ↗

Other References

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  8. Rennard S, Decramer M, Calverley PM, et al. Impact of COPD in North America and Europe in 2000: subjects’ perspective of confronting COPD International Survey. Eur Respir J. 2002;20(4):799–805. ↗

Validation

  1. Hajiro T, Nishimura K, Tsukino M, Ikeda A, Koyama H, Izumi T. Analysis of clinical methods used to evaluate dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1998;158(4):1185-9. ↗