Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale

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In medicine, the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea scale is for quantifying symptoms of dyspnea.[1]


Medical Research Council dyspnea scale
Grade Description
0 Are you ever troubled by breathlessness except on strenuous exertion ?
1 Are you short of breath when hurrying on the level or walking up a slight hill ?
2 Do you have to walk slower than most people on the level ? Do you have to stop after a mile or so (or after 1 hour) on the level at your own pace ?
3 Do you have to stop for breath after walking about 100 yds. (or after a few minutes) on the level ?
4 Are you too breathless to leave the house, or breathless after undressing ?


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  1. ↑ Fletcher CM, Elmes PC, Fairbairn AS, Wood CH (1959). "The significance of respiratory symptoms and the diagnosis of chronic bronchitis in a working population.". Br Med J 2 (5147): 257-66. PMID 13823475. PMC PMC1990153.
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