{"id":28873,"date":"2022-06-22T10:08:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T08:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/?page_id=28873"},"modified":"2022-06-22T10:08:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T08:08:57","slug":"mmrc-dyspnea-scale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/en\/digital-doctors-bag\/mmrc-dyspnea-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"mMRC Dyspnea Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The mMRC (modified Medical Research Council) dyspnea scale subjectively classifies the severity of dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The higher the degree, the more severe the shortness of breath. This can be used to estimate the risk of a COPD exacerbation. Alternatively, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/en\/digital-doctors-case\/copd-assessment-test\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u00abCOPD Assessment Test\u2122\u00bb (CAT)<\/a> provides a more detailed classification.\n<\/p>\n    <div class=\"medical-calculator mmrc-dyspnea\" id=\"medical-calculator-mmrc-dyspnea\">\r\n        <form>\r\n            <div class=\"form-group row\">\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-4 col-form-label\">\r\n                                            Symptoms\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-8\">\r\n                    <div class=\"btn-group-toggle\" data-toggle=\"buttons\">\r\n                        <label class=\"btn btn-outline-secondary btn-block\">\r\n                            <input type=\"radio\" name=\"symptoms\" id=\"medical-calculator-mmrc-dyspnea-symptoms-1\" value=\"0\" tabindex=\"1\" autocomplete=\"off\">\r\n                                                        Dyspnea only with strenuous exercise\r\n                                                    <\/label>\r\n                        <label class=\"btn btn-outline-secondary btn-block\">\r\n                            <input type=\"radio\" name=\"symptoms\" id=\"medical-calculator-mmrc-dyspnea-symptoms-2\" value=\"1\" tabindex=\"2\" autocomplete=\"off\">\r\n                                                        Dyspnea when hurrying or walking up a slight hill\r\n                                                    <\/label>\r\n                        <label class=\"btn btn-outline-secondary btn-block\">\r\n                            <input type=\"radio\" name=\"symptoms\" id=\"medical-calculator-mmrc-dyspnea-symptoms-3\" value=\"2\" tabindex=\"3\" autocomplete=\"off\">\r\n                                                        Walks slower than people of the same age because of dyspnea or has to stop for breath when walking at own pace\r\n                                                    <\/label>\r\n                        <label class=\"btn btn-outline-secondary btn-block\">\r\n                            <input type=\"radio\" name=\"symptoms\" id=\"medical-calculator-mmrc-dyspnea-symptoms-4\" value=\"3\" tabindex=\"4\" autocomplete=\"off\">\r\n                                                        Stops for breath after walking just under 100 m (100 yards) or after a few minutes\r\n                                                    <\/label>\r\n                        <label class=\"btn btn-outline-secondary btn-block\">\r\n                            <input type=\"radio\" name=\"symptoms\" id=\"medical-calculator-mmrc-dyspnea-symptoms-5\" value=\"4\" tabindex=\"5\" autocomplete=\"off\">\r\n                                                        Too dyspneic to leave house or breathless when dressing\r\n                                                    <\/label>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/form>\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-sm-12\">\r\n                <div id=\"medical-calculator-mmrc-dyspnea-result-text\" class=\"result-text\">\r\n                    <p><h5>\r\n                                                mMRC: Grade\r\n                         <span id=\"medical-calculator-mmrc-dyspnea-result-value\"><\/span><\/h5><\/p>\r\n                    <p id=\"medical-calculator-mmrc-dyspnea-result-interpretation\"><\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-sm-12 mt-3\">\r\n                <h5>\r\n                                            Interpretation\r\n                                    <\/h5>\r\n                <div class=\"table-responsive-sm\">\r\n                    <table class=\"table table-bordered\">\r\n                        <thead>\r\n                            <tr>\r\n                                <th>\r\n                                                                            Grade\r\n                                                                    <\/th>\r\n                                <th>\r\n                                                                            Symptoms\r\n                                                                    <\/th>\r\n                                <th>\r\n                                                                            Description\r\n                                                                    <\/th>\r\n                            <\/tr>\r\n                        <\/thead>\r\n                        <tbody>\r\n                            <tr class=\"table-row-a\">\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            0\r\n                                                                        \r\n                                <\/td>\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            Little\r\n                                                                    <\/td>\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            Dyspnea only with strenuous exercise\r\n                                                                    <\/td>\r\n                            <\/tr>\r\n                            <tr class=\"table-row-b\">\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            1\r\n                                                                        \r\n                                <\/td>\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            Mild\r\n                                                                    <\/td>\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            Dyspnea when hurrying or walking up a slight hill\r\n                                                                    <\/td>\r\n                            <\/tr>\r\n                            <tr class=\"table-row-c\">\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            2\r\n                                                                        \r\n                                <\/td>\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            Moderate\r\n                                                                    <\/td>\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            Walks slower than people of the same age because of dyspnea or has to stop for breath when walking at own pace\r\n                                                                    <\/td>\r\n                            <\/tr>\r\n                            <tr class=\"table-row-d\">\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            3\r\n                                                                        \r\n                                <\/td>\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            Many\r\n                                                                    <\/td>\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            Stops for breath after walking just under 100 m (100 yards) or after a few minutes\r\n                                                                    <\/td>\r\n                            <\/tr>\r\n                            <tr class=\"table-row-e\">\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            4\r\n                                                                        \r\n                                <\/td>\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            Very much\r\n                                                                    <\/td>\r\n                                <td>\r\n                                                                            Too dyspneic to leave house or breathless when dressing\r\n                                                                    <\/td>\r\n                            <\/tr>\r\n                        <\/tbody>\r\n                    <\/table>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-sm-12 mt-3\">\r\n                <h5>\r\n                                            References\r\n                                    <\/h5>\r\n                <ol class=\"references\">\r\n                    <li id=\"mmrc-dyspnea-cite-note-1\">Mahler DA, Wells CK. Evaluation of clinical methods for rating dyspnea. Chest 1988; 93: 580-586<\/li>\r\n                <\/ol>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                var medical_calculator_mmrc_dyspnea_messages = {\r\n            'interpretation_0' : 'Little symptoms: Dyspnea only with strenuous exercise',\r\n            'interpretation_1' : 'Mild symptoms: Dyspnea when hurrying or walking up a slight hill',\r\n            'interpretation_2' : 'Moderate symptoms: Walks slower than people of the same age because of dyspnea or has to stop for breath when walking at own pace',\r\n            'interpretation_3' : 'Many symptoms: Stops for breath after walking just under 100 m (100 yards) or after a few minutes',\r\n            'interpretation_4' : 'Very much symptoms: Too dyspneic to leave house or breathless when dressing'\r\n        };\r\n            <\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mMRC (modified Medical Research Council) dyspnea scale subjectively classifies the severity of dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The higher the degree, the more severe the shortness of breath. This can be used to estimate the risk of a COPD exacerbation. Alternatively, the \u00abCOPD Assessment Test\u2122\u00bb (CAT) provides a more detailed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":28833,"menu_order":126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28873","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28874,"href":"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28873\/revisions\/28874"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inanutshell.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}