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LOINC 2.82

Medical Research Council breathlessness scale grade

MRC breathlessness scale grade

Definition

  • The Medical Research Council (MRC) Breathlessness Scale evaluates the perceived limitations of breathlessness for an individual patient. Breathlessness is classified from Grade 1 to Grade 5, with higher grades representing increased impact and limitations. [PMID: 28898975]

Component

  • Medical Research Council breathlessness scale grade

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • PULM

Property

  • Find

Scale

  • Ord

Method

  • MRC

Related names

  • Finding; Findings; Lung; MRC breathlessness scale grade; Ordinal; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Respiratory; Screen

Index terms

  • Finding
  • Findings
  • Lung
  • MRC breathlessness scale grade
  • Ordinal
  • Point in time
  • PULMONARY
  • Pulmonology
  • Ql
  • Qual
  • Qualitative
  • Random
  • Respiratory
  • Screen