Introduction The MRC dyspnoea scale consists of five grades that contain of a description of more than one activity. The comparability of these components is not known. This study aimed to examine the ...
In primary care, formal functional capacity testing is not always feasible. Guidelines for family practitioners suggest the use of dyspnoea scales to assess exercise tolerance in patients with chronic ...
Exertional dyspnea is the most prominent and disabling feature in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The Medical Research Chronic (MRC) chronic dyspnea score as well as physiological measurements ...
Risk stratification models in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) rely on World Health Organisation Functional Class (WHO FC). A high proportion of patients are classified as WHO FC III, a ...
Introduction COPD patients are often assessed by MRC scale and comparisons made to a healthy population. MRC grade of a healthy population is not usually reported and assumed to be 1, however this may ...
Background: The Medical Research Council (MRC) scale is used to assess the impact of stroke on muscle strength. Shoulder abduction and finger extension, collectively (SAFE), have been suggested to ...