COPD Breathless Scale

MRC Dyspnoea Scale (for COPD Patients)

Grade Impact
1 Not troubled by breathlessness except on vigorous exertion
2 Short of breath with hurrying or walking inclines
3 Walks slower then contemporaries because of breathlessness or has to stop for breath when walking at own pace
4 Stops for breath after walking about 100m or stops after a few minutes' walking on the level
5 Too breathless to leave the house or breathless on dressing or undressing

Source: Practice Nurse