11. MRC DYSPNOEA SCALE Too breathless to leave house or breathless while dressing 4 Stops for breath on walking 100 m or after 2 or 3 minutes continuously 3 Walks slower than contemporaries or has to stop for breath while walking alone 2 Short of breath when walking uphill or while hurrying to catch a bus or train 1 No breathlessness except on strenuous exercise 0 Degree of breathlessness - related activity Grade
12. DIFF. Dx. of COPD & ASTHMA Change > 15% Change < 15% Reversibility ICS IBD (Ipa+Salm) Most IMP Rx. Normal or Obstru. Obstructive Spirometry Useful ad on Rx. Not useful Anti leukotrn. Variable, static Progressive Course Episodic Persistent Dyspnea Mucoid or none Productive Sputum Nearly all Rare Age < 35 May or may not be Nearly all Smoker ASTHMA COPD Clinical