II. Indications
- COPD prognosis
- Component for the BODE Index
III. Scale
- Grade 1: No Dyspnea except on strenuous Exercise
- Grade 2: Short of breath when walking up a short hill
- Grade 3: Dyspnea limits walking pace (slower than others of same age) and stops to catch breath
- Grade 4: Stops to catch breath after walking 100 yards (or meters) or after a few minutes on level ground
- Grade 5: Dyspnea prevents leaving house and performing Activities of Daily Living