BODE index
The BODE index, for
scoring system and capacity index used to test patients who have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and to predict long-term outcomes for them. The index uses the four factors to predict risk of death from the disease.
The BODE index will result in a score of zero to ten dependent upon FEV1 or "forced expiratory volume in one second" (the greatest volume of air that can be breathed out in the first second of a breath), body-mass index, the distance walked in six minutes, and the
modified MRC dyspnea scale.[1] Significant weight loss is a bad sign.[2] Results of spirometry are also good predictors of the future progress of the disease, but they are not as good as the test results of the BODE index.[2][3]
References
- ISBN 978-0-7817-9155-7.)
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- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Clinical guideline 101: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. London, June 2010.
Further reading
- Celli, Bartolome R.; Cote, Claudia G.; Marin, Jose M.; Casanova, Ciro; Montes de Oca, Maria; Mendez, Reina A.; Pinto Plata, Victor; Cabral, Howard J. (2004). "The Body-Mass Index, Airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise Capacity Index in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease". N Engl J Med. 350 (10): 1005–12. PMID 14999112.
- Mahler, D.A.; Criner, G.J. (2007). "Assessment tools for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: do newer metrics allow for disease modification?". Proc Am Thorac Soc. 4 (7): 507–511. PMID 17878462.