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Karnofsky Scale Karnofsky Scale is used for grading functional status in patients with cancer. |
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| 100 | normal: no complaints, no evidence of disease | |
| 90 | able to carry on normal activity: minor symptoms | |
| 80 | normal activity with effort: some symptom | |
| 70 | cares for self: unable to carry on normal activity | |
| 60 | requires occasional assistance: cares for most needs | |
| 50 | requires considerable assistance and frequent care | |
| 40 | disabled: requires special care and assistance | |
| 30 | severely disabled: hospitalized, death not imminent | |
| 20 | very sick: active supportive care needed | |
| 10 | moribund: fatal processes are progressing rapidly | |
| 0 | dead | |
Reference
Karnofsky DA, Burchenal JH: In Evolution of Chemotherapy Agents, Macleod CM (ed.). Columbia University Press, New York, 1949: pp 191-205.
