Figure 4.
Proposal for a COPD assessment control panel of variables that relate to three domains of the disease – severity, activity, and impact.
Notes: Adapted by permission from BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. Thorax. Agusti A, MacNee W. The COPD control panel: towards personalised medicine in COPD. Volume 68(7), pages 687–690. Copyright ©2013.78
Abbreviations: 6MWD, 6-minute walk distance; CAT, COPD Assessment Test; IC/TLC, inspiratory to total lung capacity ratio; mMRC, modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale; PaO2, arterial oxygen pressure.