Classification

Question 1

Gold 1 - mild

Answer 1

FEv1 >80

Question 2

Gold 2 - moderate

Answer 2

FEV1 50-79

Question 3

Gold 3 - Severe

Answer 3

FEV1 30-49

Question 4

Gold 4 - Very Severe

Answer 4

FEV1 <30

Question 5

mMRC Grade 0

MRC 1

Answer 5

Not troubled by breathlessness except with strenuous exercise

Question 6

mMRC Grade 1

Answer 6

Troubled by shortness of breath when hurrying on the level or walking up a slight hill

Question 7

mMRC Grade 2

MRC 3

Answer 7

Walks slower than people of the same age on the level because of breathlessness or stops for breath while walking at own pace on the level

Question 8

mMRC Grade 3

MRC 4

Answer 8

Stops for breath after walking 100 yards (90m) or after a few minutes on the level

Question 9

mMRC Grade 4

MRC 5

Answer 9

Too breathless to leave the house or breathless when dressing or undressing

Question 10

Mild COPD Gold

Answer 10

mMRC 0-1 CAT <10

Question 11

Moderate-Severe COPD Gold

Answer 11

mMRC >2 CAT >10

Question 12

What is the BORG scale

Answer 12

Measurement of perceived breathlessness from 0-10 with 0 being nothing at all, 3 being Moderate, 5 being severe and 10 being very very severe

Question 13

6MWT

Answer 13

lower than 350 meters is considered abnormal and is associated with increased mortality

Question 14

Acute Ventilatory Failure

Answer 14

Hypercania (PCO2 > 45) and acidosis (PH < 7.35)

Question 15

Mild hypoxemia PaO2

Answer 15

PaO2 60-79 mmHg

Question 16

Moderate hypoxemia PaO2

Answer 16

PaO2 45-59 mmHg

Question 17

Severe hypoxemia PaO2

Answer 17

PaO2 <45 mmHg

Question 18

Chronic Respiratory Failure

Answer 18

PaO2 lower than 60, PCO2 higher than 50, pH normal

Question 19

BODE Index

Answer 19

BMI, Airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea (mMRC), Exercise capacity (6MWT)
COPD related mortality

Question 20

BODE Variable 0

Answer 20

FEV1 >65, mMRC 0-1, 6MWT >350, BMI>21

Question 21

BODE Variable 1

Answer 21

FEV1 50-65, mMRC 2, 6MWT 250-349, BMI < 21

Question 22

BODE Variable 2

Answer 22

FEV1 35-49, mMRC 3, 6MWT 150-249

Question 23

BODE Variable 3

Answer 23

FEV1 <35, mMRC 4, 6MWT <149

Question 24

BODE Quartile 1

Answer 24

Score 0-2, 4 year survival 80%

Question 25

BODE Quartile 2

Answer 25

Score 3-4, 4 year survival 67%

Question 26

BODE Quartile 3

Answer 26

Score 5-6, 4 year survival 57%

Question 27

BODE Quartile 4

Answer 27

Score 7-10, 4 year survival 18%

Question 28

CXR Emphysema

Answer 28

Chest wall widened, diaphragm flattened, lung fields have fainter and fewer vascular markings. Heart may look long, narrow and vertical

Question 29

CXR Chronic Bronchitis

Answer 29

more vascular markings, more nonspecific bronchial markings, walls of bronchi look thicker, heart may appear enlarged

Question 30

CTS Mild COPD

Answer 30

MRC 2

Question 31

CTS Moderate COPD

Answer 31

MRC 3-4

Question 32

CTS Severe COPD

Answer 32

MRC 5