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KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS
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Descriptor
English
:
Karnofsky Performance Status
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Estado de Ejecución de Karnofsky
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Avaliação de Estado de Karnofsky
Synonyms
English
:
Karnofsky Scale
Tree Number:
E05.318.308.980.438.475.456.500.500
L01.280.960.500.475.456.500.500
N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364.500.500
N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364.500.500
Definition
English
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A performance measure for rating the ability of a person to perform usual activities, evaluating a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure, and determining a patient's suitability for therapy. It is used most commonly in the
prognosis
of cancer therapy, usually after chemotherapy and customarily administered before and after therapy. It was named for Dr. David A. Karnofsky, an American specialist in cancer chemotherapy.
See Related
English
:
Activities of Daily Living
Quality of Life
History Note
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94
Allowable Qualifiers
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:
HI
history
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
Record Number:
31374
Unique Identifier:
D017567
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