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INDICE KARNOFSKY [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

A score between 0 and 100 assigned by a clinician based on observations of a patient's ability to perform common tasks.

Key term(s)
  • Karnofsky's performance index
  • Karnofsky's performance scale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
DEF

Chiffre subjectif, exprimé en %, attribué par un clinicien correspondant aux possibilités pour un patient d'effectuer les gestes nécessaires à la vie quotidienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
DEF

Calificación médica de la capacidad de un paciente para realizar ciertas tareas ordinarias: 100 equivale a normal sin objeciones, 70 a incapacidad para realizar una tarea normal, 50 requiere ayuda considerable, 40 discapacitado, 30 requiere hospitalización y 0 significa muerte inminente.

Key term(s)
  • escala de postración
  • índice de estado funcional
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