Pediatric Dyspnea Scale

Each patient is asked to answer the question, "How much difficulty are you having breathing?" by choosing the column that best corresponds to his or her perceived symptoms.

Reproduced with permission from: Khan Fl, Reddy RC, Baptist AP. Pediatric Dyspnea Scale for use in hospitalized patients with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009; 123:660. Illustration used with the permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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