Named after Dr. David A. Karnofsky, a medical oncologist from New York, this scale is largely used forall treatment types.
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General category |
% |
Specific criteria |
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Able to carry on normal activity No special care needed |
100% |
Normal general status - No complaint - No evidence of disease |
90% |
Able to carry on normal activity - Minor sign of symptoms of disease. |
|
80% |
Normal activity with effort, some signs or symptoms of disease. |
|
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Unable to work Able to live at home and care for most personal needs Various amount of assistance needed |
70% |
Able to care for sel, unable to carry on normal activity or do work |
60% |
Requires occasional assistance from others, frequent medical care |
|
50% |
Requires considerable assistance from others; frequent medical care. |
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Unable to care for self, Requires institutional or hospital care or equivalent, Disease may be rapidly progressing |
40% |
Disabled, requires special care and assistance |
30% |
Severely disabled, hospitalisation indicated, death not imminent |
|
20% |
Very sick, hospitalisation necessary, active supportive treatment necessary |
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Terminal states |
10% |
Moribund |
0% |
Dead |