The Dyspnoea, Obstruction, Smoking Exacerbation (DOSE) Index
The Dyspnoea, Obstruction, Smoking, Exacerbation (DOSE) index is designed to assess disease severity and for the clinical management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
To complete the DOSE Index
- From the Encounter screen select Templates & Calculators
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The Templates & Calculators view displays. - From the list select DOSE Index and the calculator displays and automatically displays the Calculated Dose Index:
- Select :
- Add
to record a new entry.
- List
to view historical entries.
- Graph
to view trends, select Close to exit the Graph
- Add
- To save the calculated DOSE Index score to the patient record, select Save, or
to exit without saving select Cancel.
Note - Undo All removes any changes you have made.
- If you select Save, the Encounter screen updates with the DOSE Index score.
See Templates and Calculators for further details.