Clinical parameter | Parameter coefficient | State description | Numerical value |
---|---|---|---|
General state | 4 | Normal | 0 |
Moves slowly, head down | 1 | ||
Lying down/staggers | 2 | ||
Recumbent | 3 | ||
Appetite | 4 | Normal | 0 |
Reduced | 1 | ||
Absent | 2 | ||
Abdominal dyspnea | 3 | Normal | 0 |
Slight (short, rapid) | 1 | ||
Moderate (labored) | 2 | ||
Severe (very labored, grunting) | 3 | ||
Rectal temperature | 2 | <39.6°C | 0 |
<40.0°C | 1 | ||
<40.5°C | 2 | ||
<41.0°C | 3 | ||
≥41.0°C | 4 | ||
Respiratory rate | 2 | <50/min | 0 |
<55/min | 1 | ||
<65/min | 2 | ||
<75/min | 3 | ||
≥75/min | 4 | ||
Intensity of lung sounds | 1 | Normal | 0 |
Slightly enhanced | 1 | ||
Moderately enhanced | 2 | ||
Severely enhanced | 3 | ||
Added respiratory sounds (wheezing or crackles) | 1 | Normal | 0 |
Slight | 1 | ||
Moderate | 2 | ||
Severe | 3 | ||
Coughing | 1 | Absent | 0 |
Only provoked | 1 | ||
Spontaneous, infrequent | 2 | ||
Persistent | 3 | ||
Nasal discharge | 1 | Normal | 0 |
Slight uni-/bilat. serous | 1 | ||
Moderate bilat. serous to purulent | 2 | ||
Copious bilat. purulent | 3 |