A comprehensive assessment using COPD assessment test scoring and modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scoring is necessary for personalized therapy for COPD patients

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Shinji Teramoto,1 Toshihide Inui,2 Nobuyuki Hizawa3 1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hitachinaka Medical Education and Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; 2Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hitachinaka General Hospital, Hitachi Ltd, Ibaraki, Japan; 3Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JapanIn a recent issue of the International Journal of COPD, Rhee et al1 have demonstrated considerable discrepancies between modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scoring and COPD assessment test (CAT) scoring in patients with COPD. The current data are also supported by the findings described in another article, which indicates that more than 50% of COPD patients show discrepancies between the severity of CAT scores and that of mMRC scores in the real world.2 Read the original paper