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March 22, 2026
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017567
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017567
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| Preferred Name | Karnofsky Performance Status |
| Definitions |
A performance measure for rating the ability of a person to perform usual activities, evaluating a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure, and determining a patient's suitability for therapy. It is used most commonly in the prognosis of cancer therapy, usually after chemotherapy and customarily administered before and after therapy. It was named for Dr. David A. Karnofsky, an American specialist in cancer chemotherapy.
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| Synonyms |
Index, Karnofsky
Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
Karnofsky Scale
Scale, Karnofsky
Karnofsky Index
Performance Status, Karnofsky
Status, Karnofsky Performance
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | A performance measure for rating the ability of a person to perform usual activities, evaluating a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure, and determining a patient's suitability for therapy. It is used most commonly in the prognosis of cancer therapy, usually after chemotherapy and customarily administered before and after therapy. It was named for Dr. David A. Karnofsky, an American specialist in cancer chemotherapy. |
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| altLabel |
Index, Karnofsky
Karnofsky Performance Status Scale
Karnofsky Scale
Scale, Karnofsky
Karnofsky Index
Performance Status, Karnofsky
Status, Karnofsky Performance
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| prefLabel | Karnofsky Performance Status
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| Machine permutation | 94
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| HN | 94
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| type | |
| tui | T170
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| TERMUI |
T052681
T052682
T052680
T052679
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| TH | NLM (1994)
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| MMR | 20170630
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| notation | D017567
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| Inverse of RO | |
| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| Inverse of AQ | |
| FX |
D011788
D000203
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| DX | 19940101
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| cui | C0206065
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| DC | 1
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| MN |
N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364.500.500
N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364.500.500
E05.318.308.980.438.475.456.500.500
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| AQL | HI SN ST
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| MDA | 19990101
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