Web calculator for ACR/EULAR Criteria for Minimal, Moderate, and Major Clinical Response in Adult Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis

The Myositis Response Criteria was validated using all 6 core set measures.

At a minimum, you must enter:
1. Physician Global Disease Activity AND,
3. Manual Muscle Testing AND
at least 2 other core set measures in order for a Total Improvement Score to be calculated.
Core Set Measure BASELINE FOLLOW-UP Change Relative
%
Change		 Absolute
%
Change		 Improvement Score
1. Physician Global Disease Activity [0.0-10.0 cm]
2. Patient Global Disease Activity [0.0-10.0 cm]
3. Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) Maximum MMT Score Possible:
4. Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) [0.000-3.000]
5. Extra-muscular Disease Activity [0.0-10.0 cm]
6.  Muscle Enzymes
Please select the UNITS first, and then enter each serum muscle enzyme level
tested and the associated upper limit of normal.		 Upper Limit of
Normal		 BASELINE FOLLOW-UP

Creatine Kinase (CK)
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
Aldolase
Calculate Most Abnormal Muscle Enzyme
No Improvement Threshold

Total Improvement Score:
Minimal Improvement Threshold
Moderate Improvement Threshold
Major Improvement Threshold
   Calculate Total Improvement Score