bristol_stool_scale

Retrieves the description and clinical interpretation for the Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS). This diagnostic medical tool classifies the form of human faeces into seven categories, which correlate with colonic transit time.

Collection of indices and tools relating to clinical research that aid epidemiological cohort or retrospective chart review with big data. All indices and tools take commonly used lab values, patient demographics, and clinical measurements to compute various risk and predictive values for survival or further classification/stratification. References to original literature and validation contained in each function documentation. Includes all commonly available calculators available online.

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Clinical Indices and Outcomes Tools

bristol_stool_scale function

<dl> <dt>stool_type</dt>
<dd>Numeric (1-7). The integer corresponding to the visual appearance of the stool.
1: Separate hard lumps (nuts).
2: Sausage-shaped but lumpy.
3: Sausage-shaped with cracks.
4: Sausage/snake, smooth and soft.
5: Soft blobs with clear-cut edges.
6: Fluffy pieces with ragged edges.
7: Watery, no solid pieces.</dd></dl>

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Bristol Stool Form Scale — bristol_stool_scale

<dl>

 <dt>stool_type</dt>
<dd>Numeric (1-7). The integer corresponding to the visual appearance of the stool.
1: Separate hard lumps (nuts).
2: Sausage-shaped but lumpy.
3: Sausage-shaped with cracks.
4: Sausage/snake, smooth and soft.
5: Soft blobs with clear-cut edges.
6: Fluffy pieces with ragged edges.
7: Watery, no solid pieces.</dd>

</dl>

bristol_stool_scale: Bristol Stool Form Scale

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