cliot (version 1.0.0)

rome_iv_child_rumination_syndrome: Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for Child Rumination Syndrome

Description

Evaluates the Rome IV criteria for diagnosing Rumination Syndrome in children and adolescents. Diagnosis requires repeated regurgitation and re-chewing or expulsion of food starting soon after ingestion, not during sleep, not preceded by retching, and not explained by another medical condition or eating disorder.

Usage

rome_iv_child_rumination_syndrome(symptom_duration_months,
                                  repeated_regurgitation,
                                  starts_soon_after_meal,
                                  does_not_occur_during_sleep,
                                  no_retching_preceding,
                                  not_explained_by_medical_condition)

Value

A list containing:

Diagnosis

"Criteria Met for Rumination Syndrome" or "Criteria Not Met".

Arguments

symptom_duration_months

Numeric. Duration of symptoms in months (Must be >= 2 months).

repeated_regurgitation

Numeric (0 or 1). Is there repeated regurgitation and re-chewing or expulsion of food? (1 = Yes).

starts_soon_after_meal

Numeric (0 or 1). Does the regurgitation begin soon after ingestion of a meal? (1 = Yes).

does_not_occur_during_sleep

Numeric (0 or 1). Does the regurgitation NOT occur during sleep? (1 = Yes, it does not occur during sleep).

no_retching_preceding

Numeric (0 or 1). Is the regurgitation NOT preceded by retching? (1 = Yes, no preceding retching).

not_explained_by_medical_condition

Numeric (0 or 1). Are symptoms NOT better explained by another medical condition (e.g., GERD, eosinophilic esophagitis) or eating disorder? (1 = Yes, not explained by others).

References

Hyams JS, Di Lorenzo C, Saps M, et al. Functional Disorders: Children and Adolescents. Gastroenterology. 2016;150:1456-1468. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2016.02.015

Examples

# Example 1: Diagnosis Met
# 3 months duration, Regurgitation, After meal, Not sleep, No retching, No other cause
rome_iv_child_rumination_syndrome(3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)

# Example 2: Not Met (Occurs during sleep or retching present)
# 3 months, Retching precedes (0 for no_retching), Occurs during sleep (0 for not_during_sleep)
rome_iv_child_rumination_syndrome(3, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1)