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rome_iv_proctalgia_fugax: Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for Proctalgia Fugax

Description

Evaluates the Rome IV criteria for diagnosing Proctalgia Fugax, a functional anorectal pain disorder characterized by recurrent, short-lived episodes of severe pain in the rectum.

Usage

rome_iv_proctalgia_fugax(recurrent_severe_pain, duration_lt_30min,
                         frequency_lt_5_year, organic_causes_excluded,
                         symptom_onset_ge_6mo, symptoms_active_3mo)

Value

A list containing:

Diagnosis

"Criteria Met for Proctalgia Fugax" or "Criteria Not Met".

Arguments

recurrent_severe_pain

Numeric (0 or 1). Presence of recurrent episodes of severe pain localized to the rectum. (1 = Yes).

duration_lt_30min

Numeric (0 or 1). Do episodes last seconds to minutes (less than 30 minutes)? (1 = Yes).

frequency_lt_5_year

Numeric (0 or 1). Are episodes infrequent (less than 5 times per year)? (1 = Yes).

organic_causes_excluded

Numeric (0 or 1). Are symptoms NOT better explained by structural/organic pathology (e.g., hemorrhoids, IBD)? (1 = Yes).

symptom_onset_ge_6mo

Numeric (0 or 1). Did symptom onset occur at least 6 months prior to diagnosis? (1 = Yes).

symptoms_active_3mo

Numeric (0 or 1). Have symptoms been active for the last 3 months? (1 = Yes).

References

Rao SS, Bharucha AE, Chiarioni G, et al. Anorectal Disorders. Gastroenterology. 2016;150:1430-1442. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2016.02.009

Examples

# Example 1: Diagnosis Met
# Recurrent pain (1), Duration minutes (1),
#Frequency 3/year (1), Organic excluded (1), Chronic met (1,1)
rome_iv_proctalgia_fugax(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)

# Example 2: Not Met (Frequency too high)
# Recurrent pain, Duration minutes, Frequency 6/year (0 for < 5)
rome_iv_proctalgia_fugax(1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1)