rome_iv_functional_chest_pain: Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for Functional Chest Pain

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Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for Functional Chest Pain

Description

Evaluates the Rome IV criteria for diagnosing Functional Chest Pain of presumed esophageal origin. Diagnosis requires recurrent retrosternal chest pain (not heartburn) that is not explained by organic esophageal disease (e.g., structural, motility, or reflux disease). Symptoms must be chronic (onset >= 6 months, active >= 3 months).

Usage

rome_iv_functional_chest_pain(retrosternal_pain, other_esophageal_symptoms,
                              normal_egd, normal_esophageal_motility,
                              esophageal_reflux_excluded, symptom_onset_ge_6_months,
                              symptoms_active_last_3_months)

Arguments

retrosternal_pain	Numeric (0 or 1). Presence of retrosternal pain or discomfort. (1 = Yes).
other_esophageal_symptoms	Numeric (0 or 1). Presence of associated esophageal symptoms (e.g., heartburn, dysphagia). (1 = Yes). Note: The diagnosis requires the *absence* of these secondary symptoms.
normal_egd	Numeric (0 or 1). Normal Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) (ruling out structural/mucosal lesions like esophagitis, ulcers). (1 = Yes).
normal_esophageal_motility	Numeric (0 or 1). Normal esophageal motility (ruling out major motor disorders like achalasia, spasm). (1 = Yes).
esophageal_reflux_excluded	Numeric (0 or 1). Absence of evidence that gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) is the cause of the symptom (e.g., negative pH monitoring or symptom relief with PPIs). (1 = Yes).
symptom_onset_ge_6_months	Numeric (0 or 1). Did symptom onset occur at least 6 months prior to diagnosis? (1 = Yes).
symptoms_active_last_3_months	Numeric (0 or 1). Have symptoms been active for the last 3 months? (1 = Yes).

Value

A list containing:

Diagnosis

"Criteria Met for Functional Chest Pain" or "Criteria Not Met".

References

Vakil N, van Zanten SV, Kahrilas P, et al. The Montreal definition and classification of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a global evidence-based consensus. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101(8):1900-1920. Aben-Fawaz H, Kahrilas PJ, Chen J. Esophageal disorders. Gastroenterology. 2016;150:1367-1379. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2016.02.002

Examples

# Example 1: Diagnosis Met
# Retrosternal pain (1), No other Sx (0), Normal EGD (1),
#Normal Motility (1), Reflux excluded (1), Chronic duration
rome_iv_functional_chest_pain(1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)

# Example 2: Not Met (Has heartburn)
# Retrosternal pain (1), Has heartburn (1), Normal EGD (1),
#Normal Motility (1), Reflux excluded (1), Chronic duration
rome_iv_functional_chest_pain(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)

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