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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| According to the [[USPSTF]], screening for constipation is not recommended in general population. In palliative care patients, screening for constipation by specific questionnaire about subjective and objective findings is recommended.
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| ==Screening==
| | There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy]. |
| *According to the [[USPSTF]], screening for constipation is not recommended in general population.
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| *In palliative care patients, screening for constipation by specific questionnaire about subjective and objective findings is recommended.<ref name="pmid19747036">{{cite journal |vauthors=Noguera A, Centeno C, Librada S, Nabal M |title=Screening for constipation in palliative care patients |journal=J Palliat Med |volume=12 |issue=10 |pages=915–20 |year=2009 |pmid=19747036 |doi=10.1089/jpm.2009.0054 |url=}}</ref>
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| *The screening Questionnaire is composed of 5 questions, as following:<ref name="pmid19747036" />
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| | rowspan="2" |Symptoms
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| |Do you have pain, discomfort or a sensation of incomplete evacuation when having a bowel movement?
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| |Positive response reflects constipation
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| |Please indicate the degree of ‘‘discomfort or difficult with constipation’’
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| | According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] is not recommended. |
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| |Higher scores reflects more constipation severity
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| |On average: How many bowel movements per week do you estimate you have had over the last 3 weeks?
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| |< 3 movements reflects constipation
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| |Please indicate the usual hardness of your bowels.
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| | According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3]. |
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| Are they runny or pasty?
| | *There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for inguinal hernia. |
| |Hard consistency reflects constipation
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| |Fecal impaction
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| |Fecal impaction defined as the accumulation of hard feces in the rectum that would require unusual effort to evacuate, such as manual extraction, repetitive enemas, or intensive oral use of laxatives.
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| |Positive response reflects constipation
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy].
OR
According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] is not recommended.
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According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3].
Screening
- There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for inguinal hernia.
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