The role of diagnostic testing in irritable bowel syndrome

David L Furman; Brooks D Cash

doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2010.12.001

The role of diagnostic testing in irritable bowel syndrome

Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2011 Mar;40(1):105-19. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2010.12.001.

Authors

David L Furman¹, Brooks D Cash

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenterology Service, National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889-5000, USA.

PMID: 21333903
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2010.12.001

Abstract

This article discusses the diagnostic criteria and processes applicable to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The authors describe the various diagnostic criteria with a focus on the Rome criteria for IBS and the judicious application of historical information such as alarm features and the yield of various diagnostic modalities such as blood, stool, breath, and endoscopic tests.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomarkers / blood
Breath Tests
Celiac Disease / diagnosis
Colonoscopy
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Dietary Carbohydrates / metabolism
Feces / chemistry
Feces / parasitology
Gastrointestinal Hormones / blood
Hematologic Tests
Humans
Intestinal Absorption
Intestine, Small / microbiology
Intestine, Small / physiopathology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome / diagnosis*

Substances

Biomarkers
Dietary Carbohydrates
Gastrointestinal Hormones