Bristol stool scale
Sign in to saveAlso known as Bristol stool chart, BSC, Bristol stool form scale, BSF scale
diagnostic medical tool designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories
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Vinony files it under Diagnostic gastroenterology, Feces and Medical assessment and evaluation instruments.
Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Synonyms
- Bristol stool chart (BSC); Bristol Stool Scale (BSS); Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS or BSF scale)
- Purpose
- classify type of feces (diagnostic triad for irritable bowel syndrome)
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- University of Bristol
- Image
- BristolStoolChart (cropped).png
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- Commons category
- Bristol Stool Chart
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Encyclopedic overview
The Bristol stool scale is a diagnostic medical tool designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories. It is used in both clinical and experimental fields.
It was developed at the Bristol Royal Infirmary as a clinical assessment tool in 1997, by Stephen Lewis and Ken Heaton and is widely used as a research tool to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments for various diseases of the bowel, as well as a clinical communication aid; including being part of the diagnostic triad for irritable bowel syndrome.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bristol stool scale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.