Two relatively new blood tests may help diagnose irritable bowel syndrome. One test is for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea , and the other is for irritable bowel syndrome with both diarrhea and constipation (irritable bowel syndrome mixed IBS-M). Neither test is able to diagnose irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C).
case study-a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view. analysis-an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole.
A case may be simple or complex. It may be a single patient, a practice, a health care system. The goal in case study research is to understand the boundaries of the case and the complexity of the behavior patterns of the bounded system. Researchers may study a single case or mutiple cases.