Portable ultrasound device

A medical ultrasound device, comprising:

• a power source,
• a control unit coupled to the power source;
• a display in electrical communication with the control unit;
• a transducer in communication with the control unit;
• a memory in electric communication with the control unit, the memory having instructions for:
• recording ultrasound data generated during a scanning session;
• determining a stool height effect parameter of a patient from the data generated during the scanning session;
• determining a patient's bladder effect parameter from the data generated during the scanning session;
• determining a patient's rectal diameter effect parameter from the data generated during the scanning session;
• determining a patient's stool quality effect parameter from data generated during the scanning session;
• determining an overall constipation score for the patient using the stool height effect parameter, the bladder effect parameter, the rectal diameter effect parameter, and the stool quality effect parameter;
• displaying the overall constipation score on the display, and
• wherein the stool height effect parameter, the bladder effect parameter, the rectal diameter effect parameter, and the stool quality effect parameter are assigned different individual weights when determining the overall constipation score to account for the impact that each parameter has relative to the other parameters.