Search results for "Dyspepsia"
MKSAP quiz: 2-month history of upper abdominal discomfort after eating
This month's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 35-year-old man who recently returned from working in a rural area of a developing country.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/25/4.htm
25 Aug 2017
MKSAP quiz: Recent history of mild nausea, dyspepsia
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate next step in management for a 55-year-old man with a 2-day history of mild nausea and dyspepsia that is worse with fasting and improved with eating.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/24/4.htm
24 Aug 2018
MKSAP quiz: Management of epigastric pain
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate treatment for a 55-year-old woman with throbbing and sometimes burning epigastric pain who has not responded to a four-week trial of omeprazole.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/27/4.htm
27 Sep 2019
‘Test and treat’ effective, but not preferred by patients, for uninvestigated dyspepsia, review and meta-analysis finds
Testing for Helicobacter pylori and eradication treatment in those who tested positive led to fewer endoscopies than other approaches, although patients preferred prompt endoscopy as a management strategy for their symptoms.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/27/2.htm
27 Dec 2019
AGA releases guidelines on managing gastric intestinal metaplasia found during routine endoscopy
The guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) will aid clinicians' decision making for patients undergoing upper endoscopy in North America, the authors said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/27/7.htm
27 Dec 2019
Acupuncture may offer some relief for postprandial distress syndrome, study finds
Patients were significantly more likely to report that their postprandial distress syndrome “extremely improved” or “improved” if they received acupuncture for 12 weeks rather than a sham treatment, a Chinese study found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/22/7.htm
22 May 2020
H. pylori eradication therapy may reduce gastric cancer risk; rifabutin-based therapy effective in industry-sponsored trial
A meta-analysis suggested that, in addition to preventing progression, early Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy reduces gastric cancer risk, and a novel rifabutin-based therapy may offer physicians another option for initiating eradication treatment, an ACP Journal Club commentary on both studies said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/25/9.htm
25 Sep 2020
Spotlight on functional GI disorders
Research in the past month focused on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia, finding a worse disease prognosis among patients with both conditions versus IBS alone, as well as sex-based differences and an inverse association between fruit intake and functional dyspepsia symptoms.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/23/5.htm
23 Apr 2021
Education for patients reduced upper GI endoscopies for uninvestigated dyspepsia
To reduce overuse, a Dutch trial provided a self-managed, web-based educational intervention containing information on gastric function, dyspepsia, and upper GI tract endoscopy to some patients referred for the procedure by their primary care clinicians.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/28/3.htm
28 May 2021
Spotlight on COVID-19's impact on gastroenterology
Speakers at Digestive Disease Week shared research on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected health care utilization, telehealth, and outcomes for patients with GI cancers.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/28/6.htm
28 May 2021