Search results for "Dyspepsia"
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
‘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
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
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: 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