Search results for "Dyspepsia"
MKSAP Quiz: Gastroparesis symptoms in a patient with diabetes
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate next step in management of a 60-year-old patient with a history of type 2 diabetes and daily nausea, fullness, and other symptoms suggestive of gastroparesis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/28/4.htm
28 Oct 2022
Spotlight on Helicobacter pylori treatment
A review found that susceptibility-guided therapy may be the superior first-line treatment for H. pylori infection in areas with high antibiotic resistance, while a study of trial participants with 26.5 years of follow-up showed that H. pylori eradication may provide long-term protection against gastric cancer.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/22/5.htm
22 Apr 2022
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
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
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
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