When Should Patients With GERD Seek a Mental Health Care Professional?
Individuals with gastroesophageal reflux disease have a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders, which calls for a multidisciplinary approach to treatment.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Narrow Band Imaging Useful for Diagnosing Nonerosive Reflux Disease
Researchers assessed the accuracy of narrow band imaging for patients with nonerosive reflux disease vs control individuals.
Diaphragmatic Breathing Helps Reduce GERD Symptoms, Improves QOL
A team of researchers analyzed the effects of using diaphragmatic breathing exercises in patients with GERD, specifically whether their symptoms and QOL improved.
Risk of Chronic Otitis Media With Effusion Up in GERD Patients
Researchers conducted a retrospective, propensity score-matched cohort study using data from the Korea National Health Insurance Service.
A Case of Sudden-Onset Dysphagia During Lunch, Unresolved by PPIs
A patient presenting with sudden-onset dysphagia and vomiting initially is diagnosed with GERD but does not respond to PPIs. What is your diagnosis?
pH Meter and pH Paper May Be Useful for Monitoring Tube-Fed Children With Neurologic Impairment and GERD
Investigators analyzed the agreement among pH paper, hand-held pH meters, and laboratory pH meters for gastric pH measurements in tube-fed children with neurological impairments and GERD.
Periodontal Disease, Tooth Loss Linked to Esophageal, Gastric Cancer
A history of periodontal disease correlated with significantly increased risks for esophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma.
GERD and the Elderly Patient: Clinical Considerations
Elderly patients have a higher tolerance for GERD symptoms compared with younger patients; therefore, these symptoms may be under-reported.
Anti-Reflux Surgery Promising in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
In phase 2 study, surgery for abnormal acid GER in IPF patients was safe, well-tolerated.
Updated Diagnostic Guidelines for Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Outcomes From AGREE
AGREE [A Working Group on PPI-REE) was convened to update the previously published guidelines on diagnostic criteria for eosinophilic esophagitis.
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