American Dyspepsia

american gastroenterological association medical position statement: evaluation of dyspepsia

american gastroenterological association medical position statement: evaluation of dyspepsia

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: evaluation of dyspepsia.

t E c o t v m t w t f ince the publication of the initial technical review on evaluation of dyspepsia in 1998,1 there has been a ubstantial accumulation of new evidence and a continued ecrease in the incidence of distal gastric adenocarcinoma nd the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in North America.2 he current recommendations are based on a comprehensive eview of the literature to identify re...

Evaluation and Management of Nonulcer Dyspepsia - American Family Physician

Volume 70, Number 1 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 107 F amily physicians frequently encounter patients with dyspepsia. An organic cause, such as duodenal ulcer, is found in only about 40 percent of these patients.1 Hence, dyspepsia is considered to be functional, or idiopathic, in as many as 60 percent of patients (Table 1).2-4 The Rome II criteria provide an updated definition of ...

American gastroenterological association technical review on the evaluation of dyspepsia.

DYSPEPSIA MANAGEMENT Approaches to uninvestigated dyspepsia

Uninvestigated dyspepsia refers to patients with new or recurrent dyspeptic symptoms in whom no investigations have previously been undertaken. These patients are much more likely to present in primary than in secondary care. It is particularly important to be able to offer effective symptom relief to support the explanation, reassurance, and advice provided to patients, and low dose or standar...