Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Practice Guideline

Category: Dyspepsia, Physician Guidelines | November 30, 2009 | Comments: 0 Comments
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux of gastric Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Practice Guideline contents into esophagus. We provide you with the practice guideline of GERD which is developed by the American Colege of Gastroenterology. It consists of GERD diagnostic and treatment guidelines.

Diagnostic guidelines outlined sections such as empiric therapy (rating of levels of evidence used) and the use of endoscopy, ambulatory reflux monitoring and esophageal manometry in GERD. Then the treatment guidelines outlined the role of lifestyle changes, patient directed therapy, acid suppression, promotility therapy, maintenance therapy, antireflux surgery, and endoscopic therapy for GERD.

Complete read about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease can be asses in the following GERD practice guideline (source: acg.gi.org)

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